First up, a nice collection of metalwork ...

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...agi-puzzle.jpg

Somebody obviously didn't have a long enough bracket for this next job -
but they found a way round it ...!

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...agi-puzzle.jpg

and

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...tv/Dish_1a.jpg

The dish is virtually at right angles to the building. From a large
scale map, the road is offset about 10 degrees east of north, so it is
pointing at something at around 10 degrees west - it's only 4 minutes
east of Greenwich.

Higher resolution copies available on request - just let me know what
you want.

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Terry

"Terry Casey" wrote in message news:dyIYn.130971$tH4.68221@hurricane...
First up, a nice collection of metalwork ...

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...agi-puzzle.jpg

Somebody obviously didn't have a long enough bracket for this next job - but they found a way round it ...!

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...agi-puzzle.jpg

and

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...tv/Dish_1a.jpg

The dish is virtually at right angles to the building. From a large scale map, the road is offset about 10 degrees east of north,
so it is pointing at something at around 10 degrees west - it's only 4 minutes east of Greenwich.

Higher resolution copies available on request - just let me know what you want.

You posted Yagi-puzzle.jpg twice.

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Graham.

%Profound_observation%

Graham. wrote:
"Terry Casey" wrote in message news:dyIYn.130971$tH4.68221@hurricane...
First up, a nice collection of metalwork ...

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...agi-puzzle.jpg

Somebody obviously didn't have a long enough bracket for this next job - but they found a way round it ...!

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...agi-puzzle.jpg

and

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...tv/Dish_1a.jpg

The dish is virtually at right angles to the building. From a large scale map, the road is offset about 10 degrees east of north,
so it is pointing at something at around 10 degrees west - it's only 4 minutes east of Greenwich.

Higher resolution copies available on request - just let me know what you want.

You posted Yagi-puzzle.jpg twice.


Thanks Graham.

That's what comes of trying to do too many things at the same time - I
should have checked it more carefully!

Here's the missing one ...

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../tv/Dish_1.jpg

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Terry

"Terry Casey" wrote in message
news:dyIYn.130971$tH4.68221@hurricane...

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...tv/Dish_1a.jpg

I've heard of a folded dipole, but...

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Jeff

On Jul 6, 5:08*pm, Terry Casey wrote:
First up, a nice collection of metalwork ...

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...agi-puzzle.jpg

Somebody obviously didn't have a long enough bracket for this next job -
but they found a way round it ...!

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...agi-puzzle.jpg

and

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...tv/Dish_1a.jpg

The dish is virtually at right angles to the building. From a large
scale map, the road is offset about 10 degrees east of north, so it is
pointing at something at around 10 degrees west - it's only 4 minutes
east of Greenwich.

Could be Atlantic Bird, Nilesat, or something.

Higher resolution *copies available on request - just let me know what
you want.
They're OK actually. Thanks. I'll put the satellite one in the DIY
section.

Bill

On Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 at 17:08:31h +0100, Terry Casey explained:

From a large scale map, the road is offset about 10 degrees east
of north, so it is pointing at something at around 10 degrees west

No clue as to the ethnicity of the residents?

If it was pointing at Atlantic Bird 3 at 5.0° West, the most probable
reason would be for the reception of FTA France Television, or the
encrypted Fransat or BIS services.

http://www.lyngsat.COM/ab3.html

If it really is pointing more towards 10° West, then the most probable
reason would be for the reception of of Atlantic Bird 1 at 12.5°W

http://www.lyngsat.com/ab1.html

offering a whole plethora of FTA stations including Sport Italia,
Arabic stations, Balkan stations etc.

Or in between Telecom 2D & Atlantic Bird 2 at 8.0°W offering a few
FTA esoteric Arabic language stations.

On Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 at 11:35:43h -0700, Wright's Aerials pondered:

Could be Atlantic Bird, Nilesat, or something.

Is the dish large enough for Nilesat though, since the beams are
directional for the Mediterranean as shewn at

http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/7wab4a_popd.html

J G Miller wrote:
On Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 at 17:08:31h +0100, Terry Casey explained:

From a large scale map, the road is offset about 10 degrees east
of north, so it is pointing at something at around 10 degrees west

No clue as to the ethnicity of the residents?


No. I've never seen anybody entering or leaving when I've gone past and
there are no other clues on the building itself - posters, etc.

If it was pointing at Atlantic Bird 3 at 5.0° West, the most probable
reason would be for the reception of FTA France Television, or the
encrypted Fransat or BIS services.

http://www.lyngsat.COM/ab3.html

If it really is pointing more towards 10° West, then the most probable
reason would be for the reception of of Atlantic Bird 1 at 12.5°W

http://www.lyngsat.com/ab1.html

offering a whole plethora of FTA stations including Sport Italia,
Arabic stations, Balkan stations etc.

Or in between Telecom 2D & Atlantic Bird 2 at 8.0°W offering a few
FTA esoteric Arabic language stations.

I've looked into this again - there is a perfect edge-on shot on Google
street view which confirms my perpendicular-to-the-wall statement (and
also shows that the amputation exercise has resulted in a slight twist!)

I've also looked at Java Jive's excellent calculator tool which shows
the 8.0°W bearing precisely along the building line - anything further
west would need some (RF) transparent brick work!

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Terry

On Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:47:29 +0100, Terry Casey wrote:

I've also looked at Java Jive's excellent calculator tool which shows
the 8.0°W bearing precisely along the building line - anything further
west would need some (RF) transparent brick work!

So that would indicate it has to be Telecom 2D & Atlantic Bird 2 at 8.0°W

http://www.lyngsat.COM/8west.html

Maybe they are Kurds and wish to view the popular Ishar TV, based in
Erbil, Irak.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishtar_TV

Or they have bought a subscription to Orbit Showtime Network

http://www.osnetwork.COM/

Also did you noticed that the URL on the dish is for a defunct
company/site now occupied by a holding page?

There is another most unlikely possibility and that it is being
used for ISP Internet connectivity

http://www.skydsl.EU/

but you cannot buy subscriptions in the UKofGB&NI.