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QBOX HD coming soon

T_G — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:39:22 GMT

I have installed the latest boot loader and the new Webcourier image. The image is packed full with plugins and addons, it is unbelievable what is available. The skins look great, I think Webcourier (is it a team or a single person?) did an amazing job getting all that stuff on there. Image is 130 Meg large (!!) so it took a long time to download.
The bad news: Unfortunately it is based on the latest Duolabs image from the
25th of September, and that one is a stinker. It is so unstable, the box crashed several times just trying to sort out the networking and some other stuff.
Lots of problems and green screens, so I went back to the older webcourier. At least that image is fairly stable. Will wait for the next update - I am sure if they sort out the basics then it will give us a lot of new toys to play with.

I have been playing with the internal Diablo modul, at the moment I can't get it to work properly, but I need more time to try out the various things. Apparently people can get it to work, so this is good news. Will report if I get it working.

Original: http://www.satellites.co.uk/satellit...ming-soon.html

Freeview National Retune Day 30th September

rolfw — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:48:39 GMT

If you've seen the notice appearing on your TV, don't panic, it should be a straightforward procedure, to be carried out after midday on the 30th.

Most set top boxes have a menu button, from where you can access the tuning menu, do a complete retune or install, all channels should then be found.

If you are not sure of the procedure for your freeview box or TV, then there are some instructions and manuals available here: http://www.tvretune.co.uk/productmanuals/

Some older IDTVs may have problems, if yours is one of these, you will have to contact the local service agent, as a software upgrade may be required.

Other TVs have a reset button, which must be pressed to gain access to the installation menu, the add new channels search may not do the job properly.

See the full thread and ask advice HERE

Rubens: I'd beat Schumi out of a tiger cage

T_G — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:06:39 GMT

"Trying to explain his toughness on the track, Barrichello went for a rather amusing explanation involving his former seven-time World Champion team-mate Michael Schumacher.

"Michael might have more skill than I had, but if you threw both of us into a jail with a tiger I might get out alive - I'm not sure about him," said the 37-year-old. "

Wow that is a nice thought. Almost worth trying...I am not a fan of both of these drivers, never been. Never liked Schumacher from the beginning, his
cheating antics and un-sportiness is a real character flaw. He might have been a great driver, but unlike the rest of the greats he never allowed his team mate the same equipment, meaning he could never be correctly compared. And Rubens? I never liked the fact tat he was Schumi's buttkisser all those years a that he continued t do so for so many years. And his constant whining after races did not endear him to me either.

But coming back to the tiger in a cage scenario
What do you guys think would happen? Does Rubens have it in him? Will he suddenly break into a wild Capoeira dance (if you don't know what this is, look it up in WIKIPEDIA), bamboozle the tiger with lighning-quick movements and then kill him with a succession of quick blows to the head?

I don't think so. I reckon the scenario is likely to be like this: Rubens will start to whine in his typical rubenesque nasal tone, which will really annoy the tiger. Tiger will growl, which would cause Rubens to whine in a high pitch which only dogs (and annoyed tigers) can hear. Rubens will be indeed the first one out of the cage, biting his own ears off just to get out, leaving Schumi inside.

For Schumi, 2 possibilities:

1) Schummel-Schumi (cheating Schumi).
All this time when Rubens was annoying the puss, Schumi was, as he always does, analysing the situation, thinking on his feet. As the tiger turned towards him, he shoots him with a dart gun (which was not allowed but hey who cares), tiger goes to sleep and Schumi then jumps on the tiger pretending to choke him to death (which he does). Then claims to be worlds best tiger killer.

2) Honest Schumi (less of a chance but funnier thought)
Tiger turns around, Schumi starts singing the Italian national hymn in a strong German accent, which the tiger neither understands nor likes. But the tiger stops for a moment to think about it which Schumi uses to jump on tigers back. Tiger tries to shake him off, but Schumi uses his phenomenal seat-of-the-pants sense to hang on. After riding the tigers back for a few minutes (which reminds Schumi of his first Ferrari of 1996) Tiger gets a bit tired, Schumi then lunges forward and bites the tiger to death.

He then skins the tiger in 5 minutes, puts on the still warm skin and runs out after Rubens (finding him is not that hard as Rubens wet himself and left a clear mark). When Schumi finds him after about 1 minute he toys with the terrified Rubens like a cat with a mouse (or a tiger with a Rubens) and finally kills him with one loud growl (it was just too much for poor Rubens). Schumi then thinks about it but then decides that skinning one pussy already is enough for one day.

So, Rubens, I think you and Schumi and tiger in a cage, there is only one outcome...

