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    Sky box as Freesat box

    Thanks very much Tivu. I've had my new white card so it looks as though I'm all set. John
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    Sky box as Freesat box

    Hi All Please excuse me if this is a silly question but I'm a satellite newbie. I am about to cancel Sky after a long period with them so I will have a Sky dish and a Sky box free. Can I use the Sky dish/box to access Freesat? I understand that Freesat uses the same satellite group as Sky but...
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    Changing to a new satellite

    Thanks for your offer moridark. Very kind of you. However; I took advantage of the lull in the stormy weather this morning. Tweaked the signal from Astra 2a until I had the best signal possible. Then I took a note of the azimuth and elevation. I increased the elevation by 5 degrees and swung...
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    Changing to a new satellite

    What a wonderful forum :) I'm feeling much more confident about the whole thing now John
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    Changing to a new satellite

    Thank you very much rolw. If you can bear with me for a little longer, I've read somewhere that you can use the receiver rather than a satellite signal strength meter to find your satellite. Could you expand on that for me please. The only place I can see a strength and signal quality indicator...
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    Changing to a new satellite

    Hi All Since my requirements are low (at the moment anyway) I've bought a cheap kit from B&Q it consists of a 60cm zone 2 dish and a skyline DSR4000 receiver. I have installed the dish connected up the receiver and managed to get a (low quality) signal from the Astra 2A sat. I did this because...
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    Getting started

    Hi all I'm completely new to all this and I hope I am asking in the right place. I live in Birmingham(UK) and as part of learning Italian I want to view Italian TV. As far as I know they are on Hotbird. I would be viewing them on an ordinary TV and I understand I will need a dish and a set top...
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