Tonka Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 hour ago, The Happy Nomad said: That's about as helpful to the OP as offering to make them a cup of tea in a chocolate tea pot. It has saved him a lot of work not doing all the stuff that the others have suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, Tonka said: It has saved him a lot of work not doing all the stuff that the others have suggested. Pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonka Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 Just now, The Happy Nomad said: Pointless. That is something he will miss without a tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 Just now, Tonka said: That is something he will miss without a tv Very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Mike Todd said: ... In addition, the reception is more stable in response to boat movements if it is well aligned and doing that, just based on seeing a picture on screen, is quite difficult. All the sat receivers and sat TV’s I’ve seen, have a menu page somewhere that shows the signal strength and quality, which is all you need to perfect the aim of the dish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 8 minutes ago, nicknorman said: All the sat receivers and sat TV’s I’ve seen, have a menu page somewhere that shows the signal strength and quality, which is all you need to perfect the aim of the dish. Trouble is, again you are out in the rain while someone is shouting 70, 75, 77. 50 you've gone past it. Also the readout normally lags a little bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Todd Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 32 minutes ago, nicknorman said: All the sat receivers and sat TV’s I’ve seen, have a menu page somewhere that shows the signal strength and quality, which is all you need to perfect the aim of the dish. Only if you can see the screen from the dish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan de Enfield Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 22 minutes ago, Mike Todd said: Only if you can see the screen from the dish The one I have 'screams' (whistles) at you when you get to the higest pitch its maximum signal. It can be heard when it is on the boat and I'm adjusting the mooring 'dish'. on the bankside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicknorman Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Mike Todd said: Only if you can see the screen from the dish Yes that’s true. We can. 2 hours ago, ditchcrawler said: Trouble is, again you are out in the rain while someone is shouting 70, 75, 77. 50 you've gone past it. Also the readout normally lags a little bit. We can see the tv from the dish-setting area. But anyway, if it’s raining and dish needs to be set up, we watch tv via the internet. Much drier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGoat Posted January 15, 2021 Report Share Posted January 15, 2021 All this fuss about setting up a dish - it's easy with a good quality sat / freeview finder those from Fringe as the best. Around £25+ on ebay. These are also good for terrestrial TV when you have to moor in the trees. For satellite, rather than using a cheap Sky type dish consider a flat panel antenna - they're easier to store than a a dish with a sticky-out-bit-at-the-front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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