Unveiling the Mystery of the Up-Data Link Test Set from Apollo
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Summary
A collector finds missing circuit boards for an Apollo-era communications equipment in a dusty warehouse, reuniting them with the box and seeking help to understand the undocumented device.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledA box with NASA-style lights caught his eye—the 'AGC Confirm' light suggested a connection with the Apollo Guidance Computer.
After reuniting the box with its wayward circuit cards, he brought it to us: could we make this undocumented
He continued to poke around the warehouse when, to his surprise, he found a bag on the other side of the warehouse that contained the missing boards!
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