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Prototype ‘Manpack’ ground terminals, 1980-1989

Space Technology

1980-1989

Pace TDS850NB HD satellite receiver for Sky+ HD, 2008

Television

2008

Amstrad SDX60 60mm satellite television dish, manufactured for Amstrad, Birmingham, England, 1989.

Amstrad SDX60 satellite dish, 1989

Television

1989

Philips BSB STU902 satellite television receiver

Television

c. 1990

Sky Digibox satellite television receiver, 1997

Computing & Data Processing

Pace CANAL+ 'Le Cube' hybrid HD satellite TV/IPTV receiver and video recorder, manufactured by Pace plc, Hungary, 2009.

Pace 'Le Cube' satellite/internet receiver, 2009

Television

2009

Inmarsat B Satellite Lynxx Terminal

Telecommunications

c. 1995

Drake ESR 250e satellite receiver and decoder. Motorised analogue satelite receiver.

Drake ESR 250e satellite receiver and decoder, c 1990

Television

1985-1995

NEC 2022 satellite television receiver.

NEC 2022 satellite television receiver, c 1995

Television

1990-2000

Prototype ‘Manpack’ ground terminals developed for experimental use by Royal Signal and Radar Establishment on the UK MoD Skynet satellite communication system, manufactured by Ferranti Limited, Poynton, Cheshire, 1980-1989

Prototype ‘Manpack’ ground terminal, 1980-1989

Space Technology

1980-1989

Sakura SR800 ER satelitte television receiver.

Television

Pace 2200 satellite receiver, 1998. One of the first receivers to be delivered when Sky went digital on 1 October 1998.

Pace 2200 satellite receiver, 1998

Television

1998

TDM 1500 casings 2 satellite television receiver.

Television

Palcom GS4 satellite receiver. This deluxe motorised satellite system cost £980 including the 90cm dish.

Palcom GS4 analogue satellite receiver, 1993

Television

Salora 5902 satellite television receiver.

Salora 5902 satellite television receiver, c 1995

Television

1990-2000

Saturn TDM 1200 satellite television receiver.

Television

Labgear 7056 Colourtext satellite receiver with remote.

Labgear 7056 satellite receiver, 1995

Television

1995

NEC 2025 mark 2 satellite television receiver.

NEC 2025 Mark 2 satellite receiver, c 1995

Television

1980-2000

Pace Pal D2 Mac receiver and control.

Pace Pal D2 Mac receiver and control, c 1990

Television

1985-2000

Sakura SR800 ER satellite television receiver.

Television

Salora BSB satellite receiver.

Salora BSB satellite television receiver, c 1989

Television

1988-1990

Saturn TDM 200 satellite receiver.

Saturn TDM 200 satellite receiver

Television

Norsat 110 satellite television receiver.

Television

Three items; Palcom GS4 satellite receiver with positioner and remote control. This deluxe motorised satellite system cost £980 including the 90cm dish. Serial No B019146H.

Palcom GS4 Analogue Satellite Receiver

Television

1993

Palcom GS4 satellite receiver positioning system, c 1995.

Palcom GS4 satellite receiver positioning system, c 1995

Television

1985-2000

Churchill MultiMac satellite receiver, manufactured by Alfaglade Electrics of Manchester, c 1993.

Churchill MultiMac satellite receiver, c 1993

Television

1988-1998

Palcom 4000 RP stereo RX satellite receiver with positioner and remote control.

Palcom 4000 RP stereo RX satellite receiver with positioner, c 1990

Television

1985-1995

Palcom GS4 satellite receiver remote control unit. This deluxe motorised satellite system cost £980 including the 90cm dish.

Remote control for Palcom GS4 analogue satellite receiver, 1993

Television

Hi-Tech Xtravision Video Companion 2 satellite receiver.

Hi Tech Xtra Vision video companion 2 satellite receiver, c 1989

Television

1988-1990

Ferguson model SRB1 BSB satellite receiver, 1990. Rather than using VideoCrypt cards like Sky, BSB's encryption chips were built in to their receiving boxes. Ferguson was one of five electronics companies chosen to manufacture BSB's receivers, along with Tatung, Salora and, latter on, Philips and Pace.

Ferguson model SRB1 BSB satellite receiver, 1990

Television

1990