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RTE Radio in Canary Islands

  • 24-01-2011 2:26pm
    #1
    JaneAusten
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 ✭


    As far as I can see RTE Radio 1 is only on Eurobird 1, (RTE site mentions Hotbird) and should be receivable in the Canaries. Anyone have practical experience of what dish size is required? I know I can look at coverage diagrams, but wondering if anyone here has real-world experience?


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  • #2
    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    My one time in the canaries they had massive dishes to receive Astra 2D (for BBC and RTÉ). 2.4 meters is what the barman said it was. Not surprising as it was huge.


  • #3
    Greenman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,962 ✭✭✭Greenman


    JaneAusten wrote: »
    As far as I can see RTE Radio 1 is only on Eurobird 1, (RTE site mentions Hotbird) and should be receivable in the Canaries. Anyone have practical experience of what dish size is required? I know I can look at coverage diagrams, but wondering if anyone here has real-world experience?

    Do you have internet? If so then think about going down the internet radio route.

    Much written here http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056107919&highlight=Internet+radio

    If you do something let us know.:)


  • #4
    craoltoir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 781 ✭✭✭craoltoir


    RTÉ Radio One was available on Hotbird up to 31 December 2009, when the service was discontinued.


  • #5
    colm ross
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭colm ross


    JaneAusten wrote: »
    As far as I can see RTE Radio 1 is only on Eurobird 1, (RTE site mentions Hotbird) and should be receivable in the Canaries. Anyone have practical experience of what dish size is required? I know I can look at coverage diagrams, but wondering if anyone here has real-world experience?
    hi.rte radio and newstalk can be got on a 80cm dish on the costa blanca. i would think a 1.4 would get them in the canaries. not positive though.


  • #6
    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    Somebody should tell all those with the massive dishes that they over compensated so.

    The Canaries are quite a distance from Spain and Portugal.


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  • #7
    rurs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 594 ✭✭✭rurs


    RTE Radio 1 Extra & Newstalk aren't on Astra 2D, they're on Eurobird 1, so 2.4m dish mentioned earlier may well be overkill.


  • #8
    colm ross
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭colm ross


    The Canaries are quite a distance from Spain and Portugal.[/QUOTE]
    i am well aware there is some distance between them. you will get rte radio on a smaller dish than one needed for astra2d in spain.


  • #9
    exaisle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,675 ✭✭✭exaisle


    @Greenman +1

    Accessing it via internet seems a far easier solution. Either by internet radio or simply on a laptop/pc.

    Using a sat dish just to access Radio 1 smacks of overkill...


  • #10
    colm ross
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭colm ross


    exaisle wrote: »
    @Greenman +1

    Accessing it via internet seems a far easier solution. Either by internet radio or simply on a laptop/pc.

    Using a sat dish just to access Radio 1 smacks of overkill...
    a dish is handier if you only go over a few times a year. no monthly payments. a few music +kids channels . handy when it rains.


  • #11
    chalkitdown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 691 ✭✭✭chalkitdown


    The larger dishes in the Canaries seem to be required as the signal gets weak after sunset. I know of a 1.5m dish that lost RTE television after 9pm in the summer.


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  • #12
    JaneAusten
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11 ✭JaneAusten


    Yes the large dishes are for people trying to get Irish or British TV on 2D.
    Eurobird should require a smaller dish, but it seems like no-one here has actual experience of it.
    Oh well, maybe I'd have more success on a Canaries board....


  • #13
    Greenman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,962 ✭✭✭Greenman


    JaneAusten wrote: »
    Yes the large dishes are for people trying to get Irish or British TV on 2D.
    Eurobird should require a smaller dish, but it seems like no-one here has actual experience of it.
    Oh well, maybe I'd have more success on a Canaries board....

    And the net option?


  • #14
    fat-tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,711 ✭✭✭fat-tony


    JaneAusten wrote: »
    Yes the large dishes are for people trying to get Irish or British TV on 2D.
    Eurobird should require a smaller dish, but it seems like no-one here has actual experience of it.
    Oh well, maybe I'd have more success on a Canaries board....
    RTE Radio 1, 2FM, RnG and Lyric are all on 2D

    Radio 1 Extra is on Eurobird, so you will get some/most R1 programmes, but it broadcasts others at times.


  • #15
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Also isn't RTE on WRN at certain times?


  • #16
    craoltoir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 781 ✭✭✭craoltoir


    Yes. See schedules here: http://www.wrn.org/listeners/#wrn-english-europe

    Satellite reception details for WRN:Sky Digital, Channel 0122 (Eurobird 1, 28.5º East, Transponder C2, 11.224 GHz, Vertical, Symbol Rate 27.500 Mbaud, FEC 2/3, MPEG2 DVB audio stream. Select WRN Europe from audio menu.)

    Eutelsat HOT BIRD 6, 13º East, Transponder 94, 12.597 GHz, Vertical, Symbol Rate 27.500 Mbaud, FEC 3/4, MPEG2 DVB audio stream. Select WRN English from audio menu.


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