Sky + Freeview

[LoMax]

Hi All,

A friend of mine was asking me can he add a freeview box onto his Sky dish and what extra channels he can get?

Could somebody tell me what you can do with a Sky setup for more channels. He want to keep his Sky sports but would like extra channels.

Can you add an extra freeveiw LNB onto the dish...Is this possible?

Thanks

 

[Analoguesat]

You are getting your terms mixed up!

Freeview = dtt via the aerial.
Freesat = free channels via satellite dish
FreesatfromSky =free channels for one off payment of 20 quid to sky for half a dozen extra channels (Fiver / +1 Five USA / + Sky 3)

Its not possible to fit a Freeview box to a satellite dish

If he wants to keep his sports then he has already got access to all the Freesat channels.

 

[LoMax]

Ok thanks,

I thought I came across something on this forum before about adding an extra Lnb to a Sky dish to pick up 19E or maybe Im wrong?

 

[Analoguesat]

Thats something different!

 

[LoMax]

Ok thanks,

I thought I came across something on this forum before about adding an extra Lnb to a Sky dish to pick up 19E or maybe Im wrong?

Am i confusing this with Astra 1 and Hotbird?

 

[LoMax]

Thats something different!

Ahh...so you can do something

Tell me more, tell me more

 

[Lazarus]

Ok thanks,

I thought I came across something on this forum before about adding an extra Lnb to a Sky dish to pick up 19E or maybe Im wrong?

In general terms, its possible to fit extra LNBs to Dishes to get additional Satellites - but even to get another strong Satellite like 19.2E you'd need (probably) at least a 60cm Dish as an offset LNB isn't as efficient as one at the focal point.

What attracts you to 19.2E?

If you want to sample the delights of multi-Sat, then Hotbird at 13E probably provides a wider range of stuff.

It would actually be easier to acquire another small Dish/LNB to play around away from 28E.

 

[LoMax]

In general terms, its possible to fit extra LNBs to Dishes to get additional Satellites - but even to get another strong Satellite like 19.2E you'd need (probably) at least a 60cm Dish as an offset LNB isn't as efficient as one at the focal point.

What attracts you to 19.2E?

If you want to sample the delights of multi-Sat, then Hotbird at 13E probably provides a wider range of stuff.

It would actually be easier to acquire another small Dish/LNB to play around away from 28E.

There is no attraction to 19E...I just thought it would be easiest to pick up using a sky dish! Im probably wrong again

I know nothing about Sky so just wanted to find out what options there are with the sky dish?

 

[Analoguesat]

To be honest you are better off picking up a scrap Sky minidish off the side of the road or out of a skip & tinker with that - its much easier to fabricate a temporary mount than to lash up extra lnb's.

Also buy a cheap free to air box

BTW - Aldi are selling cheap kits for about 50 quid this weekend. The dishes arent up to much but are ok for experimenting with.

 

[Lazarus]

Good point about the Aldi kits.

Lookie here http://www.satellites.co.uk/satelli...-system-aldi-30th-august-09-a.html#post861969

 

[LoMax]

Thanks guys...I'll recommend this for a starter.