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I have a Humax HDR Freesat box in Spain. But I set up with postcode, software update, etc in UK before I took it to Spain. It's brilliant.

Some rain and quite windy, but so far not had any really stormy weather while I have been there. Did get a poor reception message once, and some odd behaviour (picture scrambling every second or so) but reboot of Humax box sorted it, so don't think that was weather related. We are beneath...

Finally got my Humax box to Spain. The 80cm dish is fine where I am (on the coast between Tarragona and Barcelona) - I get all the Freesat stuff, including BBC HD, and if I manually tune, a lot of other, (more or less useless) channels. The postcode input seems just to re-order the channels to...

OK, sounds like my mental picture was somewhat dumb; postcode selection is not a way to improve signal. Installer seems pretty confident about 80cm and I have challenged him on that a couple of times, so if it is not sufficient he will have to change it. I will post again in January, let you...

OK, sounds like my mental picture was somewhat dumb; postcode selection is not a way to improve signal. Installer seems pretty confident about 80cm and I have challenged him on that a couple of times, so if it is not sufficient he will have to change it. I will post again in January, let you...

My flat is in Calafell, near El Vendrell, which is on the coast, N of Tarragona, S of Barcelona. My installer, who is local, says 80cm should be big enough (I think he installed some of these for Sky users). I hear that further south you need 1m or even bigger, but he reckons for us 80cm is...

My flat is in Calafell, near El Vendrell, which is on the coast, N of Tarragona, S of Barcelona. My installer, who is local, says 80cm should be big enough (I think he installed some of these for Sky users). I hear that further south you need 1m or even bigger, but he reckons for us 80cm is...

I just purchased a Humax Foxsat HDR. I am planning to take it to Spain shortly. I note that I have to enter a postcode during set up, and apparently this affects which satellite transponders are selected in order to obtain regional programming. I am more concerned about getting the best...

I just purchased a Humax Foxsat HDR. I am planning to take it to Spain shortly. I note that I have to enter a postcode during set up, and apparently this affects which satellite transponders are selected in order to obtain regional programming. I am more concerned about getting the best...

Sorry sorry sorry PaulR - I meant to say Freesat, not Freeview. My brain is getting a bit befuddled by all this stuff. I have a roof terrace, with 1.5 m wall around. However I might have to mount dish a bit off the floor to ensure line of sight of the satellite (I am assuming that is...

I have just bought a flat in Calafell (a few k north of Taragona). The map suggests I could get away with 1.5m dish for Freeview - could anyone confirm if that is the case?