Any reception from the edge?

[knusperkeks]

Hi!

I hope somebody out there can help me!

I just moved to Stornoway (58°13'N, 6°19'W) on the Outer Hebrides with my girlfriend. We rented a flat with Sky digital (no subscription though, that means that we can only watch the free channels) and get also BBC1 and 2, ITV and C4 via a normal aerial.

We think about getting another satellite dish to view free TV channels from Germany and Spain (my girlfriend is from Spain, I am German). Unfortunately nobody here seems to know anything about getting something apart from Sky. I checked the lygnsat(?)-pages and saw that most of the channels we are interested in are on Astra 1e and 1f (and also 2c).

Now my question: how big does the dish has to be to get the signal from Astra in Stornoway (where it rains almost every day!!! )? Where should I buy it and which receiver to I need? As we don't have much money they cheapest "no frills" option will probably do ...

Thanks in advance for your help!

Knusperkeks

 

[Channel Hopper]

You should be OK with a 1.2m dish in Stornoway for both Astra and Eutelsat at 13 East

Both can be received simultaneously with a dual feed

I would think that more time should be spent stopping the dish from moving in the high winds rather than receiving because of the rain, a secure foundation is most important

 

[Razor]

For a cheep solution, buy a second hand dish take the LNB off the SKY dish, and put in on your new dish…And then just use the add channels on the SKY digibox for all the free channels from 13E or 19E.

Should get 30 to 40 free channels in Spanish and German……Total cost £35 to £45…Not Bad ?