SKY BOX QUERY

D

dragor786

Guest
My mate has a Sky Digital box and dish which is no longer being used and i am thinking of taking it off his hands.
Before i do this though i would like to know the following if possible

1) can the dish/ box be used to pick up any channels from other countries??
2) what would i need to enable me to do this? (card type, dish positioning etc)

thanks
 
rolfw

rolfw

Believe it when I see it Admin.
Staff member
Joined
May 1, 1999
Messages
38,317
Reaction score
1,633
Points
113
My Satellite Setup
Technomate 5402 HD M2 Ci, DM7000s, Transparent 80cm Dish, Moteck SG2100 DiseqC motor, lots of legacy gear. Meters: Satlook Digital NIT, Promax HD Ranger+ spectrum analyser.
My Location
Berkshire
>1) can the dish/ box be used to pick up any channels from
>other countries??

Yes it can, but it is not very good at it, as it is designed to receive the Sky package and does not have as wide a range of settings as a conventional receiver.


>2) what would i need to enable me to do this? (card type,
>dish positioning etc)

Free to air channels only I'm afraid and the digibox does not have a positioner control facility. You can still pick up quite a bit from the 28.2 Sky digital location that is free to air and free to view with a BBC FTV card.


Rolf
 
Top