Scotland boss George Burley is ready to go for broke tonight by fielding one of the

T_G — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:40:28 GMT

From the DAILY RECORD: "Scotland boss George Burley is ready to go for broke tonight by fielding one of the boldest teams of his turbulent 18 months in charge."

So many questions....
Did he choose only bald players for this game? What the f***? Is this going to be a case of 11 skins running around? Will Fletcher shave his head before the game in order to play? If you are a Scottish hairdresser, do you still support them?

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Football - Arsene Wenger and his blind eye

T_G — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:10:01 GMT

"Wenger: United played anti-football

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has accused Manchester United of adopting "anti-football" tactics after Saturday's clash at Old Trafford."

I saw this headline in Teamtalk and it made me laugh. As always Mr. Wenger (or shall we call him Mr. Whinger) can't accept that his team simply lost. He comes out and says that "they were better than United", but he must have been using his "did not see it"-eye, the one that misses 6 yellow cards for his players, the diving the cheating and the match statistics, that showed United had more of the ball than Arsenal.

He complains about Fletcher fouling in midfield, but you and I know dead well that he would have loved to have a player like that in the game. Unfortunately he sold Viera, and Fabregas is injured.

So every time teams refuse to lose by 4 goals to them, the whingeing starts.

I was just about forgetting why I dislike this man in the past few years, but he reminded me straight away. Be graceful in defeat, man, and for god's sake, buy some decent glasses dude :)

Skew problem with Fortecstar LNB FSKUVN and Icecrypt 0.1db single LNB

rolfw — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:40:59 GMT

Originally Posted by rolfw

This is the LNB FSKUVN, which Maplins sell with their Passion HD package.

The customer had tried to set up the dish himself,but had problems, so I dropped in to do the final alignment.

With the LNB in the usual Skew position for Astra 28.2E, I was getting abysmal quality readings and a very flat spectrum, so I moved it further around until the spectrum improved, but found I was on the opposite polarity.

Well the picture attached is where I had to put it for perfect skew, have included a red line to show where I would have expected it to be. :)

Edited for additional information. Also similar applies to the Icecrypt 0.1db single LNB. There is a feint scale on the top of the LNB, but many people will assume that the cable connector should be vertical at the bottom.

Since This Post, many many members have resolved their alignment problems using the information contained within.

KGDTeam image for dreambox

JaBaT — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:51:09 GMT

I want present all of you the KGDTeam image for DreamBox

New webInterface:

New Skin, new funcion...
With KGDFlash charger for upload the images.

For DM500s,DM500c y 70xx and very soon for Dreambox 500+

Support for FreeNas...

Fibre optic LNBs the future?

rolfw — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:05:49 GMT

At the recent CAI trade show in the midlands, there were several fibre optic head end systems on display, mostly for use in larger systems, but still of interest.

Of most interest was a prototype from Global Invacom, a fibre optic LNB, requiring a 12v supply at the dish, but otherwise only a single fibre back to the distribution point in the house/apartment block.

The beauty of fibre optic over coax cable is the practically non-existent loss, less than 1db over 100m.

This particular system can provide multiple feeds from a small switch, and by cascading, I believe that the system shown could provide 48 feeds or even more, ideal I would have thought for our big dish members in Astra fringe reception areas.

this was only a prototype, but a working prototype, so keep a lookout for the finished product, was advised that it should be available in both LNBF and C120 format.

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Dreambox and Home Cinema

mhku — Sat, 10 May 2008 20:29:19 GMT

This evening I managed to watch my Dreambox 7020s through a projector and home cinema.

Ingredients

Dreambox 7020s
Dell Dimension 2400 P4 2.8ghz 1gb
Panasonic AE500 Projector

Method

To do this I connected a Dell Dimension 2400 with 1gb of RAM to a Panasonic AE projector (720p), using the DVI output from an N-Vidia 6200 graphics card (it's the best old school pci graphics card available).

The Dell has a wireless dongle to connect it to my home network and I opened Firefox, pointing at the IP address of my Dreambox. I clicked on the VLC button in the Enigma Web Interface to open the stream from my Dreambox using VLC.

The soundcard in the Dell was connected to my AV Amp using an optical cable.

The attachments below show the picture on the projector screen above a 32" CRT TV.

So, what was it like?

Pros

Easy to setup
Worked with a small amount of tweaking

Cons

Sound quality was awful- not sure if this was a limitation of VLC or the sound card.

Using Dual View on the graphics card caused the picture to freeze.

Conclusion

The PC settings need more careful tweaking to optimise the sound and picture quality but the results were pretty good given the low spec of the PC and graphics card.

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actuator VS DiSEqC motor

Tears of Eos — Mon, 05 May 2008 11:48:09 GMT

Actuator with controller, DiSEqC motor also need positioner/ V-box.

