Satellite TV

domscap
domscap Forum Participant Posts: 10
edited July 2018 in Introductions #1

Hi all,

My wife and I are heading to the South of France in a couple of weeks and were wondering if it was possible to watch UK TV through a satellite tv system. If so what type would we need. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

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  • DavidKlyne
    DavidKlyne Club Member Posts: 13,859 ✭✭✭
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    edited July 2018 #2

    Is it UK terrestrial TV you want to watch or are you thinking about Sky TV? If its a former then given the time scale I imagine you are thinking  of a freestanding dish. If so you will need a minimum of an 85cms dish + tripod in the South of France. You will also need a satellite receiver for FTA programmes although sometimes these are built into the likes of Avtex and Cello TV's. Those the basics but its a pretty big subject.

    David

     

  • DougS
    DougS Forum Participant Posts: 327
    edited July 2018 #3

    If it's main UK terrestrial channels free to air, I think they are on the UK focused spot beam so are very difficult/impossible to get from that far south (even with a very large dish) although I will certainly bow to superior experience?

    https://www.satandpcguy.com/uk-tv-astra-satellites/current-uk-tv-satellites/astra-2e-satellite/astra-2e-satellite-footprint-maps/

  • domscap
    domscap Forum Participant Posts: 10
    edited July 2018 #4

    Thank you DavidKlyne and DougS. From the little research I have done myself so far I think I will be struggling to get UK terrestrial tv down there.

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited July 2018 #5

    Perhaps using the term terrestrial is little misleading, what I was meaning was did you want to watch the UK programmes usually found on terrestrial in the UK?

    We have an 85cms roof mounted automatic dish on our motorhome and I got all UK FTA programmes as far south as Carcassonne. Where are you heading? Don't forget that tree cover can cause issues in trying to get a picture from your pitch unless you have a clear view of the sky. 

    David

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited July 2018 #6

    I see this is a duplicate thread as the same has been posted in the Overseas section. I will close this one and refer future posts to this thread 

    https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/club-together/discussions/sites-touring/overseas-sites-touring/satellite-tv-3/

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