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symonsr · 31-05-07, 05:45 PM

Hi, I live in Walsall and I bought a fixed 80cm dish last year for footy on hotbird. I'm now looking at moving to Digi alb on 16E for next season. Should I try moving my dish or am I wasting my time ? Should I just go for a 1m dish ?

thanks
Richard

Analoguesat · 31-05-07, 06:10 PM

Hi symon I know Walsall well - I was born there

Usual advice is 90cm - 100cm for digialb, but why not swing your dish around and try it. Even if you cant watch it you can see what the signal strengths will be like. Try aligning using one of the frequencies carrying high bitrate Bulgarian fta channels and tweak it from there

symonsr · 31-05-07, 07:37 PM

Thanks for the advice. Think I'll get the ladders out and give it a go.

nanochickin · 01-06-07, 10:05 PM

I,m just down the road from you in Wolverhampton. I get Digitalb on a 90cm dish no problem at all in all weathers.

I could get it on my old 80cm dish but it was a bit touch and go when it rained or was very overcast

Nano

sotv · 02-06-07, 07:33 AM

Live not to far away in Tamworth could somebody tell me what compass bearing you have your dishes pointed at for digitalb reception. As my neighbours back garden have some 20 ft apple trees in the direction I think I need to point the dish at and I want it ground mounted, but the garden is only 12 foot wide.

I feel the shape of the house makes it impractical for myself to attach a motorised dish to it.

So to save me some expense if it isn't practical a compass bearing would help so I can check it first.

Thanks

Jimdefruit · 02-06-07, 08:09 AM

Welcome to the forum Sotv. The satellite is 16 degrees east of south but the angle will depend upon your location/longitude.

BGonaSTICK · 02-06-07, 10:40 AM

Your Lat. and Long. are approximately:

N52:38:01
W1:41:28

If you feed that into the SMW link utility (link in our Utils section) it should give you what you need.

Alternatively, you can get a reasonable idea from Google Earth. This satellite is above the Equator at longitude 16E - right over Congo!

sotv · 02-06-07, 01:05 PM

Thanks for the replies bearing not a problem angle seems to be the problem for clear line of sight will have to look into it further

BGonaSTICK · 03-06-07, 12:01 AM

With an offset dish, you might be surprised how high the dish 'looks' up to the satellites. It's not the angle it appears from the alignment of the dish face itself.

31-05-07, 05:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
symonsr Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dish Size in West Midlands for Digi alb ? Hi, I live in Walsall and I bought a fixed 80cm dish last year for footy on hotbird. I'm now looking at moving to Digi alb on 16E for next season. Should I try moving my dish or am I wasting my time ? Should I just go for a 1m dish ? thanks Richard

31-05-07, 06:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,339 Times in 990 Posts	Re: Dish Size in West Midlands for Digi alb ? Hi symon I know Walsall well - I was born there Usual advice is 90cm - 100cm for digialb, but why not swing your dish around and try it. Even if you cant watch it you can see what the signal strengths will be like. Try aligning using one of the frequencies carrying high bitrate Bulgarian fta channels and tweak it from there __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

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symonsr Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Dish Size in West Midlands for Digi alb ? Thanks for the advice. Think I'll get the ladders out and give it a go.

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nanochickin Retired Mod & Sat Guru Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 3,825 Thanks: 46 Thanked 338 Times in 270 Posts	Re: Dish Size in West Midlands for Digi alb ? I,m just down the road from you in Wolverhampton. I get Digitalb on a 90cm dish no problem at all in all weathers. I could get it on my old 80cm dish but it was a bit touch and go when it rained or was very overcast Nano __________________ Sanity is nothing more than an excuse to be boring

02-06-07, 07:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
sotv Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Dish Size in West Midlands for Digi alb ? Live not to far away in Tamworth could somebody tell me what compass bearing you have your dishes pointed at for digitalb reception. As my neighbours back garden have some 20 ft apple trees in the direction I think I need to point the dish at and I want it ground mounted, but the garden is only 12 foot wide. I feel the shape of the house makes it impractical for myself to attach a motorised dish to it. So to save me some expense if it isn't practical a compass bearing would help so I can check it first. Thanks

02-06-07, 08:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,858 Thanks: 20 Thanked 221 Times in 187 Posts	Re: Dish Size in West Midlands for Digi alb ? Welcome to the forum Sotv. The satellite is 16 degrees east of south but the angle will depend upon your location/longitude. __________________ Dreambox 800 HD; Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreamboxes If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

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BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 166 Times in 60 Posts	Re: Dish Size in West Midlands for Digi alb ? Your Lat. and Long. are approximately: N52:38:01 W1:41:28 If you feed that into the SMW link utility (link in our Utils section) it should give you what you need. Alternatively, you can get a reasonable idea from Google Earth. This satellite is above the Equator at longitude 16E - right over Congo! __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

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sotv Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Dish Size in West Midlands for Digi alb ? Thanks for the replies bearing not a problem angle seems to be the problem for clear line of sight will have to look into it further

03-06-07, 12:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Dodgy Geezer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 9,718 Thanks: 3 Thanked 166 Times in 60 Posts	Re: Dish Size in West Midlands for Digi alb ? With an offset dish, you might be surprised how high the dish 'looks' up to the satellites. It's not the angle it appears from the alignment of the dish face itself. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W