what size satellite?

[beale08]

Does anybody have any idea what size dish i should purchase to be able to reach the hotbird dish?? i heared 80cm is ok?? I live in stoke if thats any help??

[elplicko]

Does anybody have any idea what size dish i should purchase to be able to reach the hotbird dish?? i heared 80cm is ok?? I live in stoke if thats any help??

yes m8 80cm should be fine i live in notts and i got a 70cm and its spot on. hope that helps yer out

[cris808]

80cm is fine for Hotbird 6 (13.0E). A mate of mine reaches it on his zone 2 sky dish.

[beale08]

nice one would you recomend a motorised dish or normal?? if i get a normal mounted dish then will it be easy to point at hotbird??

[yasminandrio]

nice one would you recomend a motorised dish or normal?? if i get a normal mounted dish then will it be easy to point at hotbird??

If you want more options the moto is the way forward for a few extra quid but if its just hotbird and you will not want more sat than mounted is fine... its really up to you, easy to point to hotbird, make show ur mount is plum!!

[beale08]

ok thankyou... as you can see i am very new to all this, so when i eventually order one, how do i go about pointing it to hotbird?? I know i sound dumb, but when talking about satellites i am dumb

[dick b]

go to Satellite Finder / Dish Pointing Calculator with Google Maps | DishPointer.com it will give you all you need if you enter your address it will enable you to put a pointer on your exact location.if using a fixed dish put 13E in the satellite menu if using a motor pick one of the motorised options(the moteck one will suit technomate motors)

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I am in stoke, and i use a motorised Triax TD88 dish. This dish is 88cm, and works very well indeed.