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<blockquote data-quote="Simba27" data-source="post: 58766" data-attributes="member: 182734"><p>Hi Seamus,</p><p></p><p>I'm a newbie too, but here's my understanding. You have two options:</p><p></p><p>(i) Fit an LNB holder to the dish. This allows you to have two LNBs on the same dish at a different angles, one LNB will pick up signals from Astra and the other from Hotbird. It's driven off a single coax, and you add a "DiSEqC switch" which is controlled by the receiver to automatically select the appropriate LNB for each satellite. (You can't just connect the cables together)</p><p></p><p>(ii) Fit a "DiSEqC motor", this is only slightly more expensive and allows you to move the dish in an arc across the sky and point it at any satellite you want. Again, it's all driven off the single coax cable and automatically controlled by the receiver. Once you've set it up, you just flick channels and the receiver moves the dish to the right satellite.</p><p></p><p>I bought a motor from <a href="http://www.maplin.co.uk" target="_blank">http://www.maplin.co.uk</a> for £60 and I think it was a worthwhile investment. I have the same Lidl equipment as you and can pick up Astra1, Astra2, Hotbird, Eurobird, Hellasat, Thor, Sirius, Nilesat, Amos, the Atlantic Birds, Hispasat and probably a few others I haven't looked for yet. </p><p></p><p>If you have a look at <a href="http://www.lyngsat.com" target="_blank">http://www.lyngsat.com</a> or <a href="http://www.kingofsat.net" target="_blank">http://www.kingofsat.net</a> you will find a list of the satellites that you should be able to get and the FTA stations which are on them. There are so many stations that I've run out of channels on the decoder.</p><p></p><p>Phil.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simba27, post: 58766, member: 182734"] Hi Seamus, I'm a newbie too, but here's my understanding. You have two options: (i) Fit an LNB holder to the dish. This allows you to have two LNBs on the same dish at a different angles, one LNB will pick up signals from Astra and the other from Hotbird. It's driven off a single coax, and you add a "DiSEqC switch" which is controlled by the receiver to automatically select the appropriate LNB for each satellite. (You can't just connect the cables together) (ii) Fit a "DiSEqC motor", this is only slightly more expensive and allows you to move the dish in an arc across the sky and point it at any satellite you want. Again, it's all driven off the single coax cable and automatically controlled by the receiver. Once you've set it up, you just flick channels and the receiver moves the dish to the right satellite. I bought a motor from [url="http://www.maplin.co.uk"]http://www.maplin.co.uk[/url] for £60 and I think it was a worthwhile investment. I have the same Lidl equipment as you and can pick up Astra1, Astra2, Hotbird, Eurobird, Hellasat, Thor, Sirius, Nilesat, Amos, the Atlantic Birds, Hispasat and probably a few others I haven't looked for yet. If you have a look at [url="http://www.lyngsat.com"]http://www.lyngsat.com[/url] or [url="http://www.kingofsat.net"]http://www.kingofsat.net[/url] you will find a list of the satellites that you should be able to get and the FTA stations which are on them. There are so many stations that I've run out of channels on the decoder. Phil. [/QUOTE]
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