Motorised Dish Advice

[wroenaldinho]

Hi All,

im looking into purchasing and installing a motorised dish. I've never used one before so don't know much about them if im been honest. GF has reluctantly let me have one but I doubt she would be happy with a gigantic dish on the house. she will think its the one from only fools and horses.

my question basically is what difference will it make if I get an 80cm dish instead of 100cm. How much difference would it make. Im more interested in Beinsports etc.


Thanks

[maca]

Have a read through the red stickies mate General Satellite TV

http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums/f11/how-install-motorised-dish-42881/

[alienkargo]

I'm in the same boat pal,but I've not told the wife yet!I'm looking at getting a decent box and probably a 1m dish.my mates got an 80cm motorised and says he gets the 3pm matches.Have a mooch about the forum.get the bigger dish too and buy her some flowers!

[wroenaldinho]

cheers guys. they'll never understand, i'm fed up of buying flowers . 80cm and 100cm could be the difference between some dandelions or some roses :/ guess I'll just have to bite the bullet!

[wroenaldinho]

Will an 80cm dish pick up 7w

[digicon]

Will an 80cm dish pick up 7w

Depends on your location really and to be honest a slight drizzle of rain on that size dish would mean losing it altogether, Smallest size i have managed to get it on is a TD88 in the NW England further south and you have a lot better signal margins

[wroenaldinho]

Depends on your location really and to be honest a slight drizzle of rain on that size dish would mean losing it altogether, Smallest size i have managed to get it on is a TD88 in the NW England further south and you have a lot better signal margins

cheers digicon. my location is leeds, would you recommend 100cm then?

[digicon]

cheers digicon. my location is leeds, would you recommend 100cm then?

Always go with the Biggest one you can get away with at least then you stand a fighting chance of picking up the channels you want to watch

[sexysam]

cheers digicon. my location is leeds, would you recommend 100cm then?

I am from Wakefield. I use an 80cm dish and it can get about 8-10 satellites. Only ones I cant get is 7 and 26, the rest as far as 36 e and 30 w, I can get

[wroenaldinho]

I am from Wakefield. I use an 80cm dish and it can get about 8-10 satellites. Only ones I cant get is 7 and 26, the rest as far as 36 e and 30 w, I can get

hi sam

thanks for replying. do you get any signal at all on 7w? do you reckon I will pick it up with a 1m dish, don't really want to go any bigger.

thanks

[wroenaldinho]

is bein sports on 7w or 7.3w. is it the 7w that is a problem with a small dish or both.

[digicon]

Be fair warned you wont get a reliable enough signal on 7? west for the Bein Sports channels on a 1m dish especially if using the official Bein STB

[wroenaldinho]

damn...don't think im going to bother. I'm not getting a bigger dish than 1m.

Thanks