we just take our box from home if you dont just want the free stuff and i have a speaker tripod from a dj shop or even a halogenwork light tripod and a normal dish
theres so many to choose from, you need a dish a set-top box and a lenth of cable.
i purchased a kit from maplins and a freind got his from BnQ his is far better than mine as all his channels were all in order but both picture quality was the same.
i later bought the bush freesat box from argos and have no problems whatso ever,(£30) but its down to what you want ie free to air or paid channels.
also worth bearing in mind where your going to sight the dish and on what,some kits come with tripods
im sure theres 1000's of choices so others will soon be around with there veiws or you can search on forum equipment
I dont have sky as I don't have it at home but I have a freesat kit I got from CPC in Preston and mounted it on a speaker stand. Cost less than £100.00 all in, its mains only however so not good if you want to use it on a rally unless you run an inverter.
Do you wravel abroad or have a reception problem in he area(s) you visit. I have a spare sky box and a dish but have not used for the last year or so as have always had good freeview reception on the TV. Also get a few more channels than Sky "free to air".
we bought a sky dish tripod etc and take the sky box from home after a few failed attempts easy a good compass helps generally look where other dishes are pointing to start off though
here in england there is a quick way to find the satellite needed without a meter and only using a compass.park with an open view south if you can,ie.no tall trees.use the compass to find dead south.using your wrist watch point 12 at south and your satellite with be at five to twelve or 144 degs on the compass.this should get a signal reading and very slight adjustment will set it up fine.
Don't forget the dish may want setting vertically first,with the dish pointing somewhere near the right direction a meter will give you the right angle.Then finding the correct position should be easy.
Only took a few minutes to set up last time,just watch it will take ages next time
Hi its all a matter of how much you want to spend. We have our old sky box, an sky dish and tripod from an upturned rotary cloths drier, all Works very well and for a £13.00 outlay from ebay.
Problem being is where to pitch so to enable line of site with sky in a south eastly direction. I have had mine 2 yrs now and used it twice (always carry ariel though) due to available pitches etc.
I have no problems with my setup. I set it up first in the garden at home to ensure i can get a signal then set the dish in its vertical plane for the UK ( anchester). then its just a matter of left right movement to get a picture once on site 5-10 mins.
Its all secured down with an awning ladder and rock peg.
here in england there is a quick way to find the satellite needed without a meter and only using a compass.park with an open view south if you can,ie.no tall trees.use the compass to find dead south.using your wrist watch point 12 at south and your satellite with be at five to twelve or 144 degs on the compass.this should get a signal reading and very slight adjustment will set it up fine.
I am not sure why you would need a watch as most compasses will have the degrees marked on them. If you have no compass and the sun is not shining then the best thing is to go to the pub until the sun starts to shine!
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