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Bill
says:
Before you send a message, please read this.
General
chit-chat
If you see or hear something amusing or interesting that involves
aerial installation work please pass it on.
Rogues’
Gallery and Aerial Photography
If you see anything that would fit into these sections I’d
be delighted to have a photograph. If possible get a good clear
shot with the best possible resolution, so that I can trim it
down if necessary. If the shot shows an aerial with the sky as
background it’s often best to overexpose by one or two stops.
If your camera is fully automatic try half pressing the shutter
with the camera looking down a little, so there’s less sky
in the shot. Then lift it to the taking position and press the
shutter the rest of the way. It would be great if you could send
a description as well, and ideally this will be written in as
whimsical a style as you care to muster.
Albert’s
Attic
I would really appreciate copies of any documents such as magazines
dating from before 1970 that have relevance to the TV aerial industry.
I’m less keen on general TV stuff because there are lots
of better websites than this one for that sort of material. If
you have a scanner please send high resolution scans. If you haven’t,
you could photocopy the pages and post them, and of course I’ll
refund the postage.
Requests
for information (domestic)
I genuinely enjoy helping people out where I can, but there are
limits.
There are only so many hours in the day, and of course I have
no knowledge of reception conditions in parts of the country where
I’ve never worked, so general enquiries will often fall
on stony ground. There’s really no point in asking me to
recommend the best aerial or amplifier or whatever for your part
of town when I’ve never been there in my life.
This sort of question is best answered on the newsgroups. There’s
always someone on there willing to help, and the amount of local
knowledge available can be staggering. Try alt.radio.digital,
uk.tech.broadcast, uk.tech.digital-tv, and uk.tech.tv.sky.
If you’re thinking of sending me a long email detailing
your requirements for a complicated domestic TV distribution system,
in the hope that I’ll spend hours planning it for you for
nothing, then please think again. If you really want this service
send me an outline of your requirements and I’ll quote you.
The cost will be a minimum of £100 + VAT.
Requests
for information (commercial)
This applies to premises such as schools, offices, hospitals,
prisons – in fact anywhere where there’s a need for
fairly large scale TV distribution. We can play this in different
ways, to suit yourself. If you have the resources to install the
system yourself you might only need us to plan it. This is appropriate
for companies that have their own electricians or wiremen. The
planning service is detailed and includes installation methods,
loan of specialist tools, and so on. Of course we can supply the
materials as well if you wish. Take a look a look at consultancy and commercial distribution systems. Please note that requests for free planning and free consultancy will go unanswered. Sorry to seem grumpy but honestly we just can't cope with sheer volume of requests that we've been getting.
Finally, if you wish to send me photos or attachments, please let me know and I will reply with a real email address for you to send them to.
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