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<blockquote data-quote="dvmedia" data-source="post: 116385" data-attributes="member: 193651"><p>Basically I find my sats the hard way, I have no satellite meter.</p><p></p><p>A good old compass I got for Xmas and knowledge of that kind of thing <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I do have an analogue stb I hook up, to easily locate 19.2e, 13e and 16e.</p><p></p><p>Astra 28.2e - An unusual one this, only ever been able to get about 60% quality.</p><p>Astra 19.2e - Signal Quality about 80%</p><p>Hotbird 13e - Signal Quality about 50%?</p><p>Eutelsat 16e - Signal Quality about 40%?</p><p>Thor 0.8w was a VERY good analogue pic with hardly any sparklies before it disappeared last year <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/sad.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Sad :(" data-shortname=":(" /> Damn i miss that, they had loads of English stuff with Scandanavian sub's...really good stuff like "24"!</p><p></p><p>5w should be ok, according to analoguesat's site it is a VERY strong signal, and is aimed at france... Just as long as all my equipment is S*caM compatible it should be ok <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I intend to get another dish (probably a minidish?) to go on the same post directly underneath the existing dish. The minidish could be permanently fixed on 19.2e whilst I move the bigger dish/or leave it on 13e.</p><p></p><p>I will show you that you can get satellite TV for nearly nothing, this is what I paid:</p><p></p><p>- Satellite dish - Free (on a summers day I wandered round houses with old analogue sky dishes and asked if they wanted to get rid of them for a price. One person agreed I could have his for free, so i returned with a ladder and removed it).</p><p></p><p>- 2 Analogue sat boxes - one free from house clearance, the other free from my uncle.</p><p></p><p>- Satellite coax cable - 2x10Meter £5 each from Argos</p><p></p><p>- Nearly new silver pace Sky digibox for £20 (I put an ad in the paper requesting one)</p><p></p><p>- The weather station post - Free. was my Dads</p><p></p><p>- Nuts bolts, etc. - All free from my dads garage <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Just goes to show you don't need £1000's of pounds of motorised sat equipment, FTA boxes, cams, cards, big 1.8mb dishes, etc. to enjoy a bit of foreign telly. </p><p></p><p>Although admittedly all I have is an analogue stb and a Sky digibox, so for ease of use, I need to get a PROPPER digital satellite box from someone like Comag or Echostar. Cos using "Add channels" is a bit fiddly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dvmedia, post: 116385, member: 193651"] Basically I find my sats the hard way, I have no satellite meter. A good old compass I got for Xmas and knowledge of that kind of thing :) I do have an analogue stb I hook up, to easily locate 19.2e, 13e and 16e. Astra 28.2e - An unusual one this, only ever been able to get about 60% quality. Astra 19.2e - Signal Quality about 80% Hotbird 13e - Signal Quality about 50%? Eutelsat 16e - Signal Quality about 40%? Thor 0.8w was a VERY good analogue pic with hardly any sparklies before it disappeared last year :( Damn i miss that, they had loads of English stuff with Scandanavian sub's...really good stuff like "24"! 5w should be ok, according to analoguesat's site it is a VERY strong signal, and is aimed at france... Just as long as all my equipment is S*caM compatible it should be ok :) I intend to get another dish (probably a minidish?) to go on the same post directly underneath the existing dish. The minidish could be permanently fixed on 19.2e whilst I move the bigger dish/or leave it on 13e. I will show you that you can get satellite TV for nearly nothing, this is what I paid: - Satellite dish - Free (on a summers day I wandered round houses with old analogue sky dishes and asked if they wanted to get rid of them for a price. One person agreed I could have his for free, so i returned with a ladder and removed it). - 2 Analogue sat boxes - one free from house clearance, the other free from my uncle. - Satellite coax cable - 2x10Meter £5 each from Argos - Nearly new silver pace Sky digibox for £20 (I put an ad in the paper requesting one) - The weather station post - Free. was my Dads - Nuts bolts, etc. - All free from my dads garage :D :) Just goes to show you don't need £1000's of pounds of motorised sat equipment, FTA boxes, cams, cards, big 1.8mb dishes, etc. to enjoy a bit of foreign telly. Although admittedly all I have is an analogue stb and a Sky digibox, so for ease of use, I need to get a PROPPER digital satellite box from someone like Comag or Echostar. Cos using "Add channels" is a bit fiddly. [/QUOTE]
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