Do I really need a new aerial?

Mark Carver wrote:
Woody wrote:
I am curious. Your camera exif information doesn't show the time of
day the picture was taken,

Yes it does:-

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/zOQ3FzTCNlWCiIVk_6L04cMxbFCeIbubrXUGnJNUOQ4?feat=d irectlink&full-exif=true


But I don't think it really was 01:36hrs !


My interpretation is that he took the picture at 9.36am on Weds and
converted the file size several hours earlier at 1.36am! Surely shome
mishtake?

Bill

In article ,
Bill Wright wrote:

My interpretation is that he took the picture at 9.36am on Weds and
converted the file size several hours earlier at 1.36am! Surely shome
mishtake?

File times 8 hours early usually mean that the time zone is set to
Pacific (i.e. California) time, which is often the default.

-- Richard

"Mark Carver" wrote in message
...
Woody wrote:
I am curious. Your camera exif information doesn't show the
time of day the picture was taken,

Yes it does:-

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/zOQ3FzTCNlWCiIVk_6L04cMxbFCeIbubrXUGnJNUOQ4?feat=d irectlink&full-exif=true

But I don't think it really was 01:36hrs !


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Mark
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I didn't get all that. The link on the mail I had ended at
....directlink so the Picasa page didn't have all the detail in
the link above.



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Woody

harrogate three at ntlworld dot com

On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:54:41 +0000, Bill Wright
wrote:

Mark Carver wrote:
Woody wrote:
I am curious. Your camera exif information doesn't show the time of
day the picture was taken,

Yes it does:-

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/zOQ3FzTCNlWCiIVk_6L04cMxbFCeIbubrXUGnJNUOQ4?feat=d irectlink&full-exif=true


But I don't think it really was 01:36hrs !


My interpretation is that he took the picture at 9.36am on Weds and
converted the file size several hours earlier at 1.36am! Surely shome
mishtake?


I suspect the 01:36 is more to do with what time Picassa web (US
based?) thought it was.


--
AnthonyL

On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:28:49 -0000, "Woody"
wrote:

I am curious. Your camera exif information doesn't show the time
of day the picture was taken, but taking a guess at sometime
around lunchtime give or take from the direction of the sun this
suggests you aerial is pointing maybe north or northeast

It does if you go to "Full details". 09.36

indicating you are down in the depths of Trowell or similar? This
would tend to concur with your comment about Waltham being
obstructed.


No, south of the river

Try
http://www.macfh.co.uk/JavaJive/Audi...Calculator.php
and see what it can offer.


I like this. Apart from anything else it is useful for conversion of
coordinates, but seems easier to use than Wolfblane.


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AnthonyL

On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:08:17 +0000, Bill Wright
wrote:

AnthonyL wrote:
I'm pointing to the Nottingham transmitter, about 8 miles away and
looking at all the new aerials going up mine looks very sad, see

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot...t=d irectlink

The aerial is a Group A.

I'm not totally convinced that the whole of the original aerial is
there.

The chimney fixing is one of those things the
lower orders of riggers use when they meet a difficult chimney. Just
keep an eye on it. If it starts to lean it's pulling the brick out.
Horrible invention, those brackets.


Thanks for the warning - I'll keep a close eye on it.

Personally I wouldn't buy a new aerial until after switchover. At that
point things can only get better, and might even be perfectly OK. Don't
be afraid of the wife. Hide the rolling pin.


I've given her your email address!

Don't be overawed by the neighbours' huge erections. They don't read the
teccy newgroups so they are like ripe fruit waiting to be picked. Those
big aerials are all mouth and no trousers, mostly.

Keep an eye on the crack on the old chimney pot. It might lengthen when
there's a frost, and when those big old pots split they don't half make
a mess when the fall.


Well spotted. The chimney sweep won't put his brush through it.

I think for building reasons rather than reception reasons I'll get a
new aerial put up from the end wall away from the chimney and smoke,
but I'll take your advice and wait till after DSO.

Thanks




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AnthonyL

AnthonyL wrote:

I think for building reasons rather than reception reasons I'll get a
new aerial put up from the end wall away from the chimney and smoke,
but I'll take your advice and wait till after DSO.

Be aware that the ground below a wall aerial might end up with bird ****
all over it. Don't put the aerial above a doorway!

Bill

On 18 Feb,
Bill Wright wrote:

Be aware that the ground below a wall aerial might end up with bird ****
all over it. Don't put the aerial above a doorway!

How do you get rid of the twanging noises of a wall mounted aerial when the
crows are active shortly after dawn?

It's nmot a problem at the moment but will be in a month or two. Bird crap
is sorted by a cranked arm, leaving the B**** wit a flush toilet.

--
BD

In message , Peter
wrote

Indeed, I've quite a few of the triple arm Televes aerials spring up
around Neath - full line of sight of Kilvey, which is no more than 8
miles away.

There are a lot of large tri-boom wideband aerials falling off chimneys
around my way. I get reliable signals from a log periodic (and yes, I
currently need a wideband aerial for Bluebell Hill).

--
Alan
news2009 {at} admac {dot} myzen {dot} co {dot} uk

On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:42:25 GMT, Brian D wrote:

On 18 Feb,
Bill Wright wrote:

Be aware that the ground below a wall aerial might end up with bird ****
all over it. Don't put the aerial above a doorway!

How do you get rid of the twanging noises of a wall mounted aerial when the
crows are active shortly after dawn?

It's nmot a problem at the moment but will be in a month or two. Bird crap
is sorted by a cranked arm, leaving the B**** wit a flush toilet.

Fairly large cable ties round the boom with the ends pointing upwards. Black
one might be better for UV(?). On a log periodic the ties might stay in
place better; on a single boom they might be turned by the wind.
--
Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway