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Derek Redmond became an Olympic legend in 1992 when he completed the 400 metres semi-final in Barcelona despite tearing his hamstring 250 metres from the finish and being helped to the line by his father. After successful stints at basketball and rugby football, Derek now has his own motorcycle racing team which competes in the Hottrax endurance series.

Derek carries his motorcycle in the back of this custom-built transporter which was fitted with just about everything needed apart from a good TV reception system. Now, it’s got that too in the form of a Camos crank-up dish. Good luck Derek and do be careful!!

Our first delivery of Camos’s “Portable Auto Positioning Satellite Antenna” arrived yesterday and I couldn’t wait to see one in action. Taking advantage of our indoor satellite testing area, it took just 10 minutes to unpack the box, check the contents, connect the dish to the controller, the controller to the receiver and the receiver to a TV. Then: switch on, choose Astra 28.2, select the appropriate elevation angle (25 degrees) and watch the dish rise up, scan the sky just twice and lock on for a perfect picture.

This is the most sophisticated of three PAPSA models, with access to lots of different satellites and, as a result, thousands of channels. It comes with a carrying bag and looks really good too!

I think that this satellite TV system will appeal to all kinds of people who want a completely reliable method of accessing TV just about anywhere in Europe – on tests in Spain, the PAPSA picked up BBC and ITV as far south as Barcelona. Boaters, motorhomers, caravanners and truckers can all have a fully automatic satellite system for less than half the price of most fixed automatic models.

This particular version costs £899.99 but the basic model – which is designed to work with the Astra 2 satellite only – comes in at a touch under £700.00.

The first 3 people to order any of the PAPSA models and mention that they’ve seen this blog will receive a 12V receiver complete with USB recording function and selling on our website for £89.99. It’s our product D2348 and you can see it if you click here.

Today we’re installing a Kathrein CAP900 Satellite Dish on a Fifth Wheel trailer built by the Fifth Wheel Company in Denbighshire.

Fifth wheels are common in north America but in the U.K. and Europe they are still a bit of a rarity. One look inside though, especially when the slide-out living area is extended, gives a good idea of the advantages of this kind of set-up. The amount of space really is very impressive and the completely separate bedroom and bathroom reminded me of an American RV. However, there are several advantages over a conventional R.V. For a start, they tend to cost a lot less. Then, there’s the ability to easily unhitch the trailer from the towing vehicle, ease of towing, lower running costs and easier maintenance. Definitely worth looking at!

It was with a little trepidation that we set out our stall at the recent show. We’d been moved from last year’s spot and we didn’t know whether people would be able to find us. So, we put up our biggest flags and put out a little pile of  Multimo satellite dishes.
We needn’t have worried: almost as soon as the doors opened, we were inundated with customers old and new and things remained pretty much like that for the whole six days. According to the organisers, this was the busiest show yet and, judging by the crowds of people that we saw, we have to agree.

Several people were kind enough to bring packets of sweets as requested in last month’s newsletter – Thank you! – and we gave out several thousand catlaogues. We now have so few left that it will shortly become a collectors’ item (which reminds me, I’d better get started on our 2010 model!)