I'm sitting in my nice warm lounge with 3 bars of internet signal - and no windows or doors open! It's all thanks to a Cellutronics AY12 yagi aerial kit that was installed yesterday by Jed, along with a Freeview satellite dish and receiver. Not only do I have fast internet but I can watch tv with a decent picture again - and just in time to watch the rowers get 2 gold medals, YAY!
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| Jed checking the instructions |
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| Installing the satellite dish |
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Finished assembly - the yagi aerial is on the right pointing toward
the Telecom cellphone tower |
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| Info on the yagi aerial kit from Cellutronics |
The aerial has boosted a non-existent internet signal to 3 bars and I can play YouTube videos without having to wait for ages. The only glitch is that I can only have one device plugged in at a time - so either my mobile phone or the internet. Swapping between them entails turning devices off when plugging in the aerial cable so it's not perfect but at least it's a solution.
Rakiura is known for its 'glowing skies' and we had a great example on 29 July with this sunrise...
Today was another stunning day with a light frost to start with. There's something about winter light here that doesn't have the harshness of summer; Halfmoon Bay looked especially pretty as I walked over to my rat lines.
