>On Wed, 14 May 2008 19:58:39 -0500, in a place far, far away, Whata
>Fool made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a
>way as to indicate that:
>

>>Totorkon gmail.com> wrote:
>>

>>>On May 13, 4:20?pm, Pat Flannery daktel.com> wrote:

>>>> Pat Flannery wrote:
>>>>

>>>>> The downlink microwave transmitters don't have to move as the SOS
>>>>> crosses the sky,

>>>>
>>>> The downlink microwave transmitters don't have to move as the _SPS_
>>>> crosses the sky,
>>>> Building a SOS would be a Titanic undertaking. ;-)
>>>>
>>>> Pat

>>>
>>>The face of the SPS would always be orthagonal to the sun, it would
>>>rotate 360 deg in 365.25 days. The transmitter would rotate 360 deg
>>>every 24hrs. Still much simpler than the 'retargeting' every ten
>>>miniutes or so that would be required in low orbit.

>>
>>
>> How about taking this thread to a science fiction newsgroup,
>>there isn't enough money in the whole world to put up 500 megawatt
>>system at 22,300 miles.

>
>Well, you certainly live up to your screen name.