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PersonJTQU
17/7/2012 at 5:10pm
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I am very happy with my dish assembly with its integrated tripod. Nice and stable so nearly impossible to tumble against the van or car. Folds flat and goes in a holdall. It is based on a Triax 54 cm dish and with our Humax decoder works down in the French Pyrenees.

http://shop.satelliteonline.co.uk/fast-finder-portable-satellite-dish-kit-330-p.asp


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I have a domestic sky dish that was £15, this included dish, quad LNB, mounting bolts, and a 10m cable - I've combined this with a cheap disco lighting stand that was about £12 from Maplin - old Sky box that was £5.00 and all sorted.

I have my Sky box under one of the front seats, wired in via long scart lead to my tv, which uses a magic eye to control it.

The sky aerial cable is routed out via my battery box and works brilliantly!

David

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PersonSlow Laner
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Quote: Originally posted by davidmbell on 17/7/2012


I have my Sky box under one of the front seats, wired in via long scart lead to my tv, which uses a magic eye to control it.
David
Can you record one channel and watch another with this set up then?


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Quote: Originally posted by Slow Laner on 17/7/2012
Quote: Originally posted by davidmbell on 17/7/2012

I have my Sky box under one of the front seats, wired in via long scart lead to my tv, which uses a magic eye to control it.
David
Can you record one channel and watch another with this set up then?
No, its a very basic sky box, without a HDD in (ie not Sky Plus).

But if I had a Sky "Plus" box, and an extra lead (record one and watch one needs two leads from the dish) AND also pay Sky £10 a month, then I could...!

I leave the recording to my HD box at home and catch up when I get back.

David


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 Thanks David


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Personmichael
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what about a folding dish?

http://www.satellitesuperstore.com/caravan-satellite.htm



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I brought a Rockdale folding dish yesterday from maplins,rather heavy and comes in a big case, which I don't intend to use, no lnb but you can pick them up cheap enough, but seems very sturdy and was only £39.99 , got mine from Barnstaple store


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We have the Rockdale folding dish from Maplins for £39.99, (most places sell them for £129.99), and it is good piece of kit. Gives 100% on both signal and quality strength.

You need a length of cable as well as an LNB.

Whether to use the case or not is a personal choice, but I like the fact that the receiver, cable etc. all fit inside the case with the folding dish and tripod.

Griff



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