How to Align a Sky / Freesat Satellite Dish

http://www.tvtrade.ie/satellite-dishes.html How to align a sky or freesat satellite dish

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[green3gg]

Thanks for the video. Good tip on using pre-tuned channels for lo-tech dish align. This worked for me: set TV on to pre-tuned channel (Xoro receiver from tvtrade), turn volume up, set up home phones on speaker call: one by TV, other out to dish. Move dish until you hear it tune in. :)

[tvtradedave]

@green3gg very inventive, good idea, well done.

[Alexboooom]

hi there...i have a very old satellite dish witn one ''eye'' (lnb) facing it for 12+ years now...it was along with an analogue receiver..i haven't used it for longggg, maybe 10 years, can i connect this dish to a new digital receiver or do i have to add something more? thnx in advance

[tvtradedave]

@Alexboooom you might be albel to, it depends on what satellite it was pointed to. If you know someone that has a free to air receiver, get a lend of it and plug it in and see what happens. If you get the UK free to air channels, then you just need to buy your own box and it should work ok.

[Alexboooom]

@tvtradedave i will give it a try...thnx for ur reply...also i would like to know if i can add a 2nd lnb, cause i have only one...is it possible? i remember with this one lnb and analogue i was pointing to astra satellite....do i need a 2nd lnb if i want also for hotbird? soon i will see the results and let u know...

[tvtradedave]

@Alexboooom you'll need a seperate LNB..... you'll need to get a special holder to allow 2 lnbs to be used on 1 dish, in fact you may need to change dish also to facilate this also.

[hotlips4000isback2]

@tvtradedave

Yeah, i understand the shipping costs, that's just the way it is, and i will convert the prices online. ;)

e something that i like and it's good quality & value. ;)

[tvtradedave]

@hotlips4000isback2 You will find us very competitive. We operate a very low cost online model that is pretty much unmatched in ireland, not sure how we compare to the UK. We do deleiver to the UK but the shipping is 20 euros. Shipping can't be helped, costs are out of our control. Visit the website to see the prices in euros and then use something like xe.com to convert to pounds sterling.

[hotlips4000isback2]

@tvtradedave

I'm not in Ireland, I'm in South East London! ;) Either way, i will go for a 60cm dish, to get the best signal possible.And i do prefer the perforated type dish as they blend in more and cause it does get quite windy where i am, at least it won't be moving! ;)

I assume you sell what i need for a good price on you're site?:)

Do you deliver to the UK and how much are the installation packs in Pounds?

[tvtradedave]

@hotlips4000isback2  43cm dishes are not great in ireland.. Really need to be looking at 60cm upwards. There are pros and cons with both perforated and solid dishes, the main one being that solid ones have no hold in them and are prone to shift position in windy conditions and then need to be re-aligned. If you are not alergic to shopping online, best to get the perforated on in my opinion:-)