sonnetpete
Grumpy Old Retired Moderator and quiz inquisitor..
- Joined
- Dec 13, 2008
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- Age
- 73
- Website
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- My Satellite Setup
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Laminas 1.2M fibre dish with an IBU, on a Clarke Tech USALS motor, covering 57E - 24.5W to an Octagon SX88. Displayed on a 20" Dyon LED TV.
Seperate 80 cm dish on 28E with a Humax Freesat for SWMBO.
Free Sat V8 meter. Sony Bravia 46" LCD, Sony BluRay and Home Cinema.
- My Location
- Normandy, France
My old Satlink meter turned it's toes out earlier this week so a replacement was sought. I was looking for a S2 meter but was struggling to find one for less than £100. Then I came across this :
https://www.amazon.co.uk/FREESAT-Di...&keywords=freesat+v8+digital+satellite+finder
Quite cheap and on an afternoons testing it seems to do the job. Additionally it has an HDMI out socket. I purchased it through Amazon.fr.
Plans : My motorised dish will remain mothballed (though not literally) over this winter. There has been a suggestion that we need the trees surrounding the property felling. You might guess I'm supportive of this..So next year I'm considering putting the large dish on a ground mount next to the 'conservatory'...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/FREESAT-Di...&keywords=freesat+v8+digital+satellite+finder
Quite cheap and on an afternoons testing it seems to do the job. Additionally it has an HDMI out socket. I purchased it through Amazon.fr.
Plans : My motorised dish will remain mothballed (though not literally) over this winter. There has been a suggestion that we need the trees surrounding the property felling. You might guess I'm supportive of this..So next year I'm considering putting the large dish on a ground mount next to the 'conservatory'...