Analogue satellite Receiver from the 1980s

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I unearthed this from the bottom of the shed earlier this week

A (Equinox) Stellarvision 102, from Japan. Manufacturerd by the General Research of Electronics Inc

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Just waiting for the damp to dry out before powering up.
 

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The rating plate on the back says "60Hz" - so is it a 100-120V or 200/240V unit (could be either 100V or 200V if it was originally for the Japanese market)?

Maybe the Satellite Superstore might like it for their museum of unusual receivers?
 

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I'd love to have a rummage through your shed... Any BBC Selector decoders there by any chance?!
 

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There was a decoder that did come from the BBC, but it would have been before the Selector era as far as I could tell.

The Stellarvision receiver was one I used in the late 80's, so it is 240V. From memory it had similar features to the first Drake receivers but I ended up using a Gensat 4/12 shortly after as it had motor control built in, plus a remote control.
 
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