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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Will</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think you have one of these</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A 
href="http://holden.customer.netspace.net.au/antenna/">http://holden.customer.netspace.net.au/antenna/</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>mod instructions here</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A 
href="http://apache.airnet.com.au/~fastinfo/wireless/PacMon/">http://apache.airnet.com.au/~fastinfo/wireless/PacMon/</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>antenna site</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A 
href="http://www.pacwireless.com/products/directional.shtml">http://wwwpacwireless.com/products/directional.shtml</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have made a number of these.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>cutting the plastic is the hardest part (just use a 
hacksaw blade by hand)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV 
  style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> 
  <A title=excited@gmail.com href="mailto:excited@gmail.com">Wil</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=melbwireless@wireless.org.au 
  href="mailto:melbwireless@wireless.org.au">melbwireless@wireless.org.au</A> 
  </DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, January 03, 2006 6:19 
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Old Austar 
  Antennas</DIV>
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    <DIV>They are not the solid sat type dishes unfortunally, but look more 
    like:<BR><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" 
    href="http://host219.ipowerweb.com/~freenet-/oscommerce-2.2ms2/catalog/images/ANT-GRID19LN_small.jpg " 
    target=_blank>http://host219.ipowerweb.com/~freenet-/oscommerce-2.2ms2/catalog/images/ANT-GRID19LN_small.jpg 
    </A><BR><BR>Perhaps I should get a look at it and see if its got any 
    markings. Just curious if anyone knew anything off hand. Thanks for the help 
    so far.<BR><BR>All I know is they were installed to get a direct connection 
    to the antenna on the mountian, and look like the supplied pic. Now Hobart 
    gets actual sat coverage, there are oodles of left over ones around. It 
    would be great if they could be made to work! <BR><BR>Cheers<BR><BR><A 
    href="mailto:melbwireless@wireless.org.au">melbwireless@wireless.org.au</A><BR><BR><SPAN 
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    <DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 1/3/06, <B class=gmail_sendername>Steven 
    Haigh</B> &lt;<A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" 
    href="mailto:netwiz@crc.id.au" target=_blank> netwiz@crc.id.au</A>&gt; 
    wrote:</SPAN>
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    style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"><A 
      onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" 
      href="http://www.crc.id.au/galaxy.mpg" 
      target=_blank>http://www.crc.id.au/galaxy.mpg</A><BR><BR>&gt; They work 
      very nicely.&nbsp;&nbsp;You may need to remove all the old electronics 
      <BR>&gt; from the downconverter and just use the passive part of the 
      <BR>&gt; antenna, if it is that model.....some models have just passive so 
      they<BR>&gt; are set to go.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; can someone on 
      list&nbsp;&nbsp;point wil to the movie on modifying the 18dbi<BR>&gt; 
      conifer for an example for him? <BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; 
      Mark<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; Wil wrote:<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;&gt; Does 
      anyone know if its possible to make an old austar antenna work<BR>&gt;&gt; 
      with wifi?<BR>&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt;&gt; They were used in Hobart for a few 
      years because they couldn't get <BR>&gt;&gt; satellite because it was out 
      of the footprint, so if you could see the<BR>&gt;&gt; top of the mountian, 
      you could use a wireless connection to get the TV.<BR>&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt;&gt; 
      They look like parabolic antennas, but not sure if they will work. 
      <BR>&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt;&gt; Thanks for the 
      help<BR>&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt;&gt;------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>&gt;&gt;<BR>&gt;&gt;_______________________________________________<BR>&gt;&gt;Melbwireless 
      mailing list <BR>&gt;&gt;<A 
      onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" 
      href="mailto:Melbwireless@wireless.org.au" 
      target=_blank>Melbwireless@wireless.org.au</A><BR>&gt;&gt;<A 
      onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" 
      href="http://wireless.org.au/mailman/listinfo/melbwireless" target=_blank> 
      http://wireless.org.au/mailman/listinfo/melbwireless</A> 
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      _______________________________________________<BR>&gt; Melbwireless 
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