RTE Announce FTA Saorsat service

satwyn wrote: »

i've just bought a hughes ka band from america and hopefully be able to test on a 1.2m and 1.8m precison dish here in north wales no idea as yet if the signal will be receivable or not i have various sat receivers i can use vu az ect

Very interesting to see how you get on. Check the Hughes gear that the depolariser is set to 'left' first - you can see the notch which corresponds to both polarisations.

i will be using the lnb without feedhorn as others have done with good results but not in north wales afaik if i an correct the lnb can be mounted horizontal or vertical

excollier wrote: »

Welcome to boards.ie, Satwyn!

Excollier i managed to get the hughes lnb for $25+ $19 for postage a lot cheaper than the £900 norsat wanted i will post the results here when the lnb arrives will try on an andrews 1.2m first as it will be easier to setup than the precision 1.8m prime focus i don't have a feedhorn but hopefully will work without

Very interesting to see how you get on in Wales,will be watching progress,hope you have good news,best of luck.

dmcdream wrote: »

Combining this with a 2-Way Satellite Splitter, and 24-30 volt DC power supply (as discussed previously); would I have enough to possibly get a Saorsat connection up and running in Belfast?

Probably OK.

dmcdream wrote: »

Could I use a 'standard' (i.e. Ku Band) Multi-Feed LNB bar/holder on a Tooway Dish, to mount LNBs for:

Astra 28.2°E
Hotbird 13.0°E

The one in the installer manual looks like an adjustable multi feed bracket and should be possible to source with a bit of googling. You'll notice that the LNB for 13E is a slimline Alps model because it's so close to the Ka-sat TRIA. A standard LNB is too fat.

dmcdream wrote: »

In regards to a Multi-Feed set-up query I had yesterday, Apogee advised (in a response post), that any STB would need [/COLOR]to have a D1.0 or D1.1 DiSEqC switch. Could someone confirm if this is present on the VU+ 'Duo' and 'Solo' models?

Yes on both.

Before you go to all the effort of getting LNBs, aligning etc what's on 13E or 5W that you want to watch? You realise there is little/no English language content FTA on them?

> as I intend to replicate it on a 98cm Tooway Dish.

As I said in a PM I would get RTE working first and the dish installed before trying to add further LNB's especially if you have never done this before.

>In terms of the streamlined LNB required for Hotbird 13.0°E, I've seen the brand name >Inverto mentioned by several satellite retailers.

The unit you link to does not seem to fit on to the make of dish you linked to previously. You need a make of bracket that suits your dish type.

> only seem to operate with a maximum dish size of 80cm. Do you think I might just be >able to get away with an Inverto ‘Multiconnect’ setup on a 98cm Tooway Dish?

Yes it may work. Dishes not in the centre do not "see" the full dish size anyway as they are not in the centre of the focus of the dish.

>If not, could someone recommend a Multi-Feed LNB bar; which would be compatible >with 'Alps' brand LNBs?

You need a bar to suit your dish rather than LNB. It also needs to have the range to cover all the angles of LNB's you see. As you may not be using the dish in the installer manual you need a bracket that works with your dish. Then you need LNB's that fit your bracket.

>As you can also see beside the LNB alignments above; I intend to be able to watch all >satellite feeds on 2 set-top boxes; with the capacity to also record from Astra @ 28.2°. >Could someone therefore recommend the most suitable type of DiSEqC switch please.

The inverto basic kit you link to is for a single receiver only. It is for 3 LNB's max also. If you intend using 4 LNB's (including the RTE unit) then the switcher is not suitable.

If you want all LNBs on both receivers each LNB (except the RTE one) will need two ports (connectors) and then a switcher capable of two receivers and 8 LNB cables or else two different switchers each capable of 4 LNB's. It's a big ask for a starter.

The RTE signal would need to be split, power blocked and fed into the switcher.

So the inverto basic kit is not suitable and you need to find a bracket that matches your dish. The bracket needs to cover the arc of LNB's you intend installing.

Hi folks,

Great thread, but 96 pages! I read the first half dozen and the last half dozen, but I really need someone to explain something to this satellite peasant.

I have a Sky dish with subscription, and have just also got a Tooway dish from Digiweb for internet, pointing at Ka-Sat 9E. The Digiweb installer mentioned that Saorsat was coming sometime, and that there was an extra RX port on the Tooway which could be wired up to receive it when the time comes.

So, in layman's language. Is this possible? I'd like to ditch my Sky subscription, and combine feeds from the Sky and Tooway dishes, on a single receiver box, with combined EPG, and USB output for recording to external hard disk. Am I completely dreaming? Will this ever be possible?

Or, regardless of the Tooway, should I just get an aerial for Saorview, and go for that Ferguson box I saw on another thread, which seems to do everything I want except it's for one sat feed plus one UHF aerial feed, instead of two sats.

Thanks a mil'.

Sounds like the simplest would be the Sky dish + a new aerial + this box ...

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056284276

rlogue wrote: »

The best bet would be to feed the 9e and 28e feeds into satellite tuner cards on a PC and use either DVBViewer for Windows or mythbuntu for Linux. Not recommended though if you aren't up for a little bit of fiddling to get it to work. Others here recommend using a standard Freesat PVR but this would have to be running in non Freesat mode to work so no EPG on the UK channels.

A few presses switches it BACK to Freesat.

For all Ka-Sat hobbyists out there like myself (although you’re all probably a lot more technically-aware than me I must admit), here’s a web link which you may find useful in setting up a Saorsat installation:

Ka-Sat Finder*

This is a tool used by Tooway,and those brave enough to attempt a self-instal, to accurately determine both ‘line of sight’ angle and modem configuration.

* The link appears to be in 'offline' mode at the moment Where you see the button 'Coordinates', there was another button beside it called 'Map'. It allowed the user to find their long/lat via Google Maps. Hopefully that function will be available again later!

byte wrote: »

That's interesting. I don't think the Humax does this.

On the flipside, does the Sagem allow for simple DiSEqC switching?

Indeed not, I would have hailed the box if it had diseqc switching. As it stands, that feature is one of the few good points about the EPG. It's terribly awkward to use in comparison to something like a sky box. Particularly the navigation of the EPG. At least I haven't found any bugs in using it!

I currently get my internet through Avanti. Is there any way their dish could be used to get Saorsat?

Glenelly My Home wrote: »

I currently get my internet through Avanti. Is there any way their dish could be used to get Saorsat?

no.