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23-05-2007
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| Specialist Contributor Join Date: 01-01-2000 Location: England
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I saw this on Engadget earlier, I thought you guys would be interested! It's a send and receive dish that, well, inflates! http://www.popsci.com/popsci/technol...cbccdrcrd.html http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/22/g...-satellite-di/ http://www.gatr.com/index.html | ||
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23-05-2007
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| Site administrator  Join Date: 26-07-2003 Location: Scottish Borders
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Blog Entries: 1 My System: Sky UK. FTA analogue & digital satellite from 6 fixed dishes (5E/7E/9E/10E/13E/16E/ 19E/23E/28E) Pace MSS100, Echostar IP3000VA, Technomate TM-1000D, Dreambox 7020S  The last noble sat warrior to fly the olden flag of Analogue | It will never catch on up here in windy Scotland - you would be forever asking the neighbours for your ball back  | ||
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24-05-2007
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| Regular Member  Join Date: 17-05-2007 Location: Leicestershire UK
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My System: 65cm dish for Sky+ linked to all rooms, all with own remote and magic eye. Second box in home office (no multi room subscription just use card from main box if needed) 3rd box in bedroom Freeview in other rooms. Free cable in dining room Two 53cm mi |  Whats the point of it? Its bigger, takes longer to assemble and is more complicated than a standard portable dish. | ||
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24-05-2007
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| Specialist Contributor Join Date: 05-04-2005 Location: Midlands UK
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My System: Skymaster DCI9900 + PC/twinhan combination. 80cm dish. GBPVR with 2 DTTV cards +hauppauge Media MVP | If you had problems with trees in the way you could fill it with helium :-) | ||
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24-05-2007
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| ASBO Club Team Spokesmen  Join Date: 30-10-2005 Location: Behind pin 9 on an atmel
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Blog Entries: 2 My System: Dm500, TM9100, Pace Sky+ box, 1M Dish. Motect 2100.. 43Inch Plasma, Wii, PS2. | do they do motorised?? | ||
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24-05-2007
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My System: 65cm dish for Sky+ linked to all rooms, all with own remote and magic eye. Second box in home office (no multi room subscription just use card from main box if needed) 3rd box in bedroom Freeview in other rooms. Free cable in dining room Two 53cm mi | Yes just add small battery powerd fan | ||
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24-05-2007
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Blog Entries: 2 My System: Dm500, TM9100, Pace Sky+ box, 1M Dish. Motect 2100.. 43Inch Plasma, Wii, PS2. | Not a bad idea.. Think richard branson might be interested ?? | ||
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25-05-2007
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My System: Traxis DBS 3500 Matchbox Pro USB receiver 90cm and 1.8m dish  Winner of the "Most Enterprising Installation Of The Year" award | I think it's a GREAT idea for emergencies, disasters and events. They must be a lot easier to transport and store than a regular system. And if wind is not too much of an issue this application would ideal. They could also be reused! | ||
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25-05-2007
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My System: 65cm dish for Sky+ linked to all rooms, all with own remote and magic eye. Second box in home office (no multi room subscription just use card from main box if needed) 3rd box in bedroom Freeview in other rooms. Free cable in dining room Two 53cm mi | I'm still not convinced, If you watch the U tube video, it comes in 2 big cases, and takes quite a while to blow up. I'm sure normal portable dishes ( some fold up ) would be more reliable and robust. | ||
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03-06-2007
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Blog Entries: 2 My System: Dm500, TM9100, Pace Sky+ box, 1M Dish. Motect 2100.. 43Inch Plasma, Wii, PS2. |
I doubt war reporters would use these.. "And on Granada tonight Lucy Meacock reports live from Kabula on the car bombing which killed 3 servicemen. Lets join her now... Sorry it seems someone has shot our inflatable satellite dish. Lets go to the weather instead" | |||
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09-06-2007
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My System: [ Relook 250S ] | Hey with a bit more psi a 1m dish could go a long way!  | ||
 When people ask me what I think, I tell them: "I think all of the meat around the pig's ass is pork." | |||
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09-06-2007
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My System: 65cm dish for Sky+ linked to all rooms, all with own remote and magic eye. Second box in home office (no multi room subscription just use card from main box if needed) 3rd box in bedroom Freeview in other rooms. Free cable in dining room Two 53cm mi |
can just see it flying off with some poor technician attached to it | |||
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