presently have roof arial fitted but now interested in satellite any advice on reasonably priced systems which can be used by inexperienced people and achieve good pictures
I would suspect Ebay would be a good place to start
There are self contained units that do the lot.
For me If theres something on that I really have to see while Im away then I have a 50cm dish i bought in the US. Its fixed to a pole with the elevation pretty much set to my van. I have a small pole with three big suckers that stick to the side of the van and either using the sun or a compass I find due south, connect up the signal meter I got from ebay for a tenner and swing the dish east untill I hit a decent signal which is usually Hotbird and a few degrees more east and you will find the Astra Satellite, again a whopping signal.
Go on ebay sat tripods....dish coax tripod f connectors £40ish compleat, sat finders about £5 if you work in a largish compay put a note on notice board for a box someone always has one in a cupboard for a tenner. Ring Sky ask for a freeview card £20 dont buy this on ebay dozy sods are paying £30 for a used one,as you can see £75 will set you up
Go and have a look at the Maplins store on line,they are selling a portable satellite system in a suitcase, it comes with eveything you need, ie. you don't have to buy any extras unless you wish to do so, its brand new, comes with the relevant warranty (which you will not get if you buy anything off ebay!!!! unless its from a dealer) at the moment the cost is £69.99, i have actually seen the item work on a caravan next to me, and i must admit i was rather impressed by the product. I think i will put it on my wish list for my 60th. next month!!!
Lidle is where I got my suitcase kit. I use it in my office and get approx. 20 free view channels. Excellent pictures and no extra cost. They always repeat their offers. good luck.
I bought mine a couple of years ago from Lidl for £55. It comes in a plastic suitcase and has a 240/12 volt box and acompass attachment for the sat dish that enables you to point it in the right direction for whichever satallite you are searching in whatever country.
I have used it in central France and got around 100 freeview channels including all the BBC and ITV regional programmes - My wife was able to watch Emmerdale every night in Auverne!
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Topic: SATELLITE TV
