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12/9/2007 at 9:18pm
Location: Bolton Lancs Outfit: Outwell Montana 12 berth
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Can anyone recommend a good Dish - we have tried in two different campsites
but can't get our TV to work - not picking up anything apparently- so definately need
to buy something that will actually work.
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Yvonne
12/9/2007 at 9:21pm
Location: None Entered Outfit: trigano chantilly
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are you sure your homed in on the satellite?
12/9/2007 at 9:22pm
Location: Bolton Lancs Outfit: Outwell Montana 12 berth
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NO - we havent got one we have been trying with freeview
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12/9/2007 at 9:26pm
Location: None Entered Outfit: trigano chantilly
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AH freeview and satellite are completely different ,freeview is via your arial ,this is very dependant on area .
we use a cheap argos arial that comes apart and clamp it to a pole and point it around to you get a good picture on normal telly then plug in the freeview box and do a scan.
if your camping in areas with a bad freeview signal you will get very little on your tv.
Freesat is via satellite and your dish has to be perfectly pointed at astra 28.2 east (from south) to get a signal ,you can use your home sky box for this but its not the greatest bit of kit.
12/9/2007 at 9:32pm
Location: Bolton Lancs Outfit: Outwell Montana 12 berth
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Thats sounds very useful and certainly worth a try
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Yvonne
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12/9/2007 at 10:48pm
Location: OLDHAM Outfit: KYHAM XXL Sterling Eccles Emerald
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Maplins suitcase sat. It's awful to line up unless you use an electronic sat finder but they do work. It is only a small dish so there may be problems with far north or abroad where you need a larger dish. Have used ours as far up as Newcastle on Tyne and was fine. ------------- Yesterday is already a dream and tomorrow is only a vision, but today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope.
13/9/2007 at 7:09am
Location: Northumberland Outfit: Lunar Clubman 475-2EK 1998 C-Max TD
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You can buy a satellite finder from Lidl at £3.99. I use it every time and can usually set the system up within a few minutes.
I use the Satellite in a suitcase from Maplins and normally take a spare Sky box and my Sky card from home.
A good place to look for tips is http://www.satelliteforcaravans.co.uk/
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13/9/2007 at 7:15am
Location: Northumberland Outfit: Lunar Clubman 475-2EK 1998 C-Max TD
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Here is the Maplin link
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=217921&source=2001&doy=15m7
You probably have a Maplins nere you.
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13/9/2007 at 11:12am
Location: None Entered Outfit: Wildax aurora
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Got the maplin one and I find it dead easy to line up which is great as I have to switch sats so my misses can watch her spanish TV
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