Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This phone was sent to me by @thenervousmechanicofficialpage (thanks!). It's a 1997 MSAT terminal made by Mitsubishi. I wasn't able to get it to do much, so I suspect the service has long since been retired. I did some basic poking around inside to see what the antenna and some of the hardware modules look like. I also tried using it as an L-band weather satellite antenna, which sort of works, but not very well!
There's a teardown of this unit here: appliedcarbon.org/mitsubishist251.html
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This phone was sent to me by @thenervousmechanicofficialpage (thanks!). It's a 1997 MSAT terminal made by Mitsubishi. I wasn't able to get it to do much, so I suspect the service has long since been retired. I did some basic poking around inside to see what the antenna and some of the hardware modules look like. I also tried using it as an L-band weather satellite antenna, which sort of works, but not very well!
There's a teardown of this unit here: appliedcarbon.org/mitsubishist251.html
Saveitforparts t-shirts and other merch at saveitforparts.myspreadshop.com
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCNLRcEn78Vc62C3GkMvBgtA/join
Or support me via Patreon at patreon.com/saveitforparts
Check out gadgets and devices I like at amazon.com/shop/saveitforparts
