MAGNAVOX SATELLITE PHONE

A large metal, fabric, & plastic portable satellite phone and radio transceiver, serial number 1671, with large 25-pin D-sub male/female cable & power cable in original locking wheeled Magnavox carrying-case with large yellow & black labels reading "T. Alden. Sat Phone." 

Formerly property of the American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Whlie the Magnavox MX2020 model portable satellite telephone seems like a beast in comparison to today's micro-technology, it was an incredible device for its time. Used to provide fax, telephone and data communications from anywhere in the world, it could be connected to computers, encryption devices, remote radio repeaters, and could be used to transmit and receive slow scan video. When unpacked and assembled it stood on four legs which unfolded from the body, along with an umbrella antenna. Made to withstand the elements in areas where regular and cellular signals were not available, it was resistant to high winds, sand, rain, and snow and would operate in extreme temperatures ranging from -40 to 140° Fahrenheit.