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wobblywill · 04-05-07, 12:34 AM

Hallo chaps, been away for a while! 8)

Nice to be back.

Ive put in an offer for this dish and would appreciate any advice on how i can get it back from Cornwall and how i should mount it on the chimney!!

barr6868 · 04-05-07, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by wobblywill

Ive put in an offer for this dish and would appreciate any advice on how i can get it back from Cornwall and how i should mount it on the chimney!!

:roflmao:
I've got a mate who would carry it for you, if you dangled a bottle of cider in front of his nose for the journey.

BGonaSTICK · 04-05-07, 12:48 AM

You gotta love Goonhilly

Jimdefruit · 04-05-07, 07:21 AM

Move your chimney, it will be easier.

Anyway, you will have to fit a new lnb and I dont think the mountings will fit. I suppose a bit of double sided sticky tape might work.

wobblywill · 04-05-07, 02:26 PM

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You gotta love Goonhilly Wink

Certainly was an impressive place to visit :clap:

Shame it is not going to remain in its current format, the staff are unsure what , if any, presence is going to remain there

if anyone is planning a visit get in quickly

should anyone have cursed setting up their dish, check this out for a mount

Analoguesat · 04-05-07, 03:12 PM

Big dish "Arthur" at Goonhilly will have to stay - its a protected structure.

nanochickin · 04-05-07, 04:28 PM

Did you have a play with the motorised dishes in the visitors centre. Not sure if they are still there as they were analogue systems :?

I remember the misses get upset because i wanted to see the end of Top Gear on i think it was either BBC World or BBC Prime. Definately an impressive place

I have also seen the uplink station at Madley near Hereford which is nearly as impressive

Nano

wobblywill · 04-05-07, 08:00 PM

The motorised dishes are still there and can be seen at the bottom of each leg of arthurs A frame pic posted above

I did have a play with them and they gave a newbie such as myself a graphic insight into the way this stuff works and will help when i eventually get my motor drive up and running, too many projects, not enough life!!

BGonaSTICK · 04-05-07, 10:08 PM

I was absolutely delighted to find that I could force the joystick on the remote dish console in the visitor centre a bit further than it was designed to go, and could pick up some stuff from a satellite the bemused adviser there had never even heard of

The bus ride round the site was great. Merlin's pretty impressive too.

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wobblywill Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 68 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	how do i get my new dish home? Hallo chaps, been away for a while! 8) Nice to be back. Ive put in an offer for this dish and would appreciate any advice on how i can get it back from Cornwall and how i should mount it on the chimney!! __________________ Quod Subigo Farinam

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Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: how do i get my new dish home? Move your chimney, it will be easier. Anyway, you will have to fit a new lnb and I dont think the mountings will fit. I suppose a bit of double sided sticky tape might work. __________________ 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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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: how do i get my new dish home? Big dish "Arthur" at Goonhilly will have to stay - its a protected structure. __________________ 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!!

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nanochickin Retired Mod & Sat Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 3,825 Thanks: 46 Thanked 338 Times in 270 Posts	Re: how do i get my new dish home? Did you have a play with the motorised dishes in the visitors centre. Not sure if they are still there as they were analogue systems :? I remember the misses get upset because i wanted to see the end of Top Gear on i think it was either BBC World or BBC Prime. Definately an impressive place I have also seen the uplink station at Madley near Hereford which is nearly as impressive Nano __________________ Sanity is nothing more than an excuse to be boring

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wobblywill Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 68 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: how do i get my new dish home? The motorised dishes are still there and can be seen at the bottom of each leg of arthurs A frame pic posted above I did have a play with them and they gave a newbie such as myself a graphic insight into the way this stuff works and will help when i eventually get my motor drive up and running, too many projects, not enough life!! __________________ Quod Subigo Farinam

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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: how do i get my new dish home? I was absolutely delighted to find that I could force the joystick on the remote dish console in the visitor centre a bit further than it was designed to go, and could pick up some stuff from a satellite the bemused adviser there had never even heard of The bus ride round the site was great. Merlin's pretty impressive too. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W