Robin2
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Thanks for that - I shall talk to the suppliers this weekend.
Digital TV
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Forty_Two
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Have a look at this site. Tracking dish system but much cheaper than usual dome.
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.follow-me-tv.com>http://www.follow-me-tv.com</A>
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.follow-me-tv.com>http://www.follow-me-tv.com</A>
Trevethan
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But will only work in the US. Different TV standards exist over here for terrestrial as well as sat TV!
Bejasus
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FYI. I bought my dish, with LNB, & tuner from a second-hand shop in Dundee when the vessel was on a visit there. Cost me £40. Paid a nominal fee to get local TV man to set it up first time. Now have a small meter which lets me tune it in and I know where to look for the sattelite from the bridge compass. Takes me a couple of minutes when we change moorings. You can phone Sky and ask them to send you a second hand contract and all you do is select which plan you want as normal. This way you do not have to have a phone line when you connect.
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.arweb.co.uk/argallery/h00>h00's Project</A>
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.arweb.co.uk/argallery/h00>h00's Project</A>
Robin2
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Thanks - better and better. Do you switch between different satellites?
Bejasus
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No, but if you had a differnt tuner, then I guess you could but only for free channels or I imagine you would have to have cards for each encryption type.
Because we hane 1-1/2 in. handrails, my dish is mounted onto a stainless tube with a circular plate on the bottom. This has 2 opposite slots which goes over 2 holes drilled in another round plate mounted on top of another tube. This alows me to swivel the dish enough on a horizontal plane to cover most positions. The lower tube is mounted to the handrail via a double scaffold clamp allowing it motion in the vertical plane. I have the same setup on the opposite sides in case we have to moor on the opposite side at any time. I would say that it would be quite an eyesore on a private vessel, even with the smaller dish which would be sufficient for your needs. However, if you onle have it up when you are moored then it shouldn't be a problem.IMHO
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.arweb.co.uk/argallery/h00>h00's Project</A>
Because we hane 1-1/2 in. handrails, my dish is mounted onto a stainless tube with a circular plate on the bottom. This has 2 opposite slots which goes over 2 holes drilled in another round plate mounted on top of another tube. This alows me to swivel the dish enough on a horizontal plane to cover most positions. The lower tube is mounted to the handrail via a double scaffold clamp allowing it motion in the vertical plane. I have the same setup on the opposite sides in case we have to moor on the opposite side at any time. I would say that it would be quite an eyesore on a private vessel, even with the smaller dish which would be sufficient for your needs. However, if you onle have it up when you are moored then it shouldn't be a problem.IMHO
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.arweb.co.uk/argallery/h00>h00's Project</A>
Forty_Two
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Nuts, it will work anywhere. It uses a digi compass to remember where the sat is. It doesn't look at the sat signal at all. Its just a positional memory system.