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Anyone tried Maplins 39cm "suitcase" dish ??

  • 10-05-2006 5:24pm
    #1
    Ulsterman 1690
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,242 ✭✭✭


    This looks too good to be true

    http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=48737&TabID=1&source=1&doy=10m5

    The blurb suggests it can get
    ASTRA
    Hotbird
    Sirius
    Hispasat
    Hellasat

    Maybe at the centre of the footprints of each satellite one could but I find it hard to believe that it would get anything but Astra 2 in the UK or Ireland and even that would be a struggle anywhere too far North (or West)

    But maybe someone can prove me wrong ?


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  • #2
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    That looks similar to the system that Lidl had some time ago.

    Personally, I doubt very much that it's much good for anything other than Astra2/Eurobird. I'd say even then, signals wouldn't be very high.

    Handy for camping etc, which is the way it was designed for


  • #3
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    OK for south of england for Sky.
    It works here till it rains. Which is just when you want it :)

    Center of each footprint!

    Forget Sirius utterly!


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