Space setup in the garden

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Here's a real professional job. Started off with viewing NASA on the internet, but was not satisfied with fantastic footage in a tiny window on my screen. Then went and got a Lidl receiver, they had run out of the complete kit, and a freebie former Sky analogue mesh dish. This was balanced on a broomstick handle in the garden and got me 19.2 E, and with a careful turn 13 E - both of which ESA would occasionally transmit on. Next was a Skystar2 PCI card which is a great toy. Then came the aerial bracket kit, £15 from B&Q and I wondered why I hadn't done this ages ago! Followed by a Lemon monoblock which the Skystar2 wouldn't drive on both horns. Today it's a Dreambox 7020, which is great cos you can connect to it across the internet!

Next step is to get some birds out west, but as the 2nd photos shows from my east looking garden I'm going to have to get a motorised setup on the roof for it!
 
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Just the kind of ingeuity we like to see. A little compromise here and there, now you're hooked!

Look forward to more posts astro-k

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Nice one! Once you get the motor on the roof you will have a lot of fun!
 
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T_G said:
Nice one! Once you get the motor on the roof you will have a lot of fun!
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Yes he will T_G as long as he remembers to put the dish on top of the motor O-Ha
 
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Does the broomstick handle follow the arc too?

Now I need a good local installer to check if I can get what I want out west, and how much he'll charge for it..
 
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Just saw your pics'. Great idea astro-k!:)
 
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