Rob, I was wondering about that channel one and the date - thanks for the info. I will get back to you shortly on the amp as I do not need it and I can maybe recover some of the $ spent on this adventure.
Chuck, FOUR? Just thinking about that would give me a retroactive hernia! Thanks for the mirror info. I had not given that any thought yet. I have not even cleaned out the spider fuzz balls! Also I use to hang around the do-it-yourself telescope builder types (never did it myself) and may also ask them for leads as telescope mirrors are surface silvered.
Marlin