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Satellite gazing: Oscar Steiner (left) founder of Tee-Comm Electronics, confers with Al Bahnman, president of the manufacturer of satellite TV dish receivers
Satellite gazing: Oscar Steiner (left) founder of Tee-Comm Electronics, confers with Al Bahnman, president of the manufacturer of satellite TV dish receivers

Satellite gazing: Oscar Steiner (left) founder of Tee-Comm Electronics, confers with Al Bahnman, president of the manufacturer of satellite TV dish receivers

Date2/4/1987
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134358F
Some dish: Tee-Comm vice-presidents Ted Boyle, front, and Murray Klippenstein, left back, and president Al Bahnman display smaller, cheaper TV dish.
Some dish: Tee-Comm vice-presidents Ted Boyle, front, and Murray Klippenstein, left back, and president Al Bahnman display smaller, cheaper TV dish.
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Charles Evans, president of Triple Crown Electronics, expects an explosive new demand for satellite receivers.
Charles Evans, president of Triple Crown Electronics, expects an explosive new demand for satellite receivers.
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Heart of the matter: Brian Dinsdale, sales manager of MA Electronics Canada Ltd., holds small amplifier that turns satellite signals into television picture.
Heart of the matter: Brian Dinsdale, sales manager of MA Electronics Canada Ltd., holds small amplifier that turns satellite signals into television picture.
10/16/1981
Word War: Sean twomey stands under satellite dish that will receive contents of Sports Illustrated to be printed in Richmond Hill plant.
Word War: Sean twomey stands under satellite dish that will receive contents of Sports Illustrated to be printed in Richmond Hill plant.
1/28/1993
Outlaw of the airwaves: In Mississauga, David Brough picks up TV signals from satellites with dish, then relays it to the TV set via the device in his hand
Outlaw of the airwaves: In Mississauga, David Brough picks up TV signals from satellites with dish, then relays it to the TV set via the device in his hand
3/4/1981
The dish: Looking like a wire-mesh backstop this homemade reflector built with $150 worth of material can pull in 40 channels from TV satellites 20,000 miles away
The dish: Looking like a wire-mesh backstop this homemade reflector built with $150 worth of material can pull in 40 channels from TV satellites 20,000 miles away
9/4/1980
Aiming at satellites: Toronto Stock Exchange engineer Heinz Gwisdek uses a sextant to aim a satellite dish on top of The Star building at One Yonge St
Aiming at satellites: Toronto Stock Exchange engineer Heinz Gwisdek uses a sextant to aim a satellite dish on top of The Star building at One Yonge St
9/1/1983
Data dishes: Samuel Singer, chairman of the Satellite Communications Association of Canada, stands amid some of the dozens of satellite receiving dishes at the Skyline Hotel
Data dishes: Samuel Singer, chairman of the Satellite Communications Association of Canada, stands amid some of the dozens of satellite receiving dishes at the Skyline Hotel
6/9/1986
Satellite dishes: Jan Spisar of Television by Satellite Ltd
Satellite dishes: Jan Spisar of Television by Satellite Ltd
1/14/1982
St. Vincent premier milton CATO (left) confers with Allan Roger, Canadian High Commissioner to Barbatos Soufiere volcano
St. Vincent premier milton CATO (left) confers with Allan Roger, Canadian High Commissioner to Barbatos Soufiere volcano
4/19/1979
Aeronautics expert Dr. Rod Tennyson (left) shows a revolving tunnel used for testing satellites to Henry McKay at the University of Toronto's Institute for Aerospace Studies. McKay studies unidentified flying objects as a hobby.
Aeronautics expert Dr. Rod Tennyson (left) shows a revolving tunnel used for testing satellites to Henry McKay at the University of Toronto's Institute for Aerospace Studies. McKay studies unidentified flying objects as a hobby.
11/12/1970
David Jolley, publisher and president of The Toronto Star, left, confers at the annual meeting with David Galloway, president of Torstar Corp. Below is chairman Beland Honderich
David Jolley, publisher and president of The Toronto Star, left, confers at the annual meeting with David Galloway, president of Torstar Corp. Below is chairman Beland Honderich
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