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Last year i bought my hubby a portable satelite kit but just could not pick up anything. Does anyone know if there is other ways of getting tv whilst camping, i think i have heard some people use a sky box, if so do you still need the satelite dish? would appreciate any help with this.

thanks

alison 46

Quote: Originally posted by alison46 on 19/2/2012

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Last year i bought my hubby a portable satelite kit...
...some people use a sky box, if so do you still need the satelite dish?

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thanks will have to try it again.

alison 46

We take our Satellite kit, with us to the South of France, set up is easy peasy, although it can be a bit of a black art.

Firstly practice at home, so that you have the confidence, that your system does actualy work.

After that you will find that your Satellite kit, will work anywhere in UK, and most of Europe for that matter.

Having the correct size dish, goes a long way, to making your Satellite kit work, and I would advise, 55cm minimum for UK use, using a Sky box, just keeps things simple, although a FTA or Freesat box, will work much the same.

You could look for campsites with tv connection on the pitch? Good reception and saves taking a dish or arial.

Fred.

full info here

http://www.satelliteforcaravans.co.uk/

would not leave home without it,sky box,sat dish,cables.first time it took me two hours i now set up in 5 minutes.the dish must be vertical (even in scotland as i spotted last week) if you can use a compass it is 140 to 145 degrees.point dish dead south on your compass turn dish really slowly east to 140 deg.you should now have a signal that needs tweaking to get at least 50% bars on your screen.an easy way i was told,on your wrist watch point 12 o'clock dead south and the signal can be found at 5 too 12.keep away from tall trees and walls 6 feet from the dish as these block the signal.one thing i have learned is the top bar (signal strength) comes from turning dish side to side,bottom bar (signal quality ) improves as you move the dish forwards or backwards 10 degrees.

on your sky box remote press

SERVICES next SYSTEM SET UP next SIGNAL TEST .

your screen needs to read about two 50% bars showing / lock indicator OK / network id 0002 / transport stream 07d4

Quote: Originally posted by michael on 23/2/2012

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point dish dead south on your compass turn dish really slowly east.

Tne thing i have learned is the top bar (signal strength) comes from turning dish side to side,bottom bar (signal quality ) improves as you move the dish forwards or backwards

hi vin blanc

would appreciate any help you can give me on this problem.

thanks alison 46

One point not mentioned is that if you are using a non-sky box then it may be set to the wrong satelitte.  Our comag 12v box was set to astra 19.? which picks up the German channels rather than Astra 28.? which receives the English channels. You can change this in the setup menu

PS I always start from the south and move east.  I just thought I was being perverse not wrong wrong wrong!

Quote: Originally posted by alison46 on 23/2/2012

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hi vin blanc

would appreciate any help you can give me on this problem.

thanks alison 46

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thanks vin

alison46