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May 29, 2010

How to get Freesat and DTT – my choices

I got an interesting email from a customer in wicklow on his Free-to-air choices.

 

Summary of Question:

  • Where I live: Co. Wicklow

  • Currently have:

    • i have a roof mounted aerial pointed at wales fitted 14 years ago  (Get the BBCs etc from the UK)

    • Humax PVR freesat+ receiver

    • Sky subscription

  • Want to:

    • an dtt/freesat box.

    • Get Rid of Sky

  • Customer question: Do I need a VHF Aerial, UHF aerial and a Diplexer

Proposed Solution

Part 1 TV Aerial for the Irish Channels

 

1A. Irish Analogue Channels (RTE 1, 2, TV3, TG4)

The aerial setup you suggested  (vhf, ufh aerial & diplexer)  is for analogue TV

1B. Irish Digital Channels (RTE 1, 2, TV3(test card), TG4, RTE News)

For the new DTT service the setup is much simpler  (only need a UHF Aerial)

 

Part 2  Satellite Dish

PART 3 Satellite (& DTT) Receivers

You have a number of choices to get the BBC etc for Free

or Purchase a Combo Satellite & DTT Receiver

 

 

 
 

 
 
Video Guides of each of these products are available on the Website.
Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: , , , , , , , , , — David Maher @ 8:43 am


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May 7, 2010

Watch the 2010 World Cup in High Definition (HD) for FREE

HD Satellite Receiver Product List

 For the fist time ever, you will be able to watch the entire Football World Cup in High Definition for FREE.   BBC HD and ITV HD are splitting the task of showing all the games.   You can see a list of the games, dates, times and TV channel below.

2010 World Cup TV schedule for the UK (all times BST):
June 11 1500: South Africa v Mexico (Soccer City, Johannesburg) – ITV
June 11 1930: Uruguay v France (Cape Town) – BBC

June 12 1230: South Korea v Greece (Port Elizabeth) – ITV
June 12 1500: Argentina v Nigeria (Ellis Park, Johannesburg) – BBC
June 12 1930: England v USA (Rustenburg) – ITV

June 13 1230: Algeria v Slovenia (Polokwane) – BBC
June 13 1500: Serbia v Ghana (Pretoria) – ITV
June 13 1930: Germany v Australia (Durban) – ITV

June 14 1230: Holland v Denmark (Soccer City, Johannesburg) – ITV
June 14 1500: Japan v Cameroon (Bloemfontein) – BBC
June 14 1930: Italy v Paraguay (Cape Town) – BBC

June 15 1230: New Zealand v Slovakia (Rustenburg) – BBC
June 15 1500: Ivory Coast v Portugal (Port Elizabeth) – ITV
June 15 1930: Brazil v North Korea (Ellis Park, Johannesburg) – ITV

June 16 1230: Honduras v Chile (Nelspruit) – ITV
June 16 1500: Spain v Switzerland (Durban) – BBC
June 16 1930: South Africa v Uruguay (Pretoria) – BBC

June 17 1230: Argentina v South Korea (Soccer City, Johannesburg) – ITV
June 17 1500: Greece v Nigeria (Bloemfontein) – BBC
June 17 1930: France v Mexico (Polokwane) – BBC

June 18 1230: Germany v Serbia (Port Elizabeth) – BBC
June 18 1500: Slovenia v USA (Ellis Park, Johannesburg) – BBC
June 18 1930: England v Algeria (Cape Town) – ITV

June 19 1230: Holland v Japan (Durban) – ITV
June 19 1500: Ghana v Australia (Rustenburg) – BBC
June 19 1930: Cameroon v Denmark (Pretoria) – ITV

June 20 1230: Slovakia v Paraguay (Bloemfontein) – BBC
June 20 1500: Italy v New Zealand (Nelspruit) – ITV
June 20 1930: Brazil v Ivory Coast (Soccer City, Johannesburg) – BBC

