Updates to this website
17 July 2010 "How to aim your dish" YouTube videos added to the Sky and Freesat main pages
31 May 2010 Minor adjustments to dish alignment instructions using a Humax Freesat receiver.
12 March 2010 Announcement that ITV1 HD will launch as a full channel on 2 April (EPG slot 119 Freesat, 178 Sky)
19 February 2010 Addition of non-Freesat tuning instructions for Humax Freesat boxes.
12 January 2010 YouTube video ('How to fit an F connector') added to the cable connection page.
1 January 2010 This website is now hosted by 1&1 which I hope will result in faster response times and a generally more reliable service
13 November 2009 Freeview reception reports rearranged to make for easier viewing.
2 November 2009 New SkyHD menu system added to the main Sky page.
21 August 2009 Freeview reception reports added to the switchover page.
28 June 2009 Some info added to the FTA page about using a Comag SL12 receiver
25 April 2009 New page outlining the differences between Sky, Freesat and free-to-air.
18 April 2009 Site map updated. 'Why can't I watch the BBC in Spain?' page updated.
26 March 2009 Cautionary note added to the equipment page about the use of a caravan battery to run 12V equipment such as TVs and satellite receivers.
23 March 2009 Launch of the website blog
9 December 2008 Sky's auto power-off nonsense and how to cancel it. See the FAQs page.
5 November 2008 Announcement that Five will join the Freesat channel line-up on Tuesday 18 November.
29 September 2008 Information added to the main Sky, Freesat and free-to-air pages about F connector push-on adapters
10 August 2008 Further information added to the generic free-to-air page
2 July 2008 Freesat - 'Add non-Freesat channels' facility now available on all boxes.
28 June 2008 Extra page added ready to describe the use of generic free-to-air receivers
20 June 2008 Added to the main Freesat page, a comparison with Sky digiboxes of good and bad points.
6 May 2008 Freesat launched - details here
27 April 2008 Latest information about the launch of Freesat.
29 January 2008 Paragraph added to Freesat page about Freesat's use of the Eurobird 1 satellite.
9 January 2008 Main page split into 2 to accommodate the forthcoming launch of Freesat.
21 December 2007 Links to 2 websites that list campsites with WiFi access, also Sky+ screenshots added to main page.
17 July 2007 New report on the emailing page about emailing using the "3" network
24 April 2007 Neat trick added to Other Info page to pick up the BBC1 (red button) pages in southern Europe.
7 November 2006 New page explaining why it isn't easier to get BBC/ITV in southern Europe
10 August 2006 New page explaining what is meant by azimuth, elevation and skew.
30 March 2006 New page giving abbreviated instructions to aiming a dish.
5 March 2006 New page covering the analogue switch-off, due to begin in 2008.
12 January 2006 Warning added to the equipment page about 12v LCD televisions.
12 October 2005 Extra information added to the dish size reports page.
21 August 2005 Extra ITV1 regions added to the ITV tuning page.
21 August 2005 Addition of a note to the FAQ page about how to get E4 following its move to Astra 2D.
7 August 2005 Correction of an omission for which I quite rightly had my wrist slapped by a reader! Ireland added to the compass bearings page.
18 July 2005 Announcement on emailing page re hoax email about the new ICE (In Case of Emergency) scheme. Also extra paragraph on same page about connecting via WiFi.
15 July 2005 This page launched! (One or two historical milestone changes are also included for interest's sake). The page is something of an afterthought; in fact I didn't think of it at all, it was suggested by fellow caravanner Bob Moore so if you find it useful thank him, not me!
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Milestones
2 February 2010 The site has now clocked up three quarters of a million visitors.
6 May 2008 Freesat launched.
12 September 2007 The site has now clocked up half a million visitors.
1 November 2005 ITV1 and ITV2 are now broadcasting clear (without encryption).
March 2005 Quarter millionth visitor to website.
Autumn 2003 Announcement that BBC has removed encryption and is now broadcasting free-to-air.
January 2002 Announcement regarding ITV1 and ITV2 launch on satellite.
December 2001 Website launched for the first time.

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