Originally Posted by clewsy:
“Not any more I don't think unless you want to pay for Via Sat - however think they got hit by the EPL 1 game 3pm rule as well.
4m dish? Shouldn't need that as I've had 7w channels on my setup (was years ago - not tried recently) and that is no where near that size. Yes dish size helps but also many other little factors can also come in useful for maximising weak signal strength.”
The problem is that the main beams are firing into the Med and the UK is on the very, very fringe of the overspill. The general rule is the further north you go, the bigger the dish you need. The likes of France, Italy etc are perfectly placed to get a decent signal on a moderately sized dish but we're in a rubbish position in the UK.
Where I am, I'd need a 1.1 - 1.3m dish for good weather reception (and that's on a
perfect day... something we never seem to get in Liverpool!) but it'd need to be much bigger to accommodate for bad weather and general noise levels, whether the overspill footprint dips etc - and that's when it becomes expensive and still carries no guarantee of good signal on any given day. If I was going for reception from the other satellite, I'd need a 3m dish as a starting point.
There are just so many variables that it's impossible to give a definitive answer on dish size.