dish size help please

[daznjo]

Hi
I have a technomate 5402hd reciever which i use as a fixed installation on 28.2e. my signal is 98% with 92% quality of signal,
My mate owed me a few favours so he got me this motorised setup . Its a technomate motor and 80cm dish. Problem is that my dish is on the front of the house and the little woman has firmly said NO . If i put my existing sky minidish on the motor will it work? or could i comprimise and get a zone 2 sky dish 60cm? Do i REALLY need an 80cm dish .im right on the edge of fields with no obsticals.

secondly i have an old A750 with an i connector in the loft, are they worth anything?

[pedro2000uk]

Originally Posted by daznjo

Hi
I have a technomate 5402hd reciever which i use as a fixed installation on 28.2e. my signal is 98% with 92% quality of signal,
My mate owed me a few favours so he got me this motorised setup . Its a technomate motor and 80cm dish. Problem is that my dish is on the front of the house and the little woman has firmly said NO . If i put my existing sky minidish on the motor will it work? or could i comprimise and get a zone 2 sky dish 60cm? Do i REALLY need an 80cm dish .im right on the edge of fields with no obsticals.

secondly i have an old A750 with an i connector in the loft, are they worth anything?

Yes but I would swap to a z2 and don't tell her ..... you will still get over 30 sats and over 5000 channels if you have line of sight ... great fun

You won't get 7w or 26e but might get 16e

[daznjo]

cheers m8 , will it make a difference between a round dish and the sky oval type/

[Mickha]

It doesn't matter where your Sky dish is really, as that points at 28.2E, you could get away with mounting the dish elsewhere, but we'll need pictures to be sure.
Why not have a look at dishpointer.com and see where you can site your dish, to pick up the most satellites, and keep the wife happy.

[daznjo]

thats the trouble, ive been on and due south is bang on pointing looking out my front door. Its really fustrating to have all this kit and i cant use it

[reddiesel]

Originally Posted by daznjo

thats the trouble, ive been on and due south is bang on pointing looking out my front door. Its really fustrating to have all this kit and i cant use it

How long is your back garden ? you might be able to use a ground pole.

[pedro2000uk]

Originally Posted by daznjo

cheers m8 , will it make a difference between a round dish and the sky oval type/

The sky dish is very good ...perhaps one of the best dish designs .... you just have get the most out of them and an lnb