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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
Satellite Meters and Installation Equipment
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<blockquote data-quote="BM300" data-source="post: 930347" data-attributes="member: 247938"><p>I have tried installing a dish behind a double glazed window for few days during my last visit to London.</p><p>(it rested on a chair facing the window) <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>The signal from a 80cm dish was enough for Astra and Hotbird during a clear day. </p><p>When the dark black clouds came into action followed by heavy rain, the signal was so weak that only few strong transponders remained but with lots of drop outs.</p><p>A 1m dish may have solved the problem, but I did not try it.</p><p></p><p>As for the meter, if you want ro align or fine tune the dish, most of the cheap ones will do the job.</p><p>But remeber that most of these cheap meters are a satellite receiver with a screen.</p><p>They suffer badly in the sun (you cannot see much without shading them (the same as a colour telephone screen).</p><p>The battery also does not last long.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BM300, post: 930347, member: 247938"] I have tried installing a dish behind a double glazed window for few days during my last visit to London. (it rested on a chair facing the window) :) The signal from a 80cm dish was enough for Astra and Hotbird during a clear day. When the dark black clouds came into action followed by heavy rain, the signal was so weak that only few strong transponders remained but with lots of drop outs. A 1m dish may have solved the problem, but I did not try it. As for the meter, if you want ro align or fine tune the dish, most of the cheap ones will do the job. But remeber that most of these cheap meters are a satellite receiver with a screen. They suffer badly in the sun (you cannot see much without shading them (the same as a colour telephone screen). The battery also does not last long. [/QUOTE]
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