Sattelite advice Options

[twocvbloke]

How did I manage that then? I was pretty sure I was using the same satellite i've been using for 5 years, it certainly comes up as the same ID code number. I'm gonna go back and have a measure up again, thanks for the info!

Just goes to show I know nothing, just like the missus says

Paul

If it's a non-sky box you could have added the UK channels under 19.2e, I've done it before when fiddling with my SL-65, but on a sky box, if the satellite ID is saying 019e then it is on the wrong satellite, but if it's getting UK channels, it's definitely a sky box (I.E. being thick!!!)...

As for satellite positions, there's places like Flysat, Lyngsat (recommended) aswell as a few others, you can find allsorts of TV out there for free, aswell as packages which you can buy cards for (but need a receiver capable of decrypting the signals) and enjoy cheaper TV channels...

You know, I think a dedicated section for those with satellite TV would be useful here...

[Keeping Up]

Do note that although the satellite is hovering at a point 28.2 degrees East of South, that doesn't mean that you point your dish at that compass bearing. It varies according to where in the world you are (for example if you were on the 28 degree East line of longitude you would actually need to point your dish due south!). In most of the canal-connected UK the diection to point your dish is around 35 degrees East of South (a compass bearing of 145 degrees) - here's a full table.

And for anyone who is still looking for it, here is a link to the Satellite Sundial thread.

[Sue]

To add to Allens excellent print outs here is a guide that should help..

Find the satellite clicky

You won't need the sat finder.. honest!

[twocvbloke]

You won't need the sat finder.. honest!

I haven't used mine for some time now...

I just got used to where the positions are and can usually fling my dish over in about 5 minutes, a motor would be handy, but for such a little dish, it's a tad pointless...

[dr pepper]

incedently, when its said 19.2 degrees east, or 28 degrees east, that does not bear a direct magnetic compass direction like you'd think, you dont just simply point the dish 19.2 degrees off east, it is a measurement of latitude, you sea boaters like me out there will know exactly what I mean, there is a line at zero degrees latitude that goes through the middle of greenwich from the two poles called the greenwich meridian, the satellite is 19.2 or 28 degrees east from this line.
in the north west that means pretty much point the dish south, elevation is also important, at about 20 degrees.
you can work it out with a chart and compass which way to point, however the internet based sites that tell you where to point from your post code are a lot easier, they also tell you the elevation, and some even tell you how far away and how tall the nearest object should be.

This post has been edited by dr pepper: Oct 15 2008, 11:34 AM

[chris w]

elevation is also important, at about 20 degrees.

The ubiquitous offset parabolic dishes (ie: the normal oval dishes one sees) already have the elevation built in to the offset so that the dish ends up almost vertical, despite the beam's actually pointing 20 deg in the air.

Chris