Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihlts.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!ihlts!rjnoe From: rjnoe@ihlts.UUCP (Roger Noe) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: Another Star Trek inconsistency Message-ID: <491@ihlts.UUCP> Date: Tue, 12-Jun-84 18:22:20 EDT Article-I.D.: ihlts.491 Posted: Tue Jun 12 18:22:20 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Jun-84 01:32:52 EDT References: <2875@rabbit.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 16 > When the Klingons allowed him to speak to his son and the others, > why didn't he lock on to their coordinates and beam them up immediately Their transmission was via Klingon communicator up to Klingon ship, then ship- to-ship to Enterprise. Also, the transporter room was unmanned. > since he made radio [sic] contact with the Klingon captain himself, and > their craft was small, why didn't Kirk beam the entire crew from the > Klingon vessel to the enterprise. That's never been allowed, it's just too easy. Besides, you can't transport through shields. Also, how are you going to know where each and every crew member is? -- "The more they overthink the plumbin', the easier 'tis to stop up the drain." Roger Noe ihnp4!ihlts!rjnoe