On Dec 24, 3:42*pm, J G Miller wrote:
On Friday, December 23rd, 2011, at 02:17:04h -0800, Air Smoothed wrote:
This is pretty typical of what the pros are putting up round my way:-

What is the probability of it killing somebody when it finally crashes
down?

Reasonable, only a few feet from the pavement.

airsmoothed wrote:
On Dec 24, 11:30 am, Bill Wright wrote:
Brian Gaff wrote:

Lots of new antennas going up round here -
Christchurch area - despite Rowridge staying in group. They're not all
cross polar antennas either

None of them are. Why should they be?

Bill

I was talikng ********, I meant slant polarised, or some other cunning
scheme to allow reception of both HP and VP signals.
Since it seems that the phase relationship of the two transmissions will
be random at any given location I don't think it would be good to
receive equal amounts of both.

Although, as
already discussed, even post DSO the HP component will be higher power
than at present, so it would seem to be a pointless 'upgrade' for most
folks round here.
Sure it's pointless.

Now I've moved on from being an aerial spotter to being a tape spotter
I've noticed several more installations in the area with the
'trademark' two groups of three bands of tape on the mast as per my
photo.

Yes you will. It's a madness some riggers suffer from. There are some
small towns where every aerial has a distinctive tape pattern.

Bill

In article
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airsmoothed wrote:
On Dec 24, 11:30 am, Bill Wright wrote:
Brian Gaff wrote:

Lots of new antennas going up round here -
Christchurch area - despite Rowridge staying in group. They're not all
cross polar antennas either

None of them are. Why should they be?

Bill

I was talikng ********, I meant slant polarised, or some other cunning
scheme to allow reception of both HP and VP signals. Although, as
already discussed, even post DSO the HP component will be higher power
than at present, so it would seem to be a pointless 'upgrade' for most
folks round here.

It depends on whether there is CCI from France at the receiving site. If
theer is, then use VP. The CCI will be on the HP signals, so you don't
want slant.

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On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:06:25 +0000, Mark Carver
wrote:

J G Miller wrote:

Remember, reindeers on the roof are liable to cause misalignment or
even the dislodging of antennas.

I think the plural term for reindeer is, reindeer ?

Only one thing matters - do they taste like venison?
hmmmm...)

wrote:
On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:06:25 +0000, Mark Carver
wrote:

J G Miller wrote:

Remember, reindeers on the roof are liable to cause misalignment or
even the dislodging of antennas.
I think the plural term for reindeer is, reindeer ?

Only one thing matters - do they taste like venison?
hmmmm...)

They do a bit, quite chewy though IME.


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On Dec 24, 8:14*pm, Mark Carver wrote:
wrote:
On Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:06:25 +0000, Mark Carver
wrote:

J G Miller wrote:

Remember, reindeers on the roof are liable to cause misalignment or
even the dislodging of antennas.
I think the plural term for reindeer is, reindeer ?

Only one thing matters - do they taste like venison?
hmmmm...)

They do a bit, quite chewy though IME.

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Rather liverish I find, having had Reindeer steaks/smoked/soup/braised
over the years.

On Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:02:24 +0000 (UTC), J G Miller
wrote:

On Saturday, December 24th, 2011, at 10:48:33h +0000, Nemo wrote:

http://pulpfactor.com/wp-content/upl...iday-cheer.jpg

Makes a change from turkey for the Christmas dinner.

If you are Italian, will you be eating lots of fish tonight?

Funny you should ask that. We did have fish as it happens.

On Saturday, December 24th, 2011, at 23:21:28h +0000, Nemo wrote:

Funny you should ask that. We did have fish as it happens.

To explain, I was referring to the Feast of the Seven Fishes,
as recently described on "Morning Edition".

http://www.npr.ORG/2011/12/14/143654121/christmas-eve-a-feast-fry-pans-and-seven-fishes

More details at

http://www.nytimes.COM/1987/12/16/garden/a-seven-course-feast-of-fish.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm

http://www.samcooks.COM/cenone-the-feast-of-the-seven-fishes/

On Sun, 25 Dec 2011 02:04:00 +0000 (UTC), J G Miller
wrote:

On Saturday, December 24th, 2011, at 23:21:28h +0000, Nemo wrote:

Funny you should ask that. We did have fish as it happens.

To explain, I was referring to the Feast of the Seven Fishes,
as recently described on "Morning Edition".

http://www.npr.ORG/2011/12/14/143654121/christmas-eve-a-feast-fry-pans-and-seven-fishes

More details at

http://www.nytimes.COM/1987/12/16/garden/a-seven-course-feast-of-fish.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm

http://www.samcooks.COM/cenone-the-feast-of-the-seven-fishes/


That sounds good. We only had two varieties yesterday.

And turkey today, surprise surprise.