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Question on Hotbird installation

  • 04-08-2011 2:30pm
    #1
    BANZAI_RUNNER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 314 ✭✭


    ok guys i'm looking to find out if i need to get a separate dish installed for the Hotbird sat , or can some installer ' work their magic ' with my current set up which is standard sky dish and quad lnb , thanks


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  • #2
    steveon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,905 ✭✭✭steveon


    Hotbird @ 13east is 2 far way from Astra 2 which is located at 28 degrees so you will need either to invest in a bigger dish to enable you to receive them both on the one dish or to get another smaller 60cm minimum recommend an 80cm dish preferably triax for hotbird..


  • #3
    BANZAI_RUNNER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 314 ✭✭BANZAI_RUNNER


    thanks for the advice Steveon , appreciate it


  • #4
    steveon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,905 ✭✭✭steveon


    Netime happy to help? anything good on hotbird that your after?


  • #5
    BANZAI_RUNNER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 314 ✭✭BANZAI_RUNNER


    Big fan of the F1 , and because of the new broadcast deal between BBC and SKY , i'm looking for alternative platforms to view the races , as i'm not going to be paying SKY for the privilage to watch the full season , so i'm hearing that RTL broadcast the races live, so i'm going to see what its like , i can keep the volume down and just listen to BBC R5 Live commentary .


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


    Go for Astra 1. This has RTL and Sport 1 who show the Practice sessions live.


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  • #7
    tryfix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,702 ✭✭✭tryfix


    You can pick up both Hotbird and Astra 1 on a disk that's facing Astra 2 , if you add an extra LNB using a bracket which will allow you to tune in at an offset to the main LNB . It works fine , but requires a diseqc switch to allow a single receiver differentiate between the different satellites .


    There are some pictures and advice on this thread at #9 .

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=73615945#post73615945


  • #8
    steveon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,905 ✭✭✭steveon


    not a 6ocm sky dish you cant.


  • #9
    tryfix
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,702 ✭✭✭tryfix


    OK .:o


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