digital changeover

[malcolmsmill]

like many, here in lancashire, we go digital this november (2009).

can freesat, the independent system as opposed to sky freesat, AND sky tv share the same dish?

possibly on a multi output LNB, or Twin LNBs; or are they on different satellites that are too far apart?

if 1 dish is ok, what should its minimum size be? after all both sets of installers would normally only fit a small dish.

 

[rolfw]

Just fit a quad LNB and run an extra cable, or cables to your Freesat receiver, they are on the same satellite.

 

[malcolmsmill]

at last... a simple answer to a simple question

THANKS

what about dish size? ..... presumably the standard sky minidish would be too small

 

[satelliteman]

what about dish size? ..... presumably the standard sky minidish would be too small

A standard minidish will be fine. Look at quads or octo's as individual LNb's all housed in one unit.

 

[Analoguesat]

Malcolm - Freesat and Sky share some of the same channels broadcasting off the same satellites. All thats different really is what appears on the epg's.

The only thing you might have to do is raise the elevation of the dish **slightly** if the weight od a quad or octo lnb makes it droop a little.

 

[malcolmsmill]

Great advice........

Do you know how impossible it is to get simple information from an installer, as for sky.... just don't get me started.

next step, on the bus to cpc for a £32 quad lnb.

 

[Lazarus]

Or get one from fleabay for a fiver ................