What dish size for South of France.

I have previously taken a 60 cm dish with me to the South of France.

Last year I took a 90cm dish and 0.3db LNB on the basis that all BBC
channels would be relocating to a different satelite with a smaller
footprint. I soon discovered that others were still happily receiving BBC
channels on the smaller 60cm dish.

Can someone please bring me upto date. Has the situation changed since last
year? I would rather take the 60cm dish with me this summer, tather that
load the larger dish into the back of my car.

Thanks in advance for any info.

V.G.

V.Gridley wrote:

Can someone please bring me upto date. Has the situation changed since last
year?

No. A 60cm dish will do the job in most weathers if it is properly
aligned. In bad weather you will lose the BBC channels early on and
this can be avoided by using a larger dish.

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Many thanks for that information.

I used my 90cm dish last year and this indicated maximum signal on my Sony
Sky receiver. On one occasion however, during a severe thunder storm, I lost
all channels (not just the BBC) for several hours.

V.G.

"Jomtien" wrote in message
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V.Gridley wrote:

Can someone please bring me upto date. Has the situation changed since
last
year?

No. A 60cm dish will do the job in most weathers if it is properly
aligned. In bad weather you will lose the BBC channels early on and
this can be avoided by using a larger dish.

V.Gridley wrote:

I used my 90cm dish last year and this indicated maximum signal on my Sony
Sky receiver.

The digibox signal strength reading is meaningless for reception. Only
the quality reading actually means anything. This should be as high as
possible with a minimum of about 40%.


On one occasion however, during a severe thunder storm, I lost
all channels (not just the BBC) for several hours.

That's to be expected. Snow will do the same. The BBC channels will
usually go first though as they are weaker in that area.

--
Digibox problem? : A reboot solves 90% of these.
The Sky Digital FAQ: http://tinyurl.com/yvnsy
How to get UK TV overseas: http://tinyurl.com/6p73
Fed up with logos / red buttons? : http://logofreetv.org/
BBC gone? : http://www.astra2d.co.uk/
----
Only the truth as I see it.
No monies return'd. ;-)