Helping out local folk with UK TV from Astra

[benimar_col]

Steve, sent you an email as i cant pm

[englishbullterrier]

Received.

Just to let everyone know that's aren't wishing for the North Beam (BBC and ITV), 85cm dishes, which are readily available, will give plenty of English tv.

Let me know if I can help...............Steve (ebt)

[englishbullterrier]

I now have an excellent source for good quality 85cm and 1.1m dishes. Although these will only receive he South Beam (no ITV/BBC), they receive many many many UK/English channels. 'More than you can shake a stick at'

ebt

[englishbullterrier]

Here’s an updated summary of the help I’ve been able to provide to UK folk since I started –

 La Siesta – 85cm offset focus dish, install and wire to existing cable to lounge (South Beam reception only)
 Los Balcones – 85cm offset focus dish, install and wire to existing cable to lounge (South Beam reception only)
 Benijofar – 1.8 m prime focus (Fortec Petal Dish) (Just about receives BBC1 and all South Beam channels)
 Rojales – 1.2 m good quality offset focus dish. Refocus dish (Receives BBC1/ITV1 for some of the time and all South Beam channels
 Blue Lagoon – 1.8 Famaval (Portuguese) prime focus dish. Install on solarium and wire into existing cable. BBC1/2 and ITV
 Bigastra – 1.4 prime focus dish, already installed on wall bracket. Renoved defective Dual LNB and installed Quad LNB. Connected 2 x to existing wiring and 1 x to next door neighbours existing cabling
 La Siesta – 85cm offset focus dish. Took home and proven working. Gave back to owner
 Blue Lagoon – Survey only and recommend dish size. Awaiting equipment
 Torrevieja – Existing 85cm wallmounted dish. Proved working with test receiver and recommended upgrade of dish size. Awaiting equipment
ï‚· Los Balcones - 1.8 Famaval (Portuguese) prime focus dish. Realign dish and set LNB skew. Capable of receiving BBC1/2 and ITV with the right receiver
ï‚· Benijofar - Repositioned and realigned a Fortec petal dish. Just about gets BBC1 (Channel Islands) and ITV South. I would not recommend these dishes
 Playa Flemenca – Installed 1.15m offset dish. Excellent reception of the South Beam only
 San Miguel – Survey only for 1.8 prime focus heavy duty fibreglass dish. Gain (supposedly) is equivalent to a 2 metre dish
Los Balcones – realign an old motorised 1.8 prime focus dish, fixed to Astra

[6mauledrv]

What's the point of a 1.2m dish if you can only get BBC/ITV part time - usually during hours of daylight?
I have a 1.8m dish with C120 Invacom and I can't get the BBC.
So do you want to come and sort mine in return for endless praise?

[Andy & Lesley]

Steve you are simply the best! We now have all the channels - all the time - even Grampian ITV from Sunny Scotland - all thanks to Steve.
Andy & Lesley

[englishbullterrier]

Originally Posted by 6mauledrv

What's the point of a 1.2m dish if you can only get BBC/ITV part time - usually during hours of daylight?
I have a 1.8m dish with C120 Invacom and I can't get the BBC.
So do you want to come and sort mine in return for endless praise?

The point was that the dish was already installed !!!

Yes, if you'd like me to come around and peak your dish output, please call me on 966 722 850 or 625 925 805.

My 1.8pf/Invacom gives me BBC1/ITV and BBC2 most of the time. Hopefully your dish can too.

Regards...........Steve (ebt)

[englishbullterrier]

Yet another day for not installing dishes !!!!!

[6mauledrv]

Yea, today not much better. Too windy I would think.
However, looking forward to my dish getting tuned - when weather improves.

[englishbullterrier]

Yes, please let me know when............Steve