£100 Haircut...

Vipersan

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I finally persuaded my dad to let me give a Troublesome Tree a Haircut..
Not felled of course ..and will still be an obstruction ..but visibility has improved to the left /right ..and above the tree...I'd guess It'll be a few years before it grows back to a similar size.
It hurt parting with 100 notes ..but that's my failing ..
Anything for Christina...
Anyhoo ..this is the first time I've had enough signal to actually produce a picture from Winners TVRO 62 East...even if it is a fixed image.
and it's quite a signal gain ..
gone from around 3db to almost 10..
Sadly I'm still blind around 55 to 47 East ..but this will improve when the leafage dies back completely in the winter.
rgds
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Lazarus

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I'm sending you a Wrecking Ball for Winterval.
 

wod

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Shame they didn't slip with the chainsaw and cut the tree down.

How big a tree is it as I thought it might have cost more than that.
 

Vipersan

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UK
Shame they didn't slip with the chainsaw and cut the tree down.

How big a tree is it as I thought it might have cost more than that.
In full leaf it obstructed about 15 to 20 degrees of arc ..and was half as high again as my terraced house roof apex..
Not any more it aint ..
Reduced it's bulk by about a 3rd above ground.
rgds
 

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Sneak out in the middle of the night, poison the tree and when it dies deny all knowledge. lol
 

Vipersan

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2x VboxII AZ-EL
2 m+ Alcoa PF + BSC421 C-Band lnbf...
+SS2/TwHnS2-3200 pci/TBS6925 pci
1.5 Fortec Star -Gbox - HtoH Ku/Ka/C
My Location
UK
Also made some adjustments to the superjack now that I have a target ..and yes ..this meant extending the arc a fraction.
Just 'seen' futher East with Christina than I have EVER done before..
Managed to lock AFN 4094 L
64 East ...
Sadly it is suffering from the classic periodic boom and bust ..
Peaks at 3.5 db ..and dies to zero moments later ..
Encypted of course so nothing to see ..but still ...
Christina Officially covers 58West to 64 East now ..

Not bad for an old girl with with extension petals..
;)
 
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