Quaddy
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hi guys
i am planning on getting freesat
i have just moved into a property in hawick, scottish borders.
i have bought two foxsat hdr boxes, one for the main lounge and one for the snug
i purchased sky pay once watch forever to get the basic install done and was then going to get the engineer to throw up a quad and two dual cable runs with some cash in his hand on the premise of futureproofing me for two sky+ systems
they turned up this morning and after a quick survey said there was no chance of getting it installed on the property (large trees everywhere, and a sloping site with trees on horizon)
my fault for assuming area would be ok, this was news to me though
they did have a quick look in the garden and pointed out a spot at the very end of the garden on a wall which they said should be ok, but that they cant do that kind of install being with sky apparently, and i would need to get a local firm out and they would charge a fair bit.
off they went.
now having invested such a lot on the freesat kit, 2 boxes and having upgraded them both upto a 1tb pipeline drive and bought new VDH flat hdmi cables, heh, i am loathed to walk away with this now, i am stubborn to carry on a get freesat no matter what
so, knowing that i want a quad lnb and two dual runs of cable, and the fact that it will have to span a gardens length and then be somehow 'hidden' as it goes over a drive, into the house, it wont be cheap, or even plausible for an installer, so thought i would go about it myself and source quality components (which frankly, the local guy here wouldnt use - i have used him before re. aerials and he uses basic supplies)
i would prefer ct125 cable to minimize degradation over such a long length on the circa 80m run.
the invacom c120 quad lnb looks to be a good one but i need advice on a dish, that will work with that lnb (is that even suitable for freesat?)
i have read that the longer the run, then its best to get a big dish than compensate with an amplifier, but am not sure at what size it becomes overkill, 60cm?, i keep seeing references to zones etc, how do i find out what zone i am in??
any advice on the dish would be appreciated, and the lnb to be fair as i am only going on what i have quickly read and am a newbie to satellite stuff.
cheers for any info/addages to what i have mentioned
i am planning on getting freesat
i have just moved into a property in hawick, scottish borders.
i have bought two foxsat hdr boxes, one for the main lounge and one for the snug
i purchased sky pay once watch forever to get the basic install done and was then going to get the engineer to throw up a quad and two dual cable runs with some cash in his hand on the premise of futureproofing me for two sky+ systems
they turned up this morning and after a quick survey said there was no chance of getting it installed on the property (large trees everywhere, and a sloping site with trees on horizon)
my fault for assuming area would be ok, this was news to me though
they did have a quick look in the garden and pointed out a spot at the very end of the garden on a wall which they said should be ok, but that they cant do that kind of install being with sky apparently, and i would need to get a local firm out and they would charge a fair bit.
off they went.
now having invested such a lot on the freesat kit, 2 boxes and having upgraded them both upto a 1tb pipeline drive and bought new VDH flat hdmi cables, heh, i am loathed to walk away with this now, i am stubborn to carry on a get freesat no matter what
so, knowing that i want a quad lnb and two dual runs of cable, and the fact that it will have to span a gardens length and then be somehow 'hidden' as it goes over a drive, into the house, it wont be cheap, or even plausible for an installer, so thought i would go about it myself and source quality components (which frankly, the local guy here wouldnt use - i have used him before re. aerials and he uses basic supplies)
i would prefer ct125 cable to minimize degradation over such a long length on the circa 80m run.
the invacom c120 quad lnb looks to be a good one but i need advice on a dish, that will work with that lnb (is that even suitable for freesat?)
i have read that the longer the run, then its best to get a big dish than compensate with an amplifier, but am not sure at what size it becomes overkill, 60cm?, i keep seeing references to zones etc, how do i find out what zone i am in??
any advice on the dish would be appreciated, and the lnb to be fair as i am only going on what i have quickly read and am a newbie to satellite stuff.
cheers for any info/addages to what i have mentioned