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[โ€“] SpaceNoodle 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They just kept wiggling the coat hanger until the signal cleared up

[โ€“] ZeffSyde 3 points 2 months ago

It was much more complicated than that.

They also had to wrap half a roll of tin foil around the antennas.