Satellite TV
Adie
from in the vicinity of Gib (not in Gib)
I dont know much about this stuff, but will buy the kit myself and fit it -
on apartment roof. Guess is need a dish, dish size, LMB(?), reciever and
cables (coax?).
I'd also like a motorised dish if they are reasonable - does the receiver
move the dish automatically?
Oh, and do i buy a sky card from the UK or can i get it here?
I take it that i can get get Sky from the gib area?
Thanks for any help :)
Luke Croll
>I dont know much about this stuff, but will buy the kit myself and fit it -
>on apartment roof. Guess is need a dish, dish size, LMB(?), reciever and
>cables (coax?).
>
>I'd also like a motorised dish if they are reasonable - does the receiver
>move the dish automatically?
My advice to you on both of those questions would be to get a company
in to fit it. Installation of Sky is very expensive in Spain due to
the massive dish required. That said, if you pick up a copy of the
free newspapers the Euro Weekly News or the Sur in English, you will
find listings of many companies that will install it all for you and
deal with all the paperwork, e.g. Sky cards and the like. You may also
find secondhand equipment advertised in there.
>Oh, and do i buy a sky card from the UK or can i get it here?
You can do both.
>I take it that i can get get Sky from the gib area?
Yes, you can. As I said above, you need a very big dish, as the Costa
del Sol is right on the edge of the satellite footprint. Channels such
as Premiership Plus and C5 will often drop out in the evening and it's
common to lose the picture on all channels in very bad weather.
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Adie
> On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 16:32:39 GMT, Adie <ad...@oh-fuck.com> wrote:
>>I dont know much about this stuff, but will buy the kit myself and fit it -
>>on apartment roof. Guess is need a dish, dish size, LMB(?), reciever and
>>cables (coax?).
>>
>>I'd also like a motorised dish if they are reasonable - does the receiver
>>move the dish automatically?
>
> My advice to you on both of those questions would be to get a company
> in to fit it. Installation of Sky is very expensive in Spain due to
> the massive dish required. That said, if you pick up a copy of the
> free newspapers the Euro Weekly News or the Sur in English, you will
> find listings of many companies that will install it all for you and
> deal with all the paperwork, e.g. Sky cards and the like. You may also
> find secondhand equipment advertised in there.
i'll fit myself, not paying someone to drill a few holes ;)
>>Oh, and do i buy a sky card from the UK or can i get it here?
>
> You can do both.
>
>>I take it that i can get get Sky from the gib area?
>
> Yes, you can. As I said above, you need a very big dish, as the Costa
> del Sol is right on the edge of the satellite footprint. Channels such
> as Premiership Plus and C5 will often drop out in the evening and it's
> common to lose the picture on all channels in very bad weather.
Any idea on the size needed?
Jim Watt
>i'll fit myself, not paying someone to drill a few holes ;)
Its more complicated than that, do not underestimate the wind loading
as depending on your location it can be considerable.
>>>Oh, and do i buy a sky card from the UK or can i get it here?
>>
>> You can do both.
But you get ripped off unless you source it yourself in the UK
--
Jim Watt
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Jim Watt
1. Buy a non-subsidised digibox in the UK
2. Take out a sky subscription, set it up with a minidish and get it
all working in the UK
3. Buy a 1.3m dish locally in Spain with a .6db LNB and mount it very
securely
4. Forget about other satellites keeping only to 28 degrees for there
is bugger all of interest in English elsewhere and shedloads there.
HOWEVER Buy a Spanish DTT box and learn something about
the country you are in.
5. When you have spent a day on the roof trying to point the dish
at the satellite, pay a man with a meter ans spanners who knows
how to do it
6. You will get most things most of the time, CH4 and CH5 can be
difficult and will drop out when it rains, but unlike manchester it
does not rain most of the time and hardly ever in the summer.
7. Leave the minidish and your TV in the UK they are useless in
Spain, unless the TV supports PAL G in any event connect the
digibox with a scart lead. They are cheap enough in carrefour.
Adie
> On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 19:12:50 GMT, Adie <ad...@oh-fuck.com> wrote:
>
>>i'll fit myself, not paying someone to drill a few holes ;)
>
> Its more complicated than that, do not underestimate the wind loading
> as depending on your location it can be considerable.
It's a concrete roof, a Hilti and a few rawl-bolts should do the trick.
Adie
> Adie <ad...@oh-fuck.com> wrote:
[...]
>>I take it that i can get get Sky from the gib area?
> 1. Buy a non-subsidised digibox in the UK
>
> 2. Take out a sky subscription, set it up with a minidish and get it
> all working in the UK
>
> 3. Buy a 1.3m dish locally in Spain with a .6db LNB and mount it very
> securely
>
> 4. Forget about other satellites keeping only to 28 degrees for there
> is bugger all of interest in English elsewhere and shedloads there.
>
> HOWEVER Buy a Spanish DTT box and learn something about
> the country you are in.
>
> 5. When you have spent a day on the roof trying to point the dish
> at the satellite, pay a man with a meter ans spanners who knows
> how to do it
>
> 6. You will get most things most of the time, CH4 and CH5 can be
> difficult and will drop out when it rains, but unlike manchester it
> does not rain most of the time and hardly ever in the summer.
>
> 7. Leave the minidish and your TV in the UK they are useless in
> Spain, unless the TV supports PAL G in any event connect the
> digibox with a scart lead. They are cheap enough in carrefour.
Thanks Jim.
Jimbo
Jim Watt
Depends on your roof, and the type of mount you get.
You need to be cautious of drilling holes in a flat roof as it may
leak when it rains. Generally better to fix to a wall. Although it
does not rain as often as in other places, when it does it can
be very heavy and many buildings have flat roofs which are
troublesome.
Beware that you may find smaller dishes in the shops, some
promising all sorts of channels, however thats the size you
need for these parts.
Its also important to get a sensitive receiver, the current Pace
models are good, the older ones not so.