Re: Old Sky Dish


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This person has an Old Sky Dish with an apparently intact cable into his home. Tried connecting a Freesat box but got zilch. Will it need a new LNB? How much (roughly) would it cost - the dish is bedroom window height and the TV is down in the living room?
TIA
John the West Ham fan


You may get away with the old LNB, but the dish will have to be turned another
9 degrees east, from 19 east of south, to 28 east of south.

Steve Terry

More like a 10.5deg swing in azumuth though (London)

He will need to drop the elevation by about 2.5deg too.

And increase the polarization offset.

Bill

I am trying to get Freesat on a portable dish (tripod) which has previously worked with Sky - I assume in the last few years. Are there any 'gotchas' such as LNB type or orientation which might be causing me problems? There is no obvious information on the LNB apart from the name Philips.

I am currently seeking guidance on 'alt.satellite.tv.europe'.

Cheers

Dave R

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