1 deg West in Canterbury/Kent area.

[Gr8Guy]

Hi all, According to satbeams I should be able to get digi tv on a 60cm in Canterbury - surely this is too good to be true??

Can anyone confirm this? - thanks

[Giga]

that would be correct: only for RCS DigiTV
Intelsat 10-02:
spot 1: 48 cm
spot 3: 50 cm <= RCS DigiTV

Thor 3: 120 cm
Thor 5: 120 cm (T1)
Thor 5: 60 cm (T2) <= RCS DigiTV

[Glenn_911]

Hello Gr8Guy


Thats what LyngS@t say but they don't say by rain or sunny weahter, think 80cm is better.

[Gr8Guy]

Thanks all, I have my 1m andrews but my land lord won't let me attach it to the house and i'm finding it difficult getting a 3" pole to mount it on the ground. I may invest in the 60cm and attach it to the existing sky dish pole. thanks again tho!:-):-)

[Giga]

Put it in the garden with a terras mount or on a flat roof:
http://www.summitsource.com/product_thumb.php?img=images/products/MTNPR7.jpg&w=150&h=125
this one is 86 cm off the ground level, with the lnb 3 meters away from a garden wall 220 cm high. The white thing in front is the lnb, camera was on the dish arm.
https://www.satpimps.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=36573&d=1250763279

[Gr8Guy]

jeeeezus...why didn't I even think of that!! That's a great idea, but it's quite literally the pole that I can't get a hold of. If i bought a custom stand i'm looking at about £100 (unless i'm getting completely ripped off) so instead I was going to just hammer a short 3" pole in the ground, but because it's over sized no where has what i'm looking for - I've tried a few scaffolders, none of which had a 3" diameter pole. annoying...

thanks tho Giga!

[Magwitch]

Try yor local metal workshop/fabricator/supplier. I got a 12 foot 3 inch steel pipe for 25 quid and Hammerited it.

[Magwitch]

Sorry, that should have been 15 foot. There's 3 foot in the ground.

Magwitch

[Gr8Guy]

@Magwitch - I'll give it a try after the bankholiday. Cheers Mate!

[dennisf]

i can get digi tv with ease with a80 mesh dish in canterbury, also 16e with a invacom lnb most of the time except bad weather.

[Gr8Guy]

I ended up hammering a wooden stake in the ground & using my CM, not sure how long it'll last but it works!