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Analoguesat · 24-02-06, 11:09 PM

Heres Chateau Betzdorf (SES HQ & uplink station in Luxembourg) on Google Earth

http://earth.google.com/

Analoguesat · 24-02-06, 11:12 PM

I can count at least 35 dishes on that pic!

jontydog · 06-03-06, 02:17 AM

Here is a nice dish in someones big back garden

BGonaSTICK · 06-03-06, 09:04 AM

Yes, Mr and Mrs Jodrell had to remove a whole rose border to accomodate that one

Jimdefruit · 06-03-06, 09:52 AM

Cor! I bet you couldn't drive that with a v-box.

Has anyone worked out what it is looking at by the shadow? Not one of the satellites we are interested in.

BGonaSTICK · 06-03-06, 10:03 AM

I thought it was a radio telescope? Searching for aliens then...

jontydog · 07-03-06, 04:18 PM

hehe thought someone would notice it was jodrell bank radio telescope. I live within a 10 minute bike ride from there and used to go alot as a kid to look round

BGonaSTICK · 07-03-06, 04:21 PM

Did you manage to run a sneaky length of coax to it? :spite:

Ahh, but then it's probably not DiSEqC 1.2 :roflmao:

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24-02-06, 11:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,339 Times in 990 Posts	Re: Google Earth pics I can count at least 35 dishes on that pic! __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

06-03-06, 02:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
jontydog Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,089 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Google Earth pics Here is a nice dish in someones big back garden __________________ TM 1000D Super. SS2 PCI. Echosmart Dsb 791 1M Dish. Edon 2120 Positioner. 80cm Mesh Dish Motorised. 28E to 30W

06-03-06, 09:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
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06-03-06, 09:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: Google Earth pics Cor! I bet you couldn't drive that with a v-box. Has anyone worked out what it is looking at by the shadow? Not one of the satellites we are interested in. __________________ Dreambox 800 HD; Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreamboxes If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

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BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 166 Times in 60 Posts	Re: Google Earth pics I thought it was a radio telescope? Searching for aliens then... __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

07-03-06, 04:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
jontydog Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,089 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Google Earth pics hehe thought someone would notice it was jodrell bank radio telescope. I live within a 10 minute bike ride from there and used to go alot as a kid to look round __________________ TM 1000D Super. SS2 PCI. Echosmart Dsb 791 1M Dish. Edon 2120 Positioner. 80cm Mesh Dish Motorised. 28E to 30W

07-03-06, 04:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 166 Times in 60 Posts	Re: Google Earth pics Did you manage to run a sneaky length of coax to it? :spite: Ahh, but then it's probably not DiSEqC 1.2 :roflmao: __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W