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madrat · 21-06-07, 08:04 PM

Just got my self this for £9.50

If the rain stops I will be able to play

Yorks · 21-06-07, 09:17 PM

I can smell the Calor gas already. BTW................... Are we nearly there yet?

madrat · 22-06-07, 12:11 AM

The kids dont come with us now thank god

Just got to get a Pace 1000 and Im all set.

imported_ALBERT · 22-06-07, 12:32 AM

Hi
BLIMEYThats cheap enough.

ALBERT

madrat · 22-06-07, 03:54 PM

Didn't even have to pay postage, they only lived in Coventry

Now if it would just stop raining so I could get out and play

BGonaSTICK · 01-07-07, 03:02 AM

Has it stopped raining yet? I want to know how it performs!

Jimdefruit · 01-07-07, 11:10 AM

Madrat, are you a man or are you a mouse.

A drop of rain wont hurt you and we are waiting to hear how it works.

madrat · 01-07-07, 08:23 PM

Sorry, I did post the results but not on this thread

ops:

All works OK and managed to get a 12v Pace 1000

even came with a working FTV card

[img width=300 height=400]http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b29/madrat/pdish.jpg[/img]

[img width=400 height=300]http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b29/madrat/sig.jpg[/img]

Good results for a 40cm dish, signal quality dose half if you constantly spray the LNB with water, but its better than nothing. Dish is actually plastic

didn't realise plastic would reflect microwaves :? Bit dubious about the 3 sucker foot holding on for any length of time but worth a try. Not sure if I should replace the 0.6dbLNB with a 0.2db :? :?

BGonaSTICK · 01-07-07, 08:41 PM

The dish face must be a composite sandwich with metal foil in the middle.

Looks good. It's the dish from the Lidl/Comag camping kit, I'm pretty sure.

madrat · 01-07-07, 08:49 PM

The same dish with receiver is available from Maplins.

_http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?TabID=1&ModuleNo=48737&doy=1m7

21-06-07, 08:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
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Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: £9.50 portable dish! Madrat, are you a man or are you a mouse. A drop of rain wont hurt you and we are waiting to hear how it works. __________________ 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.

01-07-07, 08:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
madrat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2,208 Thanks: 11 Thanked 71 Times in 61 Posts	Re: £9.50 portable dish! Sorry, I did post the results but not on this thread ops: All works OK and managed to get a 12v Pace 1000 even came with a working FTV card [img width=300 height=400]http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b29/madrat/pdish.jpg[/img] [img width=400 height=300]http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b29/madrat/sig.jpg[/img] Good results for a 40cm dish, signal quality dose half if you constantly spray the LNB with water, but its better than nothing. Dish is actually plastic didn't realise plastic would reflect microwaves :? Bit dubious about the 3 sucker foot holding on for any length of time but worth a try. Not sure if I should replace the 0.6dbLNB with a 0.2db :? :? __________________ *VIRGIN, STOP SENDING ME JUNK MAIL.*

01-07-07, 08:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 163 Times in 57 Posts	Re: £9.50 portable dish! The dish face must be a composite sandwich with metal foil in the middle. Looks good. It's the dish from the Lidl/Comag camping kit, I'm pretty sure. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

01-07-07, 08:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
madrat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 2,208 Thanks: 11 Thanked 71 Times in 61 Posts	Re: £9.50 portable dish! The same dish with receiver is available from Maplins. _http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?TabID=1&ModuleNo=48737&doy=1m7 __________________ *VIRGIN, STOP SENDING ME JUNK MAIL.*