"Martin Baxter" <baxter-m@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:48286c75$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Molesworth wrote:
>> http://tinyurl.com/4jyk5n
>>
>>
>> A distress signal sent by a Danish hill walker from a Scottish glen was
>> picked up in Texas, before being relayed back to Highlands police.
>>
>> The rescue in Glen Etive, near Fort William, was sparked by an
emergency
>> beacon the size of a TV remote control.
>>
>> Neils Vinter, who felt unwell, sent a Global Positioning Satellite
(GPS)
>> text, which was picked up 4,000 miles away.
>
>
> A bit misleading, the signal was first picked up by a GEOS satellite,
then
> relayed to the company's emergency response centre, which happens to be
in
> Texas...
>
> Cheers
> Marty
>
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