On 18 Nov 2005 15:02:24 -0800, wrote:

| Hi , this is going to sound daft but..
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| I need to keep the heat in (it's cold outside)
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| I need to keep the window open.
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| there is a small 30cm satellite dish on the window sill I need for sky
| digital (the tv reception here is appalling - dreadful - you can barely
| make out the shapes on the screen)
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| This dish is realy really small - unbelievable
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| With the window open , how can I keep the heat out.
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| Are there any really 'heavy' curtains or anything.

| Incredibly, despite the temperature difference it's not *too* bad.
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| I use a sheet of fabric to cover the hole in the wall (light proof
| curtain lining from john lewis).
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| As well as that I draw the curtain.


A sat dish will receive a signal through *plain* glass, but not through
the more modern heat saving glass.

uk.tech.digital-tv is thataway
They know more about sat reception than I do.

--
Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk Sat Ch4, Ch5, only GBP20
http://www.freesatfromsky.com - "what is freesat?" - "view T&C" -
What will I receive "£20 ... one Viewing Card". You will also need
$ky box and dish. List of Channels at http://www.wickonline.com/fta.htm
All BBC & ITV Channels are now FTA and do not need this card.