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<blockquote data-quote="Seamus" data-source="post: 58658" data-attributes="member: 182933"><img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" data-shortname=":)" /> Hello everyoneI am new here.I have just connected up a FTA digital receiver, with an 80 cm dish , and universal LNB. ( all purchased at lidl) I seem to be receiving Astra , I can get sky news, CNN , BBC , etc.Could someone please tell me is it possible to also receive Hotbird or another satellite with out moving the dish ? Or would I need another dish, and LNB ?I live in the very south of Ireland, with a clear view of the sky. Is there any other satellites that I should try to connect to ? Would I need a bigger dish ?How are the outputs of the lnb’s connected ? Can the coaxial cables be connected together? or must one run back another coaxial cable to the receiver? I have only one input to the receiver. I have an old 80cm dish with an analogue LNB, the analogue receiver I have is not working (unit itself is faulty ). I do have a multimeter and a sat-finder which I also purchased at Lidl.Thank you for your help ,Seamus….</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Seamus, post: 58658, member: 182933"] :) Hello everyone I am new here. I have just connected up a FTA digital receiver, with an 80 cm dish , and universal LNB. ( all purchased at lidl) I seem to be receiving Astra , I can get sky news, CNN , BBC , etc. Could someone please tell me is it possible to also receive Hotbird or another satellite with out moving the dish ? Or would I need another dish, and LNB ? I live in the very south of Ireland, with a clear view of the sky. Is there any other satellites that I should try to connect to ? Would I need a bigger dish ? How are the outputs of the lnb’s connected ? Can the coaxial cables be connected together? or must one run back another coaxial cable to the receiver? I have only one input to the receiver. I have an old 80cm dish with an analogue LNB, the analogue receiver I have is not working (unit itself is faulty ). I do have a multimeter and a sat-finder which I also purchased at Lidl. Thank you for your help , Seamus…. [/QUOTE]

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