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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
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Posted: Tue Jun 12 18:22:20 1984
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>	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