Recent content by blooker

BBC refused to broadcast the news, re: the entry of US troops into Baghdad. BBC has been a leftist organization for years now.

Ha ha. BTW, when will the 1.8m reflector be back on ebay?

Democrats raise taxes. If you were one of the people who voted for them, then you should be happy to pay the tax. Pay mine, too, because they sure as heck didn't get my vote.

That is one very cool magazine.

I'll soon be embarking on a similar project and will let you know how I make out.

This is one of the best forums on the internet.

A family member is temporarily in an apartment in El Cajon and finally resorted to placing a Slingbox in a friend's apartment. He lives in an end apartment and attached a 6 ft long 2x6 plank to the railing of his patio. At the end of the plank, he attached the antenna and adjusted it using a...

In the 80's we watched a Russian TV bird in some sort of low earth orbit. It was in view of a 12 ft ParaEclipse for about three hours a day if I remember correctly.

"Sorry, honey, but we have to buy a new TV. It's been five years and Satellite Guys says we have to get one." Works for me.

Thanks to Twitter folks posting for Dish for the below info: 2009/05/30 11:53:13 Moon Entering [DISHCam FOV] 2009/05/30 14:06:24 Moon Exiting [DISHCam FOV] Duration: 133.183 mins 2009/05/31 12:27:19 Moon Entering...

Are the signal strength rings based upon using a 18" reflector?

Where can I find the Washington DC 61.5 spot beam in such a nice graphic like this one?

The image looks halfway decent at the moment. Baja is clearly visible now.

I see dark, the gray line, and too bright to be useful. Still, a cool idea.

In HD? One can always hope.