DISCOVER SATELLITE TV
TV ON TOUR
THERE’S NO NEED TO MISS YOUR FAVOURITE TV
PROGRAMMES ON A TOURING HOLIDAY. LINDSAY PORTER
SHOWS YOU HOW TO SET UP A SATELLITE TV SYSTEM
T
O DISCOVER how to tune To pinpoint them, you’ll need a chart and
into satellite TV, I picked the a compass. The figures on this page
brains of Maxview, manufacturer (below left) are part of a lengthy chart on
of the Omnisat satellite dish and one of the website satelliteforcaravans.co.uk run
the UK’s leading caravan satellite by David Sullivan – which has locations for
equipment suppliers, and Conrad Astra 2 all over Europe.
Anderson in Birmingham, one of its Bear in mind that different systems use
foremost installers. varying methods of antenna elevation and
direction adjustment, so make sure you
THE CASE FOR SATELLITE TV read the instructions first.
You can pick up a perfect picture almost David says it now takes him only a couple
anywhere in Europe as long as there are no of minutes to tune in. However, the first
immediate obstructions, such as tall time you try it, you might have to spend half
buildings or trees. As well as all the main an hour working out just how small each
UK TV channels and radio, there are loads movement of the dish needs to be, how
of other free channels – far more than on many seconds you have to pause at each
non-satellite Freeview. You can get a full list stage to allow the picture to fire up and just
of channels from the Astra website – how narrow is the beam you’re looking for.
ses-astra.com.Whether any of them are But when you’ve got it, you’ll be the toast of
worth watching, only you can decide. the caravan site and the envy of your on-site
Inside information: before tuning a
DISH ELEVATION COMPASS CHART
neighbours – provided you keep the volume
satellite dish, its base needs to be perfectly down! a73 >>
level or its angle of elevation will be ‘out’.
(DEG) BEARING (DEG)
For a caravan-mounted antenna, level the
Aberdeen 20 145
caravan meticulously first.
Belfast 20 141
INFORMATION CONTACTS
Birmingham 26 145
WHERE’S THE SATELLITE?
Cardiff 25 142
a73 Avtex, 22 Merthyr Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF14 1DH.
There are lots of them, but we need to
Edinburgh 20 144
look for a cluster of satellites commonly
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Tel 02920 610109 or see avtex.uk.com
Conrad Anderson LLP, 57-59 Sladefield Road,
King’s Lynn 24 146
known as Astra 2, which carry our UK
Ward End, Birmingham B8 3PF. Tel 0121 247 0619 or
London 26 146
channels. Astra 2 satellites are in a
geostationary orbit, maintaining their
Manchester 23 144
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see conrad-anderson.co.uk
Maxview, Common Lane, Setchey, King’s Lynn, Norfolk
exact position 22,500 miles above Earth.
Penzance 24 139
PE33 0AT. Tel 01553 811000 or see maxview.co.uk
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