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Easiest way to find freesat satellite

  • 27-06-2019 5:10pm
    #1
    One More Toy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭


    Hello

    Just wondering is there an app or anything to assist with finding the freesat satellite?


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  • #2
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    Aim it at the Sky satellite!

    It's best to buy a cheap inline sat finder and have someone at the TV end watching for a signal. 28.5 degrees east and elevate the arm a few degrees above the horizontal plane.

    https://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/articles/view.asp?id=552

    41CXPb+eGRL.jpg


  • #3
    One More Toy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Aim it at the Sky satellite!

    How does one go about this :)


  • #4
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    See above :)


  • #5
    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    One More Toy wrote: »
    Hello

    Just wondering is there an app or anything to assist with finding the freesat satellite?

    You don't need an app, point it under the sun at 11am


  • #6
    One More Toy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,883 ✭✭✭One More Toy


    Harry Palmr wrote: »
    Aim it at the Sky satellite!

    It's best to buy a cheap inline sat finder and have someone at the TV end watching for a signal. 28.5 degrees east and elevate the arm a few degrees above the horizontal plane.

    https://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/articles/view.asp?id=552

    41CXPb+eGRL.jpg

    Have a satellite finder picking up signal but think it's the wrong satellite as no freesat service showing (sorry at the in laws trying to get to the bottom of it)


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  • #7
    Harry Palmr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 40,061 ✭✭✭✭Harry Palmr


    If you have a signal is anything showing on screen - 19 E is often found by accident and is mainly german fta channels.


  • #8
    Gerry Wicklow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,568 ✭✭✭Gerry Wicklow


    Use this site. Enter address and select 28.2E Astra 2E


  • #9
    ronanphilip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 211 ✭✭ronanphilip


    Have a look at this video.

    We were able to realign a dish that had gone off by following the video but without the sat meter. Just used the signal meter on the sat box.

    https://youtu.be/53w7QRNFmLY


  • #10
    Sleeper12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,189 ✭✭✭✭Sleeper12


    The high horse brigade wrote:
    You don't need an app, point it under the sun at 11am


    Don't look at the sun :)


  • #11
    shinobi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 447 ✭✭shinobi


    One More Toy wrote: »
    Hello

    Just wondering is there an app or anything to assist with finding the freesat satellite?

    https://bit.ly/2J4uyyx

    This app will give you a very good estimation of where to point the dish at your location. Then use the sat meter in post#2 to fine tune dish.


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