Mark Rogers mark@quarella.co.uk wrote:
MJ Ray wrote:
I've missed the reason for replacing the dish, but pretty much any standard parts should work.
Maybe I don't need to replace the dish, it's an old (analogue) dish but presumably that's largely irrelevant as long as its pointing in the right place and has a suitable LNB (which I'm thinking of replacing anyway)? It's bigger than the current Sky offerings but that's probably an advantage from what I've just read at satcure.com.
Subject: 5. Can I use my old Sky/Premiere analogue dish?
Analogue (PAL, NTSC or Secam) and digital receivers differ, but can use similar antennas. If you have an analogue set, you don't need a new "digital dish", but maybe a modern LNB and re-aiming. See http://www.selkirkshire.demon.co.uk/analoguesat/raihelp.html
(from http://mjr.towers.org.uk/blog/2006/astefaq and elsewhere)
Since it looks like I can even give it a new coat of paint, I should experiment with what I have first by the sound of things? I do have a Freeview satellite decoder bought cheap in a Maplin sale that's never been out of its box, presumably that would be a good place to start too.
Yes, that's a good place to start (but it's probably not Freeview - that's a brand of DTV Services Ltd who run the DVB-T transmissions).
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OK, so maybe I just need a new LNB and some time to play?
Maybe not even that, if the dish has a universal LNB that hasn't fallen prey to insects or the weather.
"Ricky Bruce" rickybruce@gmail.com wrote:
If you really want to play, you should also get a diseqc rotor. [...] If you are going up the ladder anyway....why not!!
Main reason not to do it is that it's harder to aim at the Clarke belt than a single satellite, especially given how poorly-marked most dish and motor brackets are.
Hope that explains,