On Tue, October 30, 2007 5:11 pm, Ross Drummond wrote: > On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:22, Nick Rout wrote: >> Actually I might convert my talk to participation in the "Worldwide >> MythTV >> Installation Party" >> >> >> Now, Does anyone (Wesley??) know if there is a Sky Dish at St Albans? or >> (Rik??) at Hutcheson Street? >> >> Nick. >> > > Satellite dishes can be set up on an add-hoc basis if you have the right > gear. > > I have in the past set up a satellite dish on the lawn to watch Freeview > temporarily. > > Can the list locate a friendly installer or electrician to provide a dish, > LNB > and dish mounting stuff? If so, with a metal upright to mount the dish and > a > few dollars worth of the right cable & connectors we can setup a > temporary > installation.
Actually yes I have access to a dish and LNB and I have drum of cable and some f-connectors. What we will need is a sturdy pole and some patience to set it up. I wouldn't be prepared to, say, turn up at 6.30 and assume it will be ready to go by 7.30. A trial would be needed. > > I can provide a satellite finder gismo[1] > that would help immensely > I have only ever used a Freeview decoder which is automatically set up for > the > Optus Satellite, so I have no experience setting up a decoder manually. > > Cheers Ross Drummond > > [1] www.dse.co.nz product code L4611 > > -- Nick Rout
