The PersonalTelco group hopes to shortly acquire a used satellite truck from KOIN (Channel 6). This page will serve as the coordination point for all issues pertaining to the vehicle.
Known Stats
- Econoline 350
- * 217,000 miles
- * Was in full-time use through mid-March, 2002
- * Has large studded tires
- * Needs new battery unless driven frequently
- Generator for on-board 110
- * Possibly batteries?
- Pneumatic mast
- * Unknown height, likely about 25 feet?
- * Probably still has cable coil, maybe even cable
- Massive roof-rack with catwalk IIRC
- Rear storage space around mast and generator
- Significant gear space
- * Entire back wall is equipment racks, maybe 4 across?
- * Driver-side mid wall has another, deeper rack
KOIN is selling this van for $500. It'll be bought by my KOIN contact, photographer Dean Barron, and sold to the PTP group. NigelBallard has agreed to buy the van itself, and quite a few others have pledged $50 which will be used for all the refit work. (original plan was to get 10 people with $50 each, then Nigel offered to buy it outright)