Nearly done!

 Hello Woofers!

It's daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret here again!

Busy Busy today! We went out for our walks and today it is chilly and cloudy so it was a good job Old Two Legs got the 'sticking dow2n' done on the caravan. Today it the wiring and stuff.

Now, we have had a puzzling day today.

The 'Instructions' for installing the dome and stuff says in an almost throw a way comment. 'Do not shorten or lengthen the coax cable between the dome and decoder box.

Now, the cable going to the decoder will not go through the ceiling so OTL left that in place, added a couple of connectors and assembled it all.

It wouldn't work. 

So, after a load of fiddling with the controls and getting nowhere OTL disconnected the additional coax, plugged it in and 'Pow!' it worked!

Now, OTL is into radio and antennae and understands things to do with coax lengths and frequencies etc.

After a little thinking OTL reckons the coax length is tied up with the frequency of the transmissions from the satellite and the coax feeder cable has been cut to act as stacked antenna. Stacked meaning a number of resonate antenna giving gain to the incoming signal.

No, I really don't understand it either but just accept that it makes it work! 

So, all day he has been twiddling and fiddling and routing the cable around the bedroom door frame.

In the end it looked OK and now he has to finish off the other bits, get a new battery and tidy up all the tools.

So, there you are, a day of hard work for OTL and a day of snoozing by the front window watching OTL climb up and down the ladder and in and out of the caravan.

I'll bet he sleeps well tonight!

See you tomorrow.

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.

Half Way Done!

 Hi Woofers!

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret here.

Just for a change it's been a sunny day with only a little bit of wind.

This morning we decided that we would play 'Bird Spotting' in the old golf course.

First we found a Wood Pidgeon hiding in the bushes giving his mating call.

Next, we spotted a Collared Dove playing a dancing skipping game with a Male Blackbird!

Now it's my turn to Dosy Doe!

Old Two Legs got to work late morning installing the new satellite thingy on the caravan and had cleaned the patch where the dome was going.

By the time he had finished that it was walkies time!

We carried on the bird spotting bit and first of all found a Robin tweeting away in a tree full of blossom. There were a couple of Long Tailed Tits flying in and out of the tree as well!

Trust me, they are in there and tweeting their tails off!

Over on the marsh we could hear geese but couldn't see them!

Does it count if you can hear them but not see them?

Down on the sea front we spotted a couple of bulk carriers playing a game of 'Chicken'!

Left Hand Down a Bit Mr Philips!

Driving back home OTL saw three Buzzards floating around above the fields. Worth a shot but too far away really for any detail but it was still a good spot!

Look at that Two Legs down there with the camera, let's go and poo on his car roof!

Back home again OTL was working on the caravan wiring getting the new stuff sorted out. He squirted the new super glue stuff all over the dome and left it to dry. We reckon it will be set by tomorrow morning and he can then complete the wiring.

After that's done, we will set up the TV, switch on and 'Boom!' it will fire up and be working!

We hope!

Bye for now!

Luv,

Daisy, Holly, Miss Wendy and Eric de Ferret.