help me sort out a motorized system pls ..

[carl1010_1]

hi all
i know a million people have probably asked the same question i am posing but i could really do with all your help

i have just ditched my sky service after 8 years as £40 + per month was daylight robbery and the repeats were driving me nuts...

i am interested in getting a motorized system that will allow me to recieve as many channels possible inc prem league/ champions league footie ..

i recall seeing digitalalb do a card that will allow this inc a whole host of other good quality channels...

i know i could get away with a fair sized dish as am quite rural / good neighbours.

i could do with a decentish system reccomended for not silly money,
budget for gear excluding card is about £250 / £300 ish

i think the cards are just over £200 so £500 in all is about my max which would reprosent a good saving over 2 /3 years..

if you have the time please try and help me out if u can

[aekostas]

Have a look at http://www.satellitesuperstore.com/dishes-motors.htm (and similar) for ideas and prices.

Over 90cm you need planning permission.

Who is installing? In Edinburgh I found One installer, who wanted 500 quid just for the installation. I quickly dropped the idea.

Good luck.

[Titchy]

hi a good retailer is www.hisat.com

top lads been in the game 20 yrs or more

installation is approx £130 + brackets etc

i have a 1m and a 1.1m dish in the garage as a spare

stab usals motor

sorted and you get some payper view aswell if you got to a forum like jkf intersat www.gccadm.net

happy hunting

[SamRadford]

Originally Posted by aekostas

Over 90cm you need planning permission.

I think you are mistaken. It's OK to have a 60cm dish and a 1m dish on your property (with certain exceptions - listed buildings and conservation areas).

[Zaichik]

Originally Posted by aekostas

Have a look at http://www.satellitesuperstore.com/dishes-motors.htm (and similar) for ideas and prices.

I went for this, with a 90cm dish and 36v motor. The cost was £304, including shipping and pre-programming of the box (optional - I was just lazy), and the guys in the shop were really helpful with all my stupid questions and special requests regarding shipping. I'm having it installed today, so I'll report back later on what it's like. If you're happy with a Diseqc motor, then the cost will be around £50 less.

[arfster]

[quote=carl1010_1;4350133i know i could get away with a fair sized dish as am quite rural / good neighbours.
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The problem here is that if the dish is too large, the motor price shoots up. If you can get all the channels you want with a 90cm or 100cm everything is fine, as motors for this size cost peanuts - the standard cheapy diseqc model is the sg2100 for £35ish off ebay, which works superbly (made by moteck and loads of other companies).

Have a look at lyngsat and kingofsat, which catalogue all the channels out there. For example, if you wanted to get digitalb, you have to find which satellite it broadcasts on:

http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/europe.html

As you can see, it's on Eutelsat W2, at 16 east. If you then click on the satellite name, then on "lyngsat maps" at the top, you get this:

http://www.lyngsat-maps.com/ew2.html

It broadcasts to Europe mainly, and a small side spot to Madagascar (which obviously is irrelevant). Click on the Europe map and it shows that all of the UK is covered by 50dBW, which is a blisteringly strong signal that you can receive on even the tiniest dish. This is more or less the case for all the major satellite constellations: Hotbird @13E, Astra1 @19E and Astra2 @28E.

However, others aren't really aimed at the UK, and require increasingly big dishes. For example, Sirius 3:

http://www.lyngsat-maps.com/maps/sirius3.html

In Edinburgh I'm borderline with this and a 90cm dish - some transponders I can get, some not.

Generally most packages are on strong signals here, but with a motorised dish it's probably best to figure out what you might want in advance.