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The one from maplins is absolutely fine, have had one now for about two years. no probliems just a bit fiddly using for first couple of times.

good thing about maplins one is that it comes with a suction attachment that your throw on top of van so the dish is then out of the way, no need to buy a sat finder etc all you need is a compass. the reciever has a facility on it to inicate the signal strengh, as I found out after buying the finder.

all it takes is a little patience and small use of compass I can now lock onto a sat either astra 19e or 28e within minutes of setting up dish on roof , running coax through roof lite or window etc. hope this helps

 you might find the same system cheaper in Aldi or Lidl they have them occasionaly

 through the year, have had mine 3 years no problems at all. ps ebay is a good source if you need this quickly.

CandP could you post link please so i can have a look thank you

i have a full kit for sale due to a full update on my system.email me through the site if interested.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=48737

Quote: Originally posted by steve6898 on 18/9/2009

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CandP could you post link please so i can have a look thank you

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When u do get sorted with dish have a look at these sites

another member has just posted them on seperate thread , they are brilliant especially the second one (dish pointer)

We bought this :

http://www.satgear.co.uk/Satgear_Portable_78cm_Satellite_kit_with_Easyfind_Receiver.html

It's really easy to set up. Even OH, bless him, can do it on his own  Finding the satellite position takes 2 secs as it has a little led that is red then flashes orange then goes green when sorted ! OH got to watch the England footy game on ITV in the Vendee 2 weeks ago and was ecstatic ! Worth every penny !

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