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which satelite to use

14-10-2011 10:29PM

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tony300+

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can any one tell me which satilite is best to connect to on a free to air reciever. there are 39 different ones to chose from:eek:

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#2 14-10-2011 10:47PM

Kristopherus

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Astra 2 and Eurobird 1 have the most channels. Loads of duplicates too.:D

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#3 15-10-2011 12:22PM

steveon

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It depends what you want to view.

Astra 2/Eurobird 1 28.2/28.5 degrees mostly english e.g bbc and itv

Astra 1 19.2degrees Mostly but not all German, very little english

Hotbird 13 degrees Mostly Italian and worldwide stations. Very few english

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