I remember when it happened. Captain Midnight happened a few years prior. And someone fired up an earthstation on Dan Rather’s evening news broadcast and double illuminated the satellite on accident. He got fired.
From: Adam Moffett Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2016 6:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Ot: max headroom I've read about it before. Sounds like the prevalent theory is that the prankster(s) hijacked the STL connections in both incidents. I wonder if there was any security in place on STL back then. I wonder if there is today. ------ Original Message ------ From: "That One Guy /sarcasm" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: 11/24/2016 5:00:08 PM Subject: [AFMUG] Ot: max headroom I don't remember this https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161124/downtown/max-headroom-1987-chicago-wgn-wttw-unsolved-mystery
