RE: [OT] How to fit a digital mini dish??

["Hawes,Timothy Edward (GEG)" <haweste@xxxxxxx>]

I did this with my Sky system - it's not that difficult. See below,

HTH

Tim H.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anthony Livingstone
> 
> OK this is totally off topic but I reckon someone here will
know...
> 
> I may be able to get my hands on an out of contract sky digi box
> complete with minidish and LNB.
> With the free card I'm told I can get a couple of dozen free to
air
> channels.

BBC1, 2, BBC4, Choice, Knowledge, CBeebies (Kids), some regoinal versions
of
BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5 :-/ , Extreme Sports, ITV 1 (incl all
regoinal
variations), quite a few news channels, loads of digital radio stations,
the
option for "pay as you go" Sky movies plus prob. loads of other
stuff I've
forgotten.

> Never having had satellite before (I'm on cable) can I try and
install
> the minidish myself??
> 
> How do I know where to point it, 

What's your location (nearest large-ish town) ? I think I've still got
a
spreadsheet which calculates the elevation and azimuth (east-west
angle)
But, as others have suggested it's easiest to look at your neighbours
dish
to get it mostly there, then use the inbuilt strength meter for final
tuning.

do I need special cable from the
> minidish to the digibox, 

Double screened coax (foil and braid), typically identified by the term
"CT100"
And in true UKHA-style, if you're going to run one cable, you might as
well
run another at the same time :-)

do I need any special tools to calibrate it,
> etc.??

You can buy a satellite strength meter, but the digibox has one built
in
which should be good enough.

> 
> Any advice much appreciated - I'd hate to pick this up for 
> what I think
> is a reasonable amount only to find out it will cost me an 
> arm and a let
> to get it installed by professionals...
> 
> Anto.

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