satellite use in europe

[ferrari27]

I am new to setting up satellite systems and have just purchased a fortec free to air system with an 90cm dish can anyone tell me if i am able to use this to pick up british programs if visiting northern Italy. Would like to use it when visiting the Grand Prix at Monza near Milan any help appreciated as very new to this

[Analoguesat]

You should get a reasonable selection - you may struggle with the BBC & ITV programmes - I cant remember off hand what the dish size required for Astra 2D is..

You wont get C4 or C5 on that system yet though.

Get some practise in at home setting the dish up befiore you go!.

[ferrari27]

Thanks analogugesat is that astra sat the same one you tune into in the uk and can I try and set it up hear?

[purplemarina]

astra at 28.2E is the same one. you can set the reciever up here ie channel lists etc but you will have to align the dish in italy.

[Analoguesat]

Yes its all the same - but you want your first few attempts to be when you arent under pressure......

[robbo71]

Originally Posted by ferrari27

I am new to setting up satellite systems and have just purchased a fortec free to air system with an 90cm dish can anyone tell me if i am able to use this to pick up british programs if visiting northern Italy. Would like to use it when visiting the Grand Prix at Monza near Milan any help appreciated as very new to this

A reasonable dish you have there. I agree with the others, a 90cm dish can be a bit tricky to set up for your first time, but after a bit of practice it would be relatively easy.

[ferrari27]

Thanks to all who replied. When you set the system up on a motorised set up, after fine tuning does this mean if you save the settings it will automatically go straight to the same position again. I intend to use this on a motorhome and am very new to satellite systems so unsure about it all!

[Analoguesat]

You would be far better off thinking of a fixed system for a motorhome. Motorised sytems can be tricky to set up at the best of times on a fixed install.

[robbo71]

Originally Posted by ferrari27

Thanks to all who replied. When you set the system up on a motorised set up, after fine tuning does this mean if you save the settings it will automatically go straight to the same position again. I intend to use this on a motorhome and am very new to satellite systems so unsure about it all!

Yes AS is right, it would be very time consuming and wasted effort fitting a conventional motorised dish to a mobile platform. The pole must be perfectly vertical for it to work, and you would have to get this right every time, as well as getting the dish setup.

There are motorised systems specifically for this type of installation that have both azimuth and elevation motors fitted, with automatic satellite finding and tracking, but they are not cheap.

Robbo

[ferrari27]

Thanks looks like Ive bought the wrong kit!