Tuning to Astra 1 (1 Viewer)

[Stewart J]

Presently in El Rocio, Andalucia, Spain, Brit van parks up a couple of pitches away sets up sat dish and is struggling to tune to Astra 1, his freesat is built into his Avtex to which by default I guess is preset to tune to Astra 2. Got me thinking we bring plenty of films, dvds etc away but it would be nice to watch and catch up on the news (Sky News) Would it be as simple as buying a freesat box in Spain, Portugal or France and they would be pre programmed to Astra 1 ??? Should add we have a portable multimo dish not a fixed one.

 

[tonyidle]

He doesn't need a box - his TV can be retuned to any available satellite.

 

[RowleyBirkinQC]

What sat receiver/tuner do you use with your dish? Can you not align the dish to Astra 1 and set the receiver to that satellite to pick up the channels?

Edit: not sure if this link helps...

 

[Badknee]

We've just had an Alden system fitted by @eddievanbitz and the box has a menu to choose from before it goes to the freesat box.

 

[Figaro]

I think it's astra2 you need to receive, nothing on astra1 now as far as i know

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[eddie]

I think it's astra2 you need to receive, nothing on astra1 now as far as i know

There is about 28 English speaking news and current affairs programs on Astra1 along with music channels, sports and films, some which are transmitted either in English or English with sub titles Oh and rude stuff

 

[Figaro]

I stand corrected, thank you

 

[RowleyBirkinQC]

Rude stuff you say....

 

[eddie]

Rude stuff you say....

I was shocked! and shocked and shocked and shocked lol

 

[Stealaway]

I was shocked! and shocked and shocked and shocked lol

The more I watched the more I was shocked - really shocking

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[Zigisla]

I was shocked! and shocked and shocked and shocked lol

And I suppose it didn't get any less shocking for all of the 8 hours you were watching...Shocking

What channel number were they??

 

[funflair]

Its the dish controller that tells the dish which satellite to look for not the tuner box or TV.

The actual ins and outs will depend on the system you have.


Martin

 

[eddie]

Its the dish controller that tells the dish which satellite to look for not the tuner box or TV.

The actual ins and outs will depend on the system you have.


Martin

KVH R4 R4SL R5 and Oyster digital systems will change automatically Satellite to suit the chosen TV channel

 

[funflair]

KVH R4 R4SL R5 and Oyster digital systems will change automatically Satellite to suit the chosen TV channel

Ah well that's a bit more sophisticated than our Oyster Vision1.

Martin

 

[Stewart J]

What sat receiver/tuner do you use with your dish? Can you not align the dish to Astra 1 and set the receiver to that satellite to pick up the channels?

Edit: not sure if this link helps...

It's a Manhatten receiver a cheapie from Tesco, absolutely brilliant on Astra 2 in France, I assume perhaps wrongly the receiver is preset to 2, not really into sat tech hence asking advice. Hence my original post asking if easiest option was to purchase a receiver in Europe.

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[RowleyBirkinQC]

I guess if the Manhatten receiver is Freesat then it may be preset to Astra 2? We just use the free to air satellite tuner on the Avtex tv, so we're not much help!

 

[eddie]

It's a Manhatten receiver a cheapie from Tesco, absolutely brilliant on Astra 2 in France, I assume perhaps wrongly the receiver is preset to 2, not really into sat tech hence asking advice. Hence my original post asking if easiest option was to purchase a receiver in Europe.

Many Freesat boxes can be set in the menu to act as a free to air box, so you'll be able to change satellite