Sky TV in Vienna

[johnpowley]

I am moving to Vienna an d would like to know if I can recive SKY TV. and if see what size dish would I need.

 

[Analoguesat]

You will get most of the pay channels without too many problems. However if you want the BBC ITV & C4 channels you are going to need a big dish.

 

[rolfw]

Yes, looks like a high quality 1.8m dish, or larger is required for the BBCs and ITVs

 

[flateric09]

Hi Johnpowley,

I live in italy and use a 1 metre dish and have no problems receiving BBC & ITV. So in Vienna should be no problem.

Cheers FLATERIC09...

 

[Analoguesat]

The situation in Vienna is vastly different to that in Italy!

This is off the Astra 2D site:

Vienna
RECEIVER: Hyunday 820 receiver

DISH: 1.8m Hirschman dish
LNB: 0.3dB Invacom
Posted 18-07-03
Astra 2D FTA channels are being picked up in Vienna, Austria (35-40%). Respected local satellite expert -http://www.olbort.at is recommending that nothing under 2.4m will do and, that Sky Digiboxes will struggle to receive a signal with anything less than that.
Jonathan G. aka jno

 

[Lazarus]

The situation in Vienna is vasttly different to that in Italy!

The situation in is vastly different even throughout Italy, too :-worship

North: 2D possible

South:

 

[wallycharlo]

I live on the other side of Austria, in Vorarlberg, can get the Sky channels on a sky minidish, and I even get the weaker 2D channels (ie BBC, ITV ...) ca 50% of the time on the minidish! 80cm dish guarantees the 2D channels, you migth lose then still during the odd thunderstorm though.

Vienna will be a different story though for the 2D channels, as the footprint starts to fall off rapidly as you cross Austria. I agree that 1.8M would be minumum you would need. But, you will still get the 2A and 2B channels on the mindish in Vienna!

-Wally

 

[Turok]

sure,thats true,in our area,works ,also with smal multifeed dishes!

a good 2,40 m for vienna,like a prodelin should be the minimum size for bbc!

when you need sky cards look on _mhr.at

 

[jno]

Agreed .... 2.4m is absolute minimum for all channels - 3m for 24 hour reception.

However 60cm will get you everything else if you have a Sky card, so you might like getting used to life without 2D. I am 40mins drive east of Wien and sorry, it's bad news - but,

@johnpowley: PM me for more info.

 

[A nonymous]

JNO, Johnpowley can't PM you he doesn't have PM privilages yet