Option B - How to mount a sky satellite dish on a pole
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3. Align Satellite Dish
Having already mounted the satellite dish on sky bracket or on pole and brackets
Attach your satellite meter to the dish LNB
align the dish so that it is (1) perfectly vertical, (2) pointing South East (141 degrees).
Rotate the dish slowly over and back.
Repeat adjusting the tilt angle by 1 or 2 degrees to until a signal is found.
Tightend the U-bolts and side bolts using the 10mm & 13mm sockets.
Disconnect the satellite meter
connect a cable with an 'F-type' connector from the Dish to the satellite box
check that the signal is working.
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4. Run cables & connectors
The next step is to run satellite cable to the satellite receivers.
Tools Needed
Hammer
Snips
Drill
SDS Drill Bit 10X450
Equipment
Satellite Installation Kit Black
Prior to Begining you must decide
Decide how to run cable
connect into existing cables in the attic
Normally neater but requires additional connectors
May need a multi-meter to be able to identify the correct cable
May result in longer cable runs
Run a cable directly from the satellite dish to the satellite receiver
Fastest and eastiest way to run a cable
Cable runs are normally shorter
Requires the drill of a hole through a wall
STEPS
If the satellite reciever is to be located next to the external wall of a room
use a drill and a SDS Drill Bit 10X450 to drill a hole through the wall
ensuring to drill from the inside out.
To conceal broken plaster use either:
Hole tidy (insert inside and out before the cable is run)
Cable Cover nailed onto the outside wall after the cable has been run
Feed the end of the satellite cable through the wall leaving enough cable to reach the front of the satellite box.
Now start tacking the cable using 7mm clips and a Hammer
ensuring that the cable runs down from the hole that been drilled in the wall
(will stop water following the cable into the house).
Continue tacking the cable
run cable vertically or horizontally but NEVER diagonally
if possible hide cable under the plint or behind drain pipes (using 300mm cable ties)
Cut the cable leaving enough lenght to reach the LNB of the dish
Put on an F Connector on the each end of the satellite cable
Screw the F connector on the LNB
seal the connection using Insulation tape or ideally waterproof Self Amalgamating tape
Secure the cable to the dish feed arm using either 300mm cable ties or Insulation tape
Final Step is to put on an F Connector on the satellite cable nex to the satellite receiver
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5. Satellite receiver Installation
How to install a Satellite Receiver
Unpack the box
Satellite Receiver
Remote control
Screw the lead from the satellite dish into the LNB in connection
Connect scart lead from TV to 'TV' out connection on bo
Plug in the power lead
Turn on the power switch on the back on the box
After 5-6 seconds the box will come on and should automatically switch TV to AV channel
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Tools needed to mount on a wall
Cordless drill - ideally a 24-36v SDS drill
8mm, 10mm drill bits
10mm, 13mm socket and rachet
Satellite meter
Criteria on where to mount the satellite dish?
Dish must face South East (141 degrees i.e. direction of sun 11am BST).
Wall must be a solid surface capable of carrying weight of satellite dish
Signal must not be blocked by houses or trees (signal is coming in at 21 degrees to the horizontal)
Place at back or gable end of house to minimise visual intrusion
Place as close at possible to room / wire box to which the satellite cables are to connect so as to minimise cable run
Steps
Place the wall bracket and arm in the correct location
Use the cordless drill and 8mm drill bit to drill 4 guide holes
Use 10mm drill bit to drill holes to a depth of 60mm
Insert the 4 plastic plugs in the holes and mount the wall bracket using the 4 Coach bolts.
Tighten the coach bolts using the 13mm socket and rachet.
Attach the satellite dish to the arm of the wall plate
Use 10mm socket to lightly tighten the dish 'U'-bolts so they are fixed to arm but the dish can still rotated
Follow steps in the How to Align a satellite dish guide
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OVERVIEW
The 3 terms widely (and often incorrectly) used to describe a
receiver to get the free satellite channels are:
Free to Air: Generic Satellite receiver
Freesat: ITV/BBC patented range
Freeview: NOT a Satellite receiver - its a Terrestrial Digital receiver
Below we give full details of the differences
Free to Air (FTA)
This is a Satellite Digital receiver and is used with a satellite dish
It is Free to Air meaning it is used to pick up free satellite channels
but can come with a card slot to allow it to be used for subscription services
It is capable of working with any satellite (so long as the dish is large enough)
Manufactured by a range of up to about 120 different companies
Boxes can come in the following formats
Standard definition receivers: No hard drive
High Definition Receivers: Option to add on external hard drive
HD+ Receiver: Twin feeds to allow you to record one channel & look at another
HD Satellite & Combo receiver: a satellite feed & a Digital terrestrial feed
Good Points ?
It is non subscription
It is very versatile in terms of channel line up and satellite
huge range of different boxes
generally cheaper than freesat
Drawback
Unlike freesat it does not automatically updates if their is a frequency change
or a new channels becomes available
getting spare remotes etc can be a problem
Main channels include (on astra 2, but totally flexible):
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