with the astra 2 satellite footprint changing does anyone know what size dish we will need to get signal at La Tranche sur Mere.
Have the chance of an 800mm one
Thanks in advance
Have the chance of an 800mm one
Thanks in advance
Satellite dish size
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I spend a lot of time inland from La Tranche and have a normal UK Sky dish so the 80cm one should be adequate.
Thanks Paul we have always had the Maplin small suitcase kit but I had heard things changed this year,I'll get the 800 one
Regards
Regards
It very probably won't now. With the footprint change earlier this month a 60cm might work, a 80cm gives a better chance but is more difficult to align.PaulT said:
Note that a standard Sky dish is designed to only just work in the England and Wales - equiv to 43cm - but a bigger Zone 2 dish - equiv to 55cm - is required in the borders, Scotland, and parts of Ulster.
For information - I've just got back from Royan and my 80cm dish worked perfectly. In fact, I couldn't tell any difference from last year.
PaulT said:
Paul which site are you at as next Monday we will be Bois Soleil, I am hoping my 60 cm dish will do.
Les
Is mine big enough?.I have a 80 cms sat. dish and a Sky HD+ box, in years gone bythis set up has been hassle free as far south as Barcelona.With the changes to the Astra footprint will i be wasting my time carting the kit to theFrench Pyrenees? On the plus side it would free up more space for the red stuff if the kit was left behind ! Any thoughts Cheers
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Sorry I haven't replied before as I left for France last Saturday and have only just seen this post. I will have a look down there when we get back in July, my dish is a bit iffy as it has taken a few knocks and got a few dents in.
Les
Les
We should be alright then as we are at La Mothe-Achard ,they have a quad LNB and in holland our friends and us shared the dish as he had forgot to bring his LNB lol
Have a great time Les
Have a great time Les
DeliDave_ said:
It have a quad LNB and a friend of mine is sharing it. His dish is 55cm he can get Sky programmes but not channels 1,2,3,4,5.
I am not to happy at the moment as 10 minutes ago I ran out of Brandy, roll on tomorrow so I can get some more. :woohoo:
Les
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Last year with an 80cms dish we got BBC 1 and 2 and Itv but further south east in Southern Austria nothing but 4 English speaking programmes on Sky. We find you can get better reception with Sky Plus Box so we will not take the HD Box this year. We will load up with plenty of DVD's and watch Austrian TV Orf 1 and 2 on which we can see Formula 1 on the normal caravan aerial.. Shame they had to move the foot print.
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