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pwathw · 31-08-11, 09:40 AM

i have a active osn showtime reciver and card but want to use it in the uk can some one advise me on what size sat dish i need and if i need to use a difrent box

regards pete

nibblitz · 31-08-11, 11:14 AM

I think you might be looking at a dish size of around 1.8m .

radtv · 31-08-11, 12:21 PM

If not bigger once the old satellite is shutdown and the new one is used.

pedro2000uk · 31-08-11, 11:23 PM

Where are you -

The main old Showtime horizontal TP used to need a very good 2.4 & very well installed at this latitude [c. south Manchester/ North Staffs/ N Wales etc..] to show 3pms when they had the rights - It would still break up between 11am & 2.30-2.45pm - that's how close it was... except now that TP has moved over to Nilesat 201 as have a few others & gone DVB S2 I think- they're all a lot harder now.... possible double or more.

pwathw · 02-09-11, 10:31 AM

bradford west yorkshire mate

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pwathw Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 30 Thanks: 18 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: osn bradford west yorkshire mate