Best sat TVs for europe

wendy curry
wendy curry Forum Participant Posts: 2
edited August 2016 in Parts & Accessories #1

what would be the best sat system for tv coverage for Europe. Either dish or dome, portable or fixed.

Thanks

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  • old ludlovian
    old ludlovian Forum Participant Posts: 132
    edited August 2016 #2

    in my experience dish on a tripod with 20meters of cable lots  of French sites have trees which can block out signal with a tripod you can move it around to find a signal  seen many m/hOmer's with fixed sat receivers moving from pitch to pitch then give
    up 

     

  • wendy curry
    wendy curry Forum Participant Posts: 2
    edited August 2016 #3

    Any brand or type preferred?

  • old ludlovian
    old ludlovian Forum Participant Posts: 132
    edited August 2016 #4

    Mines from Maplins use there free sat kit. and sky'sat dish used this as far south as the dordogne

  • young thomas
    young thomas Club Member Posts: 11,357 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited August 2016 #5

    what would be the best sat system for tv coverage for Europe. Either dish or dome, portable or fixed.

    Thanks

    ...it depends what this means......

    uk home channels.....?

    sky's premium channel service?

    for the former, you will need (roughly) an 85 cm dish to receive them in the south of France....as they are transmitted on the UK 'spot beam' which is quite small and focussed on the UK..

    OTOH, the Sky Movies and Sports channels can easily be picked up in 'mid costa'  in Spain on a much smaller dish, as they are transmitted on the 'Pan Euro Beam' which is....well, Pan EuroWink

    of course, you will need a sky box and valid viewing card for the premium channels.

  • DavidKlyne
    DavidKlyne Club Member Posts: 13,867 ✭✭✭
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    edited August 2016 #6

    Wendy

    Having had a free standing dish for years I really do appreciate my automatic 85cm roof mounted Mecatronic dish. We have got UK programmes (BBC/ITV) as far south as Carcassonne. A free standing dish does have the advantage of being able to be placed more
    flexibly on the pitch but can take a lot longer to set up. You don't say whether you have a caravan or a motorhome which might be an influence on what type you decide on.

    David

  • peedee
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    edited August 2016 #7

    As BB says, it all depends on what you want to watch. A standing dish on a tripod is certainly the cheapest option and allows you to transport a good sized dish. Size of dish is everything in terms of obtaining good signals. The roof mounted folding dishes tend to have larger dishes than those of domes but have the disadvantage of having to be folded down in strong winds. For many years I also used a free standing 85cm dish but have now moved to the convenience of a dome which does give a poorer signal than the 85cm dish. I am not a telle adict so I am not bothered if I can not receive signals, especially if on holiday in sunny southern Europe! A dome will give you good reception of the free sat channels as far south as Bordeaux/Clemont Ferrand beyond that forget it and use DVDs if you really want to watch something. Alternatively if you just want to keep in touch with world affairs you do not have to rely on Astra 2. On my last trip to keep in tourch with the news about Brexit and to watch the European football games I switched satellites to Astra 1. This covers all of Europe and broadcasts all the news channels, e.g. Sky News, BBC World Service, Euronews and football is football or sport is sport in any language. I watched most of the European cup games on German channels.

    peedee

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