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I am off to Camping de la Ravoire, Annecy in France. Can anyone who has been to this campsite tell me what size dish is required for a Sky top box.

Thanks

John

John

A 60cm dish is generally OK for most of France. I have used that size dish half way across Germany. We now have an 85cm dish as we tend to go further East. If you look at David Sullivan's website www.satelliteforcaravans.co.uk he has a section where people post in and say what size dish they used at certain locations in Europe. He also has charts that plot dish size geographically. Obviously a bigger dish gives you more options if at a later stage you decide to travel to Germany or Italy. A useful tip is to buy one with a folding LNB arm as it makes storage and use easier.

David

Taken from the site David Linked to. Geneva is pretty close to Annecy so I am hoping my 56cm dish will be ok in Doussard.

Excénevex, on Lake Geneva (Sophie Lichfield)
We have excellent reception on all channels just with a standard perforated mini-dish. The only times we have problems is in heavy rain when the picture pixelates and freezes.

Morzine, Haute Savoie (Bruce, surname not given)
I am receiving full cover from a PACE box and 60cm dish in MORZINE in the Haute Savoie

I use an old domestic Oval Mini Dish 43cmx53cm with my old Skybox and new HD Skyplus Box [this year]. This year we went across Eastern France to Alsace - Haguenau then South to Ornans. Last year Chamonix Mont Blanc and South as far as Carcassonne. Good reception everywhere we have been in France including West coast down to Bordeaux. The small dish never let us down.

This year we bought a SLX Sat finder from B&Q Dover £14.98 and this speeded up setup with the new Sky+HD box.

I mount the mini dish with a long lead on an old camera tripod so that I can move it around, compass also helps before pitching to avoid possible obstacles.