Satellite TV for Motorhome.

no worries, i probably wasnt as clear as i might have been...

always HTH

back on topic.....shower pump collected, managed to dodge the heavy stuff....absolutely chucking it right now, bet Brue is getting some

oh, whoops, wrong thread....thpught i was in the Chat for a second......

i use an app called "dish align" ,it's free 

Last year we were staying on a campsite in the beautiful Lot valley.  It was a gorgeous sunny day to enjoy a walk in the lovely surrounding countryside or to cool off in the site pool.  What are they doing next door only sat in the caravan watching repeats of Eastenders and the Chase. 

I realise we are all different but it's not for me. 

I think that when you have a roof mounted dish you tend to get a sixth sense on what pitches would be best. The trouble is so has everyone else with such a dish!!! BB is right about looking at where the sun is and from late morning to early afternoon if you have a clear view you are likely to lock onto a signal. TG you will be like the cat that got the cream, or at least Phil will, when have the dish up and running. It is often a much asked question at campsite reception so there will also be local knowledge. ON a municipal in France I asked about using a satellite dish and the lady said I must pitch here and she was right. On another the lady manager of the site insisted I moved pitch because I couldn't get a signal. I doubted her but she was right!! When on CC sites I download the site plan as they are usually marked with north on them so easy to see where south is and the likely best pitches.

David

Thanks DK, he will certainly be a lot easier to live with if he doesn't have hassle setting it up  We do have an aerial for use in the UK and have so far not had a problem getting a signal with it, but we want to do the very North and Islands at some stage so the dish will come in handy then as well as abroad.

We have suffered with no signal on a few CC sites namely Longleat, Battle and Putts Corner.  Luckily there were plenty of free pithces so it was a simple job of moving the van quickly turning the TV on and waiting 30 seconds for it to tune in (or not).  BB advice regarding clear vision to the south is good except when its hissing down and the sun is nowhere to be seen !!

TG, one other thing (before plumber arrives, lol), we used to have a Camos flatsat on the Bolero and any tree leaves etc seemed to have a big impact on the signal....however, the larger 85cm dish hardly seems affected by stray leaves etc, pulling in a signal even when you might think it would struggle.

bigger, certainly better, in this case....

TG, one other thing (before plumber arrives, lol), we used to have a Camos flatsat on the Bolero and any tree leaves etc seemed to have a big impact on the signal....however, the larger 85cm dish hardly seems affected by stray leaves etc, pulling in a signal even when you might think it would struggle.

bigger, certainly better, in this case....