Free-to air satellite receiving

[Stephen_374341239]

Hi there

Trying to set up. Can anyone confirm if the Astra 2D satellite is the one I need to recieve bbc tv. oes the LMB need to be set as well.Unit is working but all I am piking up is continental programs.

 

[Earlybird]

Stephen you are right but if you go to www.satelliteforcaravans.co.uk it has all the set up on line

William

 

[Lutz]

If you are picking up Continental channels, you're aiming the dish at the Astra satellite 19.2

 

[Stephen_374341239]

Thank you THANK you

Thats saved me hours of frustration.

Kind regards Steve.

 

[JeremyClarksson]

You could also be picking up Hotbird which is at 13 deg East of South - Hotbird has Bloomberg in english on it if you want to be sure which one you are on.

If your reciever has the channels preloaded pick a main channel like BBC1 and wait for the picture, if you are on the wrong satellite you could see strong signal and quality indicators but no picture.

I mentally picture a clockface on the floor with 12 oc being North and 6 oc being south, aim the satellite at 4 oc and very slowly move it south - Astra28 and Eurobird (effectively same satellite) should be the first satellite(s) you come to.

Keep the dish roughly vertical in England (i.e. plate stood on edge)

 

[Stephen_374341239]

You could also be picking up Hotbird which is at 13 deg East of South - Hotbird has Bloomberg in english on it if you want to be sure which one you are on.

If your reciever has the channels preloaded pick a main channel like BBC1 and wait for the picture, if you are on the wrong satellite you could see strong signal and quality indicators but no picture.

I mentally picture a clockface on the floor with 12 oc being North and 6 oc being south, aim the satellite at 4 oc and very slowly move it south - Astra28 and Eurobird (effectively same satellite) should be the first satellite(s) you come to.

Keep the dish roughly vertical in England (i.e. plate stood on edge)

Thank you works great now.