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<blockquote data-quote="xerxes" data-source="post: 23248" data-attributes="member: 176073">So are we all agreed then? - it's all back to my place on Saturday to get everything working. I'll provide the beer&nbsp;&nbsp; <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=":)" /> Hang on a moment, rolfw's in southern England, PoloMint's in Spain, and Old Fred's in North Yorkshire. This might not be as easy as I first thought ...Looks as if I really am going to have to do this myself. I thought I'd have a sort of a practice run before I go for the Big Dish. Thought first I'll get a digital LNB (an MTI AP8-T2<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />. Connect it up to the 85 cm dish in place of the analogue twin. Then use PoloMint's D-I-Y guide to try to pick up Astra 2, using my son's TV as monitor (I wouldn't expect any problems there as I'm bigger and older than he is).With 85 cms I might just be able to get Astra 2D if the weather conditions are right, though not tremendously optimistic . Gives me a chance to brush up on my lnb-skewing technique, though.I'll post the results of how I get on.By the way, old Fred (or may I call you Alt Friedrich?) I actually live about 40 kms south east of Munich. I can see that a 120 cm dish has got a big advantage, namely it's huge surface area. Unfortunately it's also got a big disadvantage - namely it's huge surface area. I don't know, some people are never happy ...Xerxes</blockquote>

[QUOTE="xerxes, post: 23248, member: 176073"] So are we all agreed then? - it's all back to my place on Saturday to get everything working. I'll provide the beer :) Hang on a moment, rolfw's in southern England, PoloMint's in Spain, and Old Fred's in North Yorkshire. This might not be as easy as I first thought ... Looks as if I really am going to have to do this myself. I thought I'd have a sort of a practice run before I go for the Big Dish. Thought first I'll get a digital LNB (an MTI AP8-T2B). Connect it up to the 85 cm dish in place of the analogue twin. Then use PoloMint's D-I-Y guide to try to pick up Astra 2, using my son's TV as monitor (I wouldn't expect any problems there as I'm bigger and older than he is). With 85 cms I might just be able to get Astra 2D if the weather conditions are right, though not tremendously optimistic . Gives me a chance to brush up on my lnb-skewing technique, though. I'll post the results of how I get on. By the way, old Fred (or may I call you Alt Friedrich?) I actually live about 40 kms south east of Munich. I can see that a 120 cm dish has got a big advantage, namely it's huge surface area. Unfortunately it's also got a big disadvantage - namely it's huge surface area. I don't know, some people are never happy ... Xerxes [/QUOTE]

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