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Saorview in UK

Quiggers59 · 2012-03-26 18:00:22

Hi All. Sorry if this wins dumb question of the day but hey ho.If you had a saorview enabled TV in the UK and connected to a sky dish would it get RTE and other Irish stations. Tx Quiggers

26-03-2012 6:00pm

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Quiggers59

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Hi All. Sorry if this wins dumb question of the day but hey ho.If you had a saorview enabled TV in the UK and connected to a sky dish would it get RTE and other Irish stations. Tx Quiggers

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#2 26-03-2012 6:22pm

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Saorview is a terrestrial service. It is received with an aerial.

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#3 26-03-2012 6:55pm

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saorsat is a satellite service that will transmit rte channels but i believe the footprint is very narrow and not meant for reception in uk

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#4 26-03-2012 7:14pm

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Don't forget Northern Ireland is part of the UK. Presumably, OP you are referring to 'mainland' UK?

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#5 27-03-2012 7:52am

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100% you will not get Saorsat in mainland UK
Thats the way Ka sat works

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#6 27-03-2012 5:26pm

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paulireland wrote: »

100% you will not get Saorsat in mainland UK
Thats the way Ka sat works

Not true, it can be got in parts of Cornwall/Devon and West Wales, so more like 99% cannot get Saorsat in Great Britain.

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#7 28-03-2012 6:46am

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Fair point if a little nit picky

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