Saorsat second dish legality

Carter P Fly

I read somewhere a while back that you're not allowed more then one sat dish. If someone is using FTA using their old sky dish off astra 28e and have to buy a second dish for Saorsat 9e are you legally allowed do this?

Is the only other option to buy A compeltly new multi LNB 80 cm or so dish?

Just curious, I already have two dishes anyways.

The Cush

This is the relevant regulation - http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2001/en/si/0600.html

I wonder if the Dept and RTÉ have discussed this issue?

In areas where the digital terrestrial signal via aerial is not available and the only pay TV service is Sky two dishes may be required for households that don't have a Sky multiroom setup or simply want the Saorsat service.

Mexecutioner

Also worth asking has anyone here ever heard of regulations being enforced?

Tow

You, you need planning permission : http://www.kilkennycoco.ie/eng/RSSLatestNewsAndAnnouncements/Satellite_Dish_Installation_Information.22223.shortcut.html

Mexecutioner

The country's full of houses with multiple dishes, dishes on front walls & chimneys etc.
I doubt they all any of them have planning permission.

You also all assume the OP lives in the republic.

Carter P Fly

I do live in the republic.

Interesting link about planning permission. The picture shows a green line going back over the garden so I presume 'to the side or rear of the house' includes inclused dishes not mounted on the house itself.

So basically not only are RTE introducing a service that would require completly different equipment to recieve then most people already have, as well as requiring a lot of people with perfectly good tvs to get an additional STB, if you chose to go saorsat instead of terrestrial you have to get planning permission on top of the additioanl equipment costs?

Liameter

I'd guess that, in many locations, it would be possible to use an 80cm dish and fit two LNBs for 9'E and 28.2'E?

STB

Carter P Fly wrote: »

I do live in the republic.

Interesting link about planning permission. The picture shows a green line going back over the garden so I presume 'to the side or rear of the house' includes inclused dishes not mounted on the house itself.

So basically not only are RTE introducing a service that would require completly different equipment to recieve then most people already have, as well as requiring a lot of people with perfectly good tvs to get an additional STB, if you chose to go saorsat instead of terrestrial you have to get planning permission on top of the additioanl equipment costs?

Saorsat is to cover the 2-4% that live in bad recption areas for terrestrial. I am sure such places wont have planning issues.

You can and will be able to do it on one dish eitherway. Not all TVs are perfectly good TVs are suitable - that is not RTE's fault. You can blame the greedy/stupid (take your pick) retailers who sell/did sell TVs with integrated digital tuners only suited to the UK legacy platform. The spec was published in Feb 2008. The basics havent changed. DTT has been on since August 2008.

Carter P Fly

Saorsat is an alternative to cover the small excess of people who cant get terrestrial but its not exclusively for them. You can choose to receive RTE via sat or terrestrial.

Noones saying that RTE's fault, Just stating the reality of the situation.

watty

You need planning permission in theory for more than one dish. In practice if it's not on front of house or on the roof and no neighbour complains, you'll easy have it for 5 years and then it's very difficult for the Council to get it removed.

Also it's trivial to have Saorsat, Sky/Freesat and other services on one dish anyway.

Less than 5% will actually need Saorsat.

Even if you had to apply for Planning permission, what grounds would it be refused if the 2nd dish is unobtrusive and at rear of property? It's likely you'd be in middle of nowhere on your own or ALL the neighbours need Saorsat too!

Macy0161

Carter P Fly wrote: »

So basically not only are RTE introducing a service that would require completly different equipment to recieve then most people already have, as well as requiring a lot of people with perfectly good tvs to get an additional STB, if you chose to go saorsat instead of terrestrial you have to get planning permission on top of the additioanl equipment costs?

Equipment isn't an RTE issue, and there is no planning issue as you can get 28e and 9e on one dish.

Odessa

Just to be sure to be sure read the following web site:-

http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2011/08/12/eu-says-its-your-right-to-have-a-satellite-dish-installed-even-on-a-listed-building/

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