Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. The Autostar works pretty darned good just the way it is...but, yes, it's been a long time since and update... Peace, Rod...
Well, lately I've been so frustrated with the total lack of any real information on the venerable old Meade 2045 that I had decided to start my own group on...
Thank you everybody for all the helpful suggestions. Here is something "interesting": i always was well aware that meade forbids its dealers to ship abroad - a...
... And I think that, in short, describes Meade's underlying problem -- they don't really want our money. Lately, their actions and policies certainly don't...
If you're in the Atlanta area, please throw your business toward the Camera Bug in Decatur. They will give you online prices on just about anything, and they...
The reason is their agreement with LOCAL Meade dealers. Peace, Rod Mollise Author of Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope...and... The Urban...
Yes Rod, i am sure that the local "exclusive importers" pay handsome money to Meade and so it is very difficult to get stuff lower than their (absurd)...
This honestly is not called for; I have bones to pick with Meade like everyone else, but for God's sake, give them a chance. When Celestron went through their...
... Pete, even if it were so, it is (thankfully) none of my business since (thankfully) i have no money invested and (even more thankfully) i was not one of...
Yes I personally would like to present Pete with a cup of shut-the-hell-up-already. Go torture Orion customers! -drl ... like everyone else, but ... their...
Look, they don't sell parts. It's apparently not their policy. Write your Congressman or get Lou Dobbs to blame it on Mexico. Until then, just live with it or...
... I'm sorry, I was so mistaken. It turns out you're a logistical genius! I'm going to run right out and buy "parts" units for my car, my refrigerator, my TV,...
That's, unfortunately the way it is. It is EXTREMELY unlikely that Meade will be able to make any changes right now (implementing a major parts distribution...
And.....to show a bit of positive progress: Meade has just shipped the first of the new LX400 scopes (previously the RCX 400), two of them headed my way via...
GREAT NEWS! Any word on changes to the scope? 73 de AC4WY Rod Mollise Author of Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope...and... The Urban...
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Meade Instruments Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Meade" or the "Company"), will be held at the Company's Headquarters at...
... Just curious: other than DVDs [WRT region coding], are there any other industries or products having similar "export restrictions" (other than weapons)?...
... That's presently difficult to do. Consider this: for a l-o-n-g time the LX90 has been considered to be an excellent buy, and I cannot recall any instance...
... I have a customer in Europe who can no longer get ordinary hardware-type tools from McMaster-Carr; they now say the paperwork to be in compliance with this...
... No, it would NOT be off-topic. The opening sentence at Meade-Uncensored's Yahoo web oage is: "This is the place to discuss EVERYTHING MEADE!" "EVERYTHING"...
That is correct. AS LONG as the discussion is on MEADE, comments about its financial situation is fine. When they wander afield, they are NOT OK, and I will...
It's unfortunate that the LX90 has a problem. But, remember, the Celestron NS11, everybody's candidate for CLASSIC had similar problems for quite a while. This...
... Thank you! I'd add that discussions should also be kept civil. :-) ... Again, thank you! ... Hah hah, very true, and I'm sure we're all waiting with bated...
... Celestron ... unless ... Sadly, for those who already have possession of one with the problem, a "fix" is going to be a royal PITA (shipping, waiting,...
I disagree. I'm willing to jump on their butts when warranted. But this problem (a small jump at SOME attitudes) is unlikely to have been uncovered by even an...
You know it, bubba. My fingers and toes are crossed that the scope is RIGHT now. I used one one evening two years ago and fell in love... <sniff>... Peace, Rod...
... uncovered ... I'll defer to you to this since I haben't seen one of them, but this problem "suggests" something must have changed, such as a part(s) or ...
Yep. I'm not sure when this happened, exactly, either. The last major rework of the scope was the addition of the LNT module. Perhaps this is an artifact of a...
BTW, you can read all about the LX90 via Mike Weasner's experiences here: http://www.weasner.com/lx90/index.html 73 de AC4WY Rod Mollise Author of Choosing and...
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