hotbird 13 east

[crazies]

i have a genuine sky subscription and a spare dish i used to have pointed at c+ package in the days dragon cam used to work
im thinking of getting a skybox f5 or similar and browsing sats.
is 19.2 deg the better 1 or hotbird ?
currently i have it pointed at hotbird but was wondering if 19,2 would be better or not.
i cant discuss my plans but there is really only 1 reason why i would buy a skybox f5 so which sat has the best english packages

thanks in advance

[ramjet]

buy a spiderbox 6000 HD and use a 4 way diseqc switch and lnb rack on the spare dish and use 2 lnb,s to get 13e and 19e, you can also take a feed from the dish pointed at 28e too

thats my advice if you want the most from both of those 2 satellites and a box that will handle them both properly

[crazies]

thanks ramjet i just need something simple like the skybox for now as i can literally lean out the window and move the dish to 19e if i think its worth it
just wondered what was available english speaking on hotbird thats all

[ramjet]

my point about the spiderbox is that it has a set of "extras" that are mainly for 13e and 19e

clearly neither you nor I can discuss these things on here, but there is a valid reason why the spiderbox 6000 HD would be better for you than a cheap and nasty slybox f5

and instead of messing about swinging a dish I would just have 2 lnb,s on one dish and get both at the press of a button, or add 28e to give you 3 , or you could even add 39e onto your existing sly dish to give you 4 in total

sometimes you need to broaden your horizons, and I believe my solution is better than yours in the long run