Recent content by smokeyone

Thanks very much for the advice. I have never had a Sky sub so will have to order up a card from the Sky website. Seems the easiest/cheapest option unless I had a giant dish - which is a no no....

I visit about five times a year for around a week so it's not worth spending serious cash. However I have the sky box already and was quoted for installing an 85cm dish around £45 inclusive plus cable/clips/plugs etc - £45 incl the dish so not a big outlay. I gather I need to purchase a sky card...

I have access to a holiday flat but with no telephone line so no internet connection. It's a small town near Poznan a couple of hours from the German border. Sticking with a 1m dish any worthwhile channels that I could pick up.

Thanks for the suggestion but what I am I likely to pick up from astra 2a/2b or maybe eurobird....

Hello I would value the forum opinion on whether it is worthwhile taking my old skybox (no subs) to Poznan in Poland and connecting up either an 85cm or 1m dish to receive Astra 2a & 2b. I know I cannot receive 2d without a giant dish so no BBC or ITV. Suppose I could receive Skynews/BBC World...

Just reporting back - took me about six attempts to get the proper bbc 1 hd working but found it in the end. Thanks again.........

Thank you both for the help. I'll give the scanning a go and report back. Cheers

I have a technomate 6800hd receiver - perhaps someone could help explain why when the beeb say the programme is also available on bbc hd and I switch to bbc hd the programme showing is never the one mentioned. Thanks

Thanks very much for the info

Thanks very much for the tip.............

Hello Just checking please but am I correct in thinking that whatever receiver I purchase I will need a card to pick up channel 4 & 5..... Also is there a receiver that will pick up Discovery & Nat Geographic without me signing up to Sky. Thanks

Cheers Thanks very much for the info......

I wonder if someone could assist with a favour please. Do you know where I can find the instructions for the actuator - the wiring diagram is inside the cover plate but I seem to think I need to fiddle with the reed switches or have I got my wires crossed. Thanks very much

Just using a cheapo meter-the needle goes right up with my hand close to the dish. False reading must be the answer. Cheers.

Hello For those of you who read the forum a lot I have had loads of fun setting up a triax dish. Not wishing to leave well enough alone I have been fiddling again and by chance found out that if my hand is between the lnb and the dish the signal is stronger - closer my hand gets to the dish the...