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Channel 5 in tenerife?
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<blockquote data-quote="trigger" data-source="post: 125315" data-attributes="member: 186777"><p>Ask your installer to tell you exactly what satellites you will recieve and if you will get Horiz or Vert.</p><p>In Lanzarote with a 3.1 Prime focus you get</p><p></p><p>2D Horizontal Only</p><p>2A North and south H + V</p><p>Eurobird S1 Fixed Beam H + V</p><p>2B South H + V</p><p></p><p>2D Vertical - No</p><p>2B North - No</p><p>Eurobird S1 Beam - No</p><p></p><p>In summary BBC 1,2, ITV, Eurosport Yes - Football first, E4, ITV2, 3 No</p><p></p><p>Then Check out <a href="http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/skyuk.html" target="_blank">http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/skyuk.html</a> and <a href="http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/skyuk_chno.html" target="_blank">http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/skyuk_chno.html</a> and you can compare what you will receive.</p><p></p><p>Notes on the dishes. The 3.1M Prime focus will probably have more surface area than the 3M offset (as they usually are 3M tall but only 2.7 Wide). The LNB support etc on the 3.1M do block some signal but the additional size more than makes up for this. The offset ones I have worked with are better in the wind as they are fibreglass and very rigid. The Prime focus (I'm assuming aluminium) are not so good in the wind but if they are lashed down with steel wire correctly they are almost as good. Some of the offset also reflect heat at the LNB which can cause problems (looks like someone has taken a blowtorch to the LN<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />.</p><p>Overall I prefer the Prime focus but ask locally for feedback!</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps</p><p></p><p>Triggs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trigger, post: 125315, member: 186777"] Ask your installer to tell you exactly what satellites you will recieve and if you will get Horiz or Vert. In Lanzarote with a 3.1 Prime focus you get 2D Horizontal Only 2A North and south H + V Eurobird S1 Fixed Beam H + V 2B South H + V 2D Vertical - No 2B North - No Eurobird S1 Beam - No In summary BBC 1,2, ITV, Eurosport Yes - Football first, E4, ITV2, 3 No Then Check out [url="http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/skyuk.html"]http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/skyuk.html[/url] and [url="http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/skyuk_chno.html"]http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/skyuk_chno.html[/url] and you can compare what you will receive. Notes on the dishes. The 3.1M Prime focus will probably have more surface area than the 3M offset (as they usually are 3M tall but only 2.7 Wide). The LNB support etc on the 3.1M do block some signal but the additional size more than makes up for this. The offset ones I have worked with are better in the wind as they are fibreglass and very rigid. The Prime focus (I'm assuming aluminium) are not so good in the wind but if they are lashed down with steel wire correctly they are almost as good. Some of the offset also reflect heat at the LNB which can cause problems (looks like someone has taken a blowtorch to the LNB). Overall I prefer the Prime focus but ask locally for feedback! Hope this helps Triggs [/QUOTE]
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