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Newbie: Repointing dish from hotbird to astra

  • 25-10-2005 04:30AM
    #1
    DannyD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 852 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    How easy is it to change a dish from hotbird to astra ? I'm looking to attach a fta box or a sky box ? Am I right in thinking that fta and sky are on the same satellites Astra 19.2e ? Can it be done by hand or does a cheap sat finder make it much easier ? I had a look at http://monsterfm.com/engineering/pointdish.htm sounds complicated :(


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  • #2
    gaizka71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 99 ✭✭gaizka71


    astra 2D on 28.8 East I think...


  • #3
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,460 ✭✭✭✭watty


    There are lots of different Astra, it is a Comapny not a position

    About twenty Sat positions can be picked up here. Most have a mix of FTA and Pay TV.

    28.2E has a mix of FTA and PAY TV, most part of Sky UK/IRL platform.

    13E has Sky Italia Pay TV and much FTA

    19.2 Has much FTA and much French & German Pay TV.


  • #4
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,460 ✭✭✭✭watty


    The dish needs to move east and slightly down. Needs a lot of patience without a meter.

    Even with a meter you need to look at "Quality" to fine tune dish (remove meter).

    Unplug box from mains while connecting meter and / or LNB.


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