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Thanks for all the comments, will have a play around with it during the week and see what i come up with.

I can't see that Lidl or Aldi would  be allowed to sell a unit that isn't capable of doing the job, i think its just the instructions are not very comprehensive and for someone like me that aint good lol I even need instructions for a can opener!

I have used one of these for 4 years now and the trick as previously stated is small movements of the dish. Adjust the dish so it is just off being vertical and then point the dish to 120 degrees S/W and move the dish sideways VERY slowly in small movements towards 150 degress SW until you pick up a signal. A sat finder does help alot, mine has one built into the sat receiver which omits a tone which gets higher as the signal is picked up and the quality improves.

I tested mine at home first by using my SKY dish as point of reference to ensure that the complete kit did work.

I would also invest in a decent tripod to mount the dish to ensure that it is stable and make sure the dish has a clear view e.g. no caravans or tress blocking its line of sight. The first few times I tried I nearly gave up but now have it set up in about 10 mins.

A bin lid would work, the main thing is the LMB, dont forget theres more than 1 satellite out there, its Astra ur looking for

http://www.ses-astra.com/business/uk/satellite-fleet/28-2E/index.php

Quote: Originally posted by Sterling 1999 on 22/5/2011

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Stick it on eBay then

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Quote: Originally posted by Kevin Massey on 25/5/2011

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I have one identicle to this..... anyone want it for a tenner?.

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I will have it if you give me a tenner,got rid of ours and now use a normal size dish and a tripod with the sky box from home.

Much easier to set up and picks signal up much better.

Andy

Quote: Originally posted by AndyandLynda on 25/5/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by Kevin Massey on 25/5/2011

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I have one identicle to this..... anyone want it for a tenner?.

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I will have it if you give me a tenner,got rid of ours and now use a normal size dish and a tripod with the sky box from home.

Much easier to set up and picks signal up much better.

Andy

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Exactly what I have done in the end

I bought a 'Ross' 60cm dish and didgy box system from B&Q. £25 reduced from £50. I set it up in my garden and it took a long time to figure it out and patience to get it working. I used a small compass and a finder similar to 'Sterlings' (Second reply to this thread). The compass was £1.99 and finder £6, ebay inc postage. I mounted it on a piece of wood 2' x 1'6''. Fastened down with 4 tent pegs.

I took it to Haggerston Castle, Northumberland last weekend and after putting the system together it took me about 20 minutes to get a perfect picture with all the freeview channels. The 'homework had paid off.

If you have not got time to read the instructions properly and lots of patience, buy a very expensive kit or use DVDs. It is not easy.

Fred.