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Or you could forget terrestrial tv altogether and go digital satellite... bit more expensive involved (you'll need a dish, tripod and receiver), but your normally guaranteed a good reception and it works in europe.
Or you could forget terrestrial tv altogether and go digital satellite... bit more expensive involved (you'll need a dish, tripod and receiver), but your normally guaranteed a good reception and it works in europe.
And judging from some of the antics that have amused us - several hours of undiluted fun getting the aerial pointed in the right direction
I'm only half joking here. We really have wondered if it's worth the hassle unless you spend a great deal on a self-seeking dish.
Are the dishes tricky to align, or were all those who amused us just useless at it and didn't know what they were doing?
Or you could forget terrestrial tv altogether and go digital satellite... bit more expensive involved (you'll need a dish, tripod and receiver), but your normally guaranteed a good reception and it works in europe.
And judging from some of the antics that have amused us - several hours of undiluted fun getting the aerial pointed in the right direction
I'm only half joking here. We really have wondered if it's worth the hassle unless you spend a great deal on a self-seeking dish.
Are the dishes tricky to align, or were all those who amused us just useless at it and didn't know what they were doing?
Dave
I think a good half way choice would be the roof mounted
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, which although is a manual dish, is very easy to get a signal on. Problem with portable tripod mounted dishes is you have very little control over the dish, a roof mounted dish like the above mentioned, has a direction finder, elevation meter etc... I can get a signal in under a minute with one.
Dave
I think a good half way choice would be the roof mounted
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, which although is a manual dish, is very easy to get a signal on.
Thanks Shane
I wonder if we watch enough telly to justify the cost. Handy if you are stuck in a field with a week of heavy rain forecast, or for winter homing when the long evenings can be a drag. Hmmmmmm?
I guess it needs a bit of thought as, like Dave, I'm not sure we watch enough TV to justify the cost of a dish. We also wanted to steer clear of drilling holes in the roof as we've been stung with losing thousands on a leaking van before. Don't want to go through that again.
As a matter of interest, how much do you think we'd be looking at for a free-standing dish and anything else needed? Decoder etc I guess?
All we have at the moment is the TV.
Thanks,
Steve
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Is there any way to get channel 4 and 5 (and presumably 5 life and US) with a satellite dish in the MH? Does the crankup give these channels or do you need a card?
Tim
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We had a terrible fight last night.....my wife asked me what was on the TV and I said "dust".
I treat every day as if it was my last. One day i will be right.
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Steve... hang on for a few days... I have some new kits coming in.
Tim... you need a Sky freesat card (£20 one off payment) to get C4 and Five etc... but hold out for a month, as the BBC's new freesat service is coming out soon and may be a better alternative.
Shane, I have not actually seen the Maxview crank up except in adverts. How do you know when you have the dish at the correct inclination? Does it allow for the angle of the van? And how do you know when it is pointing in the correct direction? I keep contemplating an Oyster Caro or a Camos but they are expensive.
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