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  ...well, you don't really need a large one..it all depends where you are going. The further from the UK "footprint" (transmission area) the bigger the dish requirements. Im sure there will be plenty of people who can advise you if you let them know what your intentions are....

You can pick up a standard size 2nd hand dish and LNB for about £5 to £10 at a boot sale which might do the trick..

How huge is it Mizzy ?

As the saying goes:- size doesn't matter, it's how you use it.  LOL

                 Jim

P.S. Mines the small one from Aldi

We bought one from Lidl about 3 yrs ago,graet in our garden,but when we took it anywhere not great.We bought a 60cm last yr to take to France ,it was great.We were watching central news whilst cooking the dinner.Great for evenings.Not one for watching tv when on hols,but it was great for weather and news.We got all uk channels on ours! There's a good link on here about setting up.I'll see if I can find it for you.

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

There you go!!

Quote: Originally posted by mzzy on 06/7/2009

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Yes its 60 cm, but didn't sound that big! lol

He (OH) insists nothing else will work in france (even tho hes never even used one anywhere, lol) been fiddling about all day with it, of course it wont work!!!! Also got one of those finder things so hes going to av another go tomorrow, wish we hadn't bothered now, the things you buy on line when under the influence!!! lol

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Thought it was going to be bigger      We got a 60 cm and works fine in France.

Move the dish slowly and pray, thats what i  do, lol.

Quote: Originally posted by doit on 06/7/2009

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i sufered the same problem - a 60cm dish did not sound big until it arrived through the post! Luckily it was an oval shaped one so it is only enormous from left to right - up and down it is only huge! But easy to get a good signal. Just make sure you peg the tripod down because they can blow over in strong wind, and tighten all the adjuster nuts up too otherwise is will 'spin' in the wind. You only need it to move a little and your lovely strong signal wil vanish! Guess how i know this.....

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Sat dishes bring a whole new world of entertainment

to other campers sat watching the setting up performance.

Don't forget that if your using the sky box signal test page whilst setting up the dish there's a small delay, so if your moving the dish whilst watching the screen you may go past it without realising, use a sat finder as mentioned above, much easier...as I found out!!!

now i have an old 45cm dish thats ok in UK, do I buy a 60cm for the vendee or will the 45 be ok??