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<blockquote data-quote="timo_w2s" data-source="post: 909870" data-attributes="member: 196043">Tempting as it is, I'm not here for very long periods and when I am here to be honest I'm not really watching much TV, so I think it would be a bit of a waste really. Everything here gets coated in heavy frost and snow in the winter, especially if it's not used for long periods so I wouldn't really want to try a motor. I'm sure it would just seize up or be more trouble than it's worth. Also being so far north makes having a clear view of the Clarke belt a bit tricky too unless it's up high on the roof (where it gets up to 100cm of drifting snow). Fixed dishes can be placed lower down looking between trees for easier snow clearing.Now I have a spare 1.25m dish just taking up storage space in Helsinki so it seems a crime not to try that even if it'll be a pain to get it here (I'm thinking of posting it to myself rather than trying to fix it to the car roof for 850km). I can't believe I'll get as lucky on other satellites though, but when I'm back in the summer I do want to try Astra 1N and a few other more exotic satellites just for fun on a temporary setup to see what's possible.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="timo_w2s, post: 909870, member: 196043"] Tempting as it is, I'm not here for very long periods and when I am here to be honest I'm not really watching much TV, so I think it would be a bit of a waste really. Everything here gets coated in heavy frost and snow in the winter, especially if it's not used for long periods so I wouldn't really want to try a motor. I'm sure it would just seize up or be more trouble than it's worth. Also being so far north makes having a clear view of the Clarke belt a bit tricky too unless it's up high on the roof (where it gets up to 100cm of drifting snow). Fixed dishes can be placed lower down looking between trees for easier snow clearing. Now I have a spare 1.25m dish just taking up storage space in Helsinki so it seems a crime not to try that even if it'll be a pain to get it here (I'm thinking of posting it to myself rather than trying to fix it to the car roof for 850km). I can't believe I'll get as lucky on other satellites though, but when I'm back in the summer I do want to try Astra 1N and a few other more exotic satellites just for fun on a temporary setup to see what's possible. [/QUOTE]

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