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Satellite TV on a ferry How???

  • 25-02-2008 10:08pm
    #1
    Darth Maul
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    HI folks
    I was on a stena line ferry during the week and was suprised to see that during the crossing that we were able to view Sky satellite, ( e.g sky sports was on definately on the sky platform as I seen the search and can banner come up at different occasions), also it was definately live as we were also able to watch sky news.

    So how do they get this to work, was a fairly blustry night and the picture didn't flicker once.
    Does anyone know what kind of system they are using.

    just curious


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  • #2
    Tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,346 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    They are using a gyro system which keeps the dish pointing at the same point no matter what way the ship moves


    Darth Maul wrote: »
    HI folks
    I was on a stena line ferry during the week and was suprised to see that during the crossing that we were able to view Sky satellite, ( e.g sky sports was on definately on the sky platform as I seen the search and can banner come up at different occasions), also it was definately live as we were also able to watch sky news.

    So how do they get this to work, was a fairly blustry night and the picture didn't flicker once.
    Does anyone know what kind of system they are using.

    just curious

    https://satellite.ie/



  • #3
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,172 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Yeah, they're a fine bit of work, those gyro sat systems.

    I know of Barry Electronics who install them.

    Here is an idea of how one might look.
    http://www.seatel.com/?area=products;page=coastal24


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I used to work for Irish Ferries, and they installed them on all the ships in 2005 I think if not earlier.

    When I used to work on the french route, before sat, we had to change the ariel a couple off times to get a signal.


  • #5
    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,172 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    I was on a trawler that had what seemed to be a volume control knob on the wall, but what it actually did was rotate the aerial outside! Another handy little gagdet for sea-farers!


  • #6
    Zaphod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,733 ✭✭✭Zaphod


    Something like this:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9r7gGdss1E


    And how they do it on the Queen Mary 2:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JST0zfzxiTU


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  • #7
    HighlyCooL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 187 ✭✭HighlyCooL


    byte wrote: »
    I know of Barry Electronics who install them.

    my 2cents
    my cousin got a new trawler a few months back (nearly a year ago) barry electronics done all the electrical work and they fitted the sky digital.


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