Recent content by lazydave

I have 1 1.5 m Gibertini here in Aalborg and I normally have reception 24/7 also in bad weather unless its *really* bad. :cool: 1.8 or larger in Copenhagen sounds about right, but be careful. Your 1.5 m is precision-cut at the factory. All the 1.8m+ dishes I've seen come in "petals" which need...

You should have a look at http://www.astra2d.co.uk . According to the official Astra 2D footprint map, http://www.ses-astra.com/satellites/beam/beamByXpr.php?pos=2&sat=ASTRA+2D&xpr=41,+42,+43,+44,+45,+46,+47,+48,+49,+50,+51,+52,+53,+54,+55,+56 Gothenburg is roughly on the same contour as...

If anyone has any additional links to articles about the original post, please post them here. I would be especially interested in internal EU documents that talk about the EC's plans.

The problem has been conflicting national legislation more than language issues, as far as I can tell. The argument that everyone understands English at some level is a good one. The new trend seems to be for English language channels in satellite packages to forego subtitles/dubbing. That...

I think hollywood stands to lose this one. Even various pro-hollywood critics are saying so. See ( http://entertainmentcomplex.blognation.us/blog/_archives/2004/7/3/99576.html ) That would mean some EU-wide competition, resulting in some needed industry consolidation, and better programme...

Very interesting, indeed! :) Looks like it takes some relatively long "exposures".

Ummm... I think it's "due south" which matters with "zero degrees" being the nice coincidence :) instead of the other way around, BGonaSTICK, since it must just be a solid geometry problem of how you point to a position along the equator from a position North of the equator. But your trick...

:) So if the pattern holds, the Swedish coach will either go or make excuses. Any bids on what it'll be? ;)

Looks like everyone who's popular in the poll is getting beat. Maybe the czechs are next? :D

I used to be "de-facto" in charge of a bunch of machines at work, which did very little, if anything, for most of the day. So I put them to work on the seti@home project running a screen saver which processed seti data. It was strictly a computer thing -- didn't get to do anything with my own...

Does that mean that dedicated FTV cards (i.e. Solus) will also stop working?

I guess you mean the FTV channels on deactivated subscription cards.

Remember that the (offset) dish is a kind of "mirror" with the LNB as the "eye". Although the dish is "pointing" at one angle from the horison, the angle at which it is actually "looking" (= elevation) is higher. How much higher? Well, the angle between the LNB arm and a line going straight...

OK, thanks rolfw!

And with the magical 2-2 score as well! :D Evidently the Italian press hasn't talked this much about conspiracy theories since JFK. :P