June 21 1230: Portugal v North Korea (Cape Town) – BBC
June 21 1500: Chile v Switzerland (Port Elizabeth) – BBC
June 21 1930: Spain v Honduras (Ellis Park, Johannesburg) – ITV

June 22 1500: Mexico v Uruguay (Rustenburg) – ITV
June 22 1500: France v South Africa (Bloemfontein) – ITV
June 22 1930: Nigeria v South Korea (Durban) – BBC
June 22 1930: Greece v Argentina (Polokwane) – BBC

June 23 1500: Slovenia v England (Port Elizabeth) – BBC
June 23 1500: USA v Algeria (Pretoria) – BBC
June 23 1930: Australia v Serbia (Nelspruit) – ITV
June 23 1930: Ghana v Germany (Soccer City, Johannesburg) – ITV

June 24 1500: Slovakia v Italy (Ellis Park, Johannesburg) – ITV
June 24 1500: Paraguay v New Zealand (Polokwane) – ITV
June 24 1930: Denmark v Japan (Rustenburg) – BBC
June 24 1930: Cameroon v Holland (Cape Town) – BBC

June 25 1500: Portugal v Brazil (Durban) – BBC
June 25 1500: North Korea v Ivory Coast (Nelspruit) – BBC
June 25 1930: Chile v Spain (Pretoria) – ITV
June 25 1930: Switzerland v Honduras (Bloemfontein) – ITV

Last-16 and quarter-final matches to be divided up following the group stage, with the BBC having first choice in both rounds

Filed under: Uncategorized — David Maher @ 11:34 am


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May 4, 2010

How to install a DiSEqC switch to combine 2 satellite dishes

How to run 2 satellite dishes to a single satellite receiver

It is common to want to combine the output of different satellites onto a single satellite receiver. For example by combining the feed from 2 satellite dishes  pointed at Astra 2 and Hotbird. This is achieved using a Diseqc switch which takes 2 satellite feeds and produces a single output.

Benefits of using a Diseqc switch

  • It combines the output of multiple satellites into a single feed
  • It allows for the switching between satellites from your remote control

EQUIPMENT such a system would typically contain

How to Install

Part A – connect up the dishes, diseqc and receiver

  1. Firstly align both satellite dishes using a satellite finder
  2. Run a feed from a satellite cable which has been terminated with an f-connector from each of the satellite dishes to the Diseqc switch and connect them to ‘LNB A’ and ‘LNB B’ repectively.
  3. Run a satellite cable from the Diseqc switch to the Triax SR110
  4. It is important to ensure that the satellite receiver is wiped clean as the channels must be tuned, in conjunction with the diseqc switch for it to operate correctly.

Part B – programme up the box

  1. Turn on the Triax SR110 receiver
  2. Press ‘Menu’ button
  3. Scroll down and select ‘Installation’ option
  4. Enter Password ‘0000′
  5. SATELLITE 1 - Go into the ‘Antenna Search’ Menu
    • Select ‘Astra 2′ as the satellite
    • Select ‘Diseqc 1.1′ as the software version
    • Automatically set to diseqc position ‘Input 1 of 2′
    • Press Menu button to exit out
  6. Select the TP scan Menu
    • Set ‘Scan mode – Free’
    • Click ‘Ok to search’
    • after about 10 seconds it returns after tuning an Astra 2 transponder with a number of channels
    • Press Menu button to exit out
  7. SATELLITE 2 - Go into the ‘Antenna Search’ Menu
    • Select ‘Hotbird’ as the satellite
    • Select ‘Diseqc 1.1′ as the software version
    • Automatically switched to diseqc position ‘Input 2 of 2′
    • Press Menu button to exit out
  8. Select the TP scan Menu
    • Set ‘Scan mode – Free’
    • Click ‘Ok to search’
    • after about 10 seconds it returns after tuning a Hotbird transponder with a number of channels
    • Press Menu button to exit out
  9. Now exit out and you can seamlessly switch between channels on the 2 different satellites !
Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: , , , , — David Maher @ 4:42 pm


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