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30/4/2023 at 10:19pm
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I have a old Humax freesat box and a small T.V. I plan to use in my folding camper. I need a dish with tripod legs. Is that all i need? Is it that simple?
And can anyone recommend a dish with legs at a budget price?

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We use a satellite system, but I have never heard of a dish with tripod legs. We have a separate tripod which folds, the dish attaches to this. We take our Sky box from home.


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I have a dish that has folding tripod legs that stands a ground level but the company are no longer trading.
saxo1


01/5/2023 at 9:23am
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We now stream TV via firestick tethered to our phone but when we used to use satellite, we had a standard small dish, the same as the sort sky used to fit, and a separate tripod.

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One tripod here.   https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Large-Satellite-TV-Dish-Tripod-Mount-Stand-Camping-Cara........

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01/5/2023 at 10:20am
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The trouble with that type of tripod is the legs don't appear to be separately adjustable so it has to be on level ground, it can make it difficult to align the dish if it isn't level.
saxo1

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01/5/2023 at 11:27am
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I use a flat dish and tripod similar to this one https://www.reimo.com/en/camping-shop/camping-tv-satellite-and-multimedia-systems/kathrein-satellite-systems/11288/antenna-set-hds-166?c=1130

Being flat there is less risk of damage


01/5/2023 at 4:35pm
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Quote: Originally posted by birdman101 on 01/5/2023
One tripod here.   https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Large-Satellite-TV-Dish-Tripod-Mount-Stand-Camping-Cara........



Yes thats what im looking for, dish, stand all together.


via mobile 01/5/2023 at 5:38pm
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Quote: Originally posted by billy shielstock on 01/5/2023
Quote: Originally posted by birdman101 on 01/5/2023
One tripod here.   https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Large-Satellite-TV-Dish-Tripod-Mount-Stand-Camping-Cara........



Yes thats what im looking for, dish, stand all together.



Note this is the tripod only as stated

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01/5/2023 at 6:42pm
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we use a satellite dish on a tripod,it came with its own decoder pre set for all uk channels. we bought it from satgear https://www.satgear.co.uk/?gclid=CjwKCAjwxr2iBhBJEiwAdXECw02he5aC_kamqYryACFcfHWxD........

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01/5/2023 at 8:10pm
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Quote: Originally posted by raohno on 01/5/2023
we use a satellite dish on a tripod,it came with its own decoder pre set for all uk channels. we bought it from satgear https://www.satgear.co.uk/?gclid=CjwKCAjwxr2iBhBJEiwAdXECw02he5aC_kamqYryACFcfHWxD........



Thank you, can you tell me what one you bought.


03/5/2023 at 9:15pm
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yes , we bought the basic suitcase kit, sk35-0, and added a tripod to the kit as our van has ribbed sides the suction mount only worked on the roof, a table (that would need strapping down)or a window or windscreen which is no good if the pitch your on faces the wrong way!. we had the dish up on the tripod in Cornwall during a storm with additional 3 guy ropes and pegs in the legs and it was fine.

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