And I never see any guys talked about polar mount. It's also a necessary part of home system.

Help Build the Satellies.co.uk Mini City

rolfw — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:30:46 GMT

Want to help us build our Mini City?

[url+http://lightning.generator.free.fr/linkmyminicity.php?town=satellitesuk]Build the SatelliteUK MiniCity[/url]

Click on the link above once a day, every day, it will either increase population, build industry, improve transport or security, or clean the environment. :)

Let's try and get the city to number one. :)

Kitchen Strainer WIFI Range Extender

chris — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:49:17 GMT

intro Uni-Directional WIFI Range Extender
Easily receive WIFI signals from far away using a standard USB WIFI adaptor and a bit of ingenuity. This Simple idea requires no modifications to a USB WIFI adaptor or your computer. A simple way to increase the signal strength and range of your WIFI. Plus it works with all USB WIFI adaptors. So you can use your neighbours wifi connection for free :).

step 1 Tools and Parts Needed
You need only a few parts for this project and they all are pretty cheap except for the USB WIFI adaptor. But even they only cost around �10 now.

1 - Metal Strainer/Steamer
1 - USB WIFI Adaptor
1 - USB Extension Cable (about 10ft long)
�� Drill Bit , Glue
2 - Tie wraps

step 2 Drilling the Strainer
Remove the Center Post (If your's had one) and drill a 1/2" hole as that is perfect size to fit the usb extention.

step 3 Glue and Tie Wrap

Insert the Female end of the USB extention (the part that doesnt connect to your computer) into the hole you just drilled.
Then just apply the glue and let it sit for 24 hours. This Creates a strong bond between the plastic and metal. I used some tape to help hold the connecter in place while the glue cured. Be sure to apply glue to both sides of the connecter. Once thats dry the next day, tie wrap 2 of the metal "ears" so they wont fold in on themselves when you use it.

step 4 Finish
Just plug the USB WIFI adaptor into the socket on the dish and plug the other end into your computer. Enjoy boosted signal strength and improved distance. Fire up Netstumber or Kismet to really see the gain in power. This works even better than I thought it would. Be sure to leave your comments on how well it worked.

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Willy Spotted On Satellite

chris — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 09:19:47 GMT

Two pupils who used weed killer to draw a giant penis on their school lawn can now see the naughty image from satellite photos posted on the internet.

The unnamed pair of Year 11 pupils from Bellemoor School for Boys in Southampton, Hampshire, burnt the 20ft phallus into the grass as an end of term joke two years ago.

Staff at the school re-seeded the area but the penis has turned up on satellite image search engines because the photo was taken before the new grass could conceal the appendage.

Staff, parents and pupils who log on can now see the image in all its glory.

The satellite image can be seen on Microsoft Virtual Earth.

A spokeswoman for the school said: "It was just one of those high school jinks."

"This was an act of vandalism that took place during the summer of 2005. Southampton City Council re-seeded the area and the grass was re-grown by the beginning of the new school term."

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Satellite dish fun

chris — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:06:08 GMT

Bored of your standard satellite dishes? Tired of dull views like these?

How about some changes for your dish?
DishShades provides a service for satellite dish personalization, which you can choose what decoration would you like, ever your very own. For extreme personalization, you can even paint it by yourself.

Have a look at some of the example customized satellite dishes below.

I know DishShades is not UK based but it demonstrates what your satellite dish could look like.

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How to Paint a Satellite TV Dish

chris — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:51:28 GMT

All satellite dish TV antennae are available in similar colors. Subscribers may want to paint the satellite dish to match it with the color of their house, RV or motor home. If installed in the yard, the dish antenna can be colored to blend in with the surrounding plants. The objective here is to camouflage the dish so it does not stand out, which may affect the general look of a community or mobile home. Take the following steps to paint your satellite dish TV antenna without hampering signal reception.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You'll Need

Brush for painting
Good quality paint
Covering for the LNB

Step One

Identify the color in which the satellite dish needs to be painted. Look for a high quality outdoor paint that does not peel. Request that the DIY store salesperson recommend a quality paint.

Step Two

Buy non-glossy paint with a dull finish. Always go for non-glossy paints. Glossy, semi-glossy and metallic paints make the dish antenna extremely shiny, thereby increasing reflection of the signal to the LNB. This causes signal loss and will disrupt satellite TV reception.

Step Three

Paint the dish, taking precautions to protect the LNB from getting any paint on it.

Overall Tips & Warnings

Painting the dish can result in signal loss. If possible, avoid painting the dish.
If painting the satellite TV dish is necessary, save the LNB from being painted.