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Monthly Archives: August 2019
Satellite dish Brentwood
Our Customer liked foxs but not the cable eating type, because he was paying for his strange hobbie.
We were called for a satellite dish repair in Brentwood, and our customer informed us a fox, was eating his satellite cables. The fox was jumping on to his fence, and then jumping up to the garage roof, and finally climbing on his house, to go and chew through his satellite cables. I put the phone down after taking the booking, and thought to myself, maybe a squirrel or mice but a fox? When we arrived our customer explained the problem; with the climbing fox to us, and I suggested we relocated his dish on the chimney stack, where the fox could not get to it. (unless he brought ladders), we were happy to install his dish on the chimney stack, which would provide a good signal with, a perfect line of sight, no trees etc.
Satellite dish Brentwood
I lashed his chimney stack using a large galvanized chimney cradle, cut a heavy duty mast down, to a smaller length, and aligned the satellite dish. We ran a new twin satellite cable into the lounge, tested our signal and re-booted his Sky HD box. Now picture perfect with a strong signal, and fantastic signal quality.
We cleared up, walked around checking we left no mess behind, wrote a bill and presented it to our customer. We chatted about the fox, and I did not really believe him; I have never heard of a fox climbing on roofs. I wondered if there was a red squirrel around, again doubtful?
Mr Fox
Our customer stated he had some pictures of Mr Fox, sitting looking at his satellite dish and said he would dig one out, and mail it to me. Which he did, and I must say I was very surprised to see a fox on top of his house, staring very happy looking, at his satellite dish, but there he was so like he could see the pictures.
This fox has great climbing skills, and seems to be fascinated by the satellite dish? Maybe the fox is magnetically sensitive? And receiving Sky One in his head or looking for fox news Who knows?
He does seem to look very happy staring at the dish. My customer had no problem with the fox looking, but got fed-up with, having to replace the cables. There is 12v to 18volts going through the satellite cables from the Sky box. Which powers the LNB on the dish, when Sky is switched on. Maybe the fox liked a mild electric shock?
Mr Fox
Any-who. It tickled me and hope other readers would like it, so I thought I would post it on my blog. Share and to see if anyone else has pictures of foxes; staring happily at satellite dishes? Please mail them to me with permission for me to add them to my website blog. Because of odd laws I need permision from the photograph’s owner.
New TV Aerial Chelmsford
We were recently asked to quote for a new TV aerial with 3 extra TV points. One the main sitting room. The 2nd to the bedroom and the 3rd to the kitchen. Which is where we discovered the black and white TV! Which tickled me, pink.
Because our customer liked their small TV so much, we thought we would do what we could to improve the picture. The TV had an analogue tuner (with wheels! Which when turned run from Ch21 to Ch68). With today’s signal being digital, the signal needed to go into a free-view box / receiver, which is the next problem. Because the TV did not have a scart input (probably not yet invented). we needed to get the digital signal out of the free-view receiver and in to a modulator. Because the digital signal had to been converted into an analogue signal, which could now be connected to the TV via RF input.
Black & White TV
Our customer was over the moon with their black & white TV back up and running again, as you needed a remote to change channel on the free-view box, I thought it was a fantastic upgrade for the TV. I couldn’t resist goggling if black n white TV licenses still existed… They do not! Who would have thought a call for a TV aerial Chelmsford would take us back in time. I’m pleased we have ultra-sharp color TV’s, without snowy and grainy pictures which roll, going back to b&w is not for me.
We ran the other 2 cables to the sitting room and bedroom, tuned the other 2 sets, we cleared up; packed away, leaving a very happy customer with their favorite TV working again. I am pleased to say; I live in a digital age with Wi-Fi, pc’s and color. Our next job is to go to hang a flat screen TV, color we hope