What size dish ?

Nikos248

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What size of sat dish do I need to receive 10e and 7e mainly? I live in north and east Greece, please help me.
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If you want to receive feeds I suggest to choose no less than 1.5m, 1.8m is better.
During sunny days with blue sky probably 1.2m would be enough for most feeds, but the signal would be at its lower limit, and you would have no margin when it's raining.
 

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Thank you for your reply.
I'm going to buy an 1.55cm sat dish. 1.8 cm is hard to find. What do you think?
 
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1.55cm sat dish FOR 10E/7E Feeds is ideal it gives yourself a decent margin of signal drop when weather is poor
A Disecq motor is not suitable so V-box and 24 inch Superjack Actuator is worth doing the job right ,
if dish is offset then you can use a good universal 0.1db LNB such as Inverto Black Ultra which is cheap and does the job.

will be just a few extra cables LNB cable back to V-box and Reciever cable from the V-box and back out to Sat Receiver
and 4 core electrical cable i suggest good heavy gauge 4 core electrical cable from Actuator back to V-box .
dish set up done right should'nt require more that 45mins and after can tweak dish and LNB to perfection this final procedure can take days depending if you have signal OCD issues like i tend to have o_O:ROFLMAO:

Good luck : )
 

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1.55cm sat dish FOR 10E/7E Feeds is ideal it gives yourself a decent margin of signal drop when weather is poor
A Disecq motor is not suitable so V-box and 24 inch Superjack Actuator is worth doing the job right ,
if dish is offset then you can use a good universal 0.1db LNB such as Inverto Black Ultra which is cheap and does the job.

will be just a few extra cables LNB cable back to V-box and Reciever cable from the V-box and back out to Sat Receiver
and 4 core electrical cable i suggest good heavy gauge 4 core electrical cable from Actuator back to V-box .
dish set up done right should'nt require more that 45mins and after can tweak dish and LNB to perfection this final procedure can take days depending if you have signal OCD issues like i tend to have o_O:ROFLMAO:

Good luck : )
Thank you for reply Barney! thank you very much for the analysis
I would also appreciate it if you could tell me exactly what products I need as I am new to this. I'll buy Gibertini op150s dish which has 155cm diameter. What else products I need?
thank you for your patience, if you have it haha
 
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V-BOX III positioner for under €100
SuperJack HARL3624 - 24" Actuator motor about €120
4-Core Flexible Cable 25m about €25
Inverto Black Ultra Single LNB - €13
Triax TX100 Digital Cable 100m Black - €60
pack of F Connectors about 50c each

That's about everything since you ask (y)💪
 

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V-BOX III positioner for under €100
SuperJack HARL3624 - 24" Actuator motor about €120
4-Core Flexible Cable 25m about €25
Inverto Black Ultra Single LNB - €13
Triax TX100 Digital Cable 100m Black - €60
pack of F Connectors about 50c each

That's about everything since you ask (y)💪
Can you explain me some things?
1) What do we connect with 4-Core Flexible Cable 25m?
2) LNB with four exits? I want to record 4 feeds at the same time.
3) What do you mean 50c on F connectors?

If you patience, explain me please :)
 

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1.55cm sat dish FOR 10E/7E Feeds is ideal it gives yourself a decent margin of signal drop when weather is poor
A Disecq motor is not suitable so V-box and 24 inch Superjack Actuator is worth doing the job right ,
if dish is offset then you can use a good universal 0.1db LNB such as Inverto Black Ultra which is cheap and does the job.

will be just a few extra cables LNB cable back to V-box and Reciever cable from the V-box and back out to Sat Receiver
and 4 core electrical cable i suggest good heavy gauge 4 core electrical cable from Actuator back to V-box .
dish set up done right should'nt require more that 45mins and after can tweak dish and LNB to perfection this final procedure can take days depending if you have signal OCD issues like i tend to have o_O:ROFLMAO:

Good luck : )
Which is the best choice? The Box android TV or TBS 6904 se? I want to record feeds on the best resolution. :)
 

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1) What do we connect with 4-Core Flexible Cable 25m? - ACTUATOR ARM TO V-BOX
2) LNB with four exits? I want to record 4 feeds at the same time. - QUAD Universal LNB 0.1db
3) What do you mean 50c on F connectors? - 50 Cent or 40p prices may vary for better quality
 

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A rough calculation that I made, I estimated that is needed approx 2500€ for entire sat system with GPU...
•RTX 4060ti --> 460€
•Sat dish 180cm, mount, tripod and transfer cost--> 1350€
•SuperJack HARL3624 - 24"--> 120€
•V-BOX III Positioner --> 100€
•TBS 6904se --> 260€
•LNB, cables and connectors --> 100-150€
•DVBdream software --> 50€

Haha are too much I think 🧐
 

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Can I receive signal in north Egypt? If yes, what size of dish I need for most European feeds? Thanks in advance!
 

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Seems a lot for dish and delivery it would be better to source a dish locally i think
north Egypt you'll struggle with UK Beams but European feeds i do think 180cm dish would be just fine

GPU you do not need the very latest most expensive something like mine GTX 3060 now should be around €400
LNB, cables and connectors --> 100-150€ is far too much
100 meter roll cable should be under €40
LNB €15 - €20 max
F Connectors should be under €15 for 50 at least
DVBdream software i have never ever paid for all thanks to this forum and our fine members there is plenty cracked versions available for free ,
I'd still advise TBS USB not TBS Cards it just so much easier and practical to plug it into another PC or Laptop when required .
SuperJack and V-box should last many years so yes those are priced fair i believe .

Everything you require except Dish,Tripod and mount should be about €700 or less
Look or a better deal locally for dish,mount,tripod forget high overpriced delivery fees
its very possible to get everything for a budget of about €1,500 if you really wanna go big i know my set up has cost me way more than treble that amount but i enjoy catching feeds and finding keys for those feeds myself and whenever i cant find CW Keys then members of this forum are always around to help me out and i will forever appreciate and respect it .
Signal is very rarely an issue for me as i got a 2 meter prime focus dish and most times it is not overkill either since weather is usually very crap here 8 months of the year : )

its no harm to buy a few bits you need 2nd hand in good condition , and budget a bit but a good decent size dish and mount is the one thing that you want right if you can source that locally and even collect yourself then you can save a lot on overall costs
never overpay and avoid those really high delivery prices if possible at all .

Good luck : )
 

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Thank you once again, you are amazing at answering my every question. I will forever respect that!
I want to buy a Mabo 1.80m dish
What does it take for me to be able to find CW keys too?
I would like to receive 4K on Skysports and BT sport, how can I receive them? Do you know? Thank you in advance my mate! :)
 

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Seems a lot for dish and delivery it would be better to source a dish locally i think
north Egypt you'll struggle with UK Beams but European feeds i do think 180cm dish would be just fine

GPU you do not need the very latest most expensive something like mine GTX 3060 now should be around €400
LNB, cables and connectors --> 100-150€ is far too much
100 meter roll cable should be under €40
LNB €15 - €20 max
F Connectors should be under €15 for 50 at least
DVBdream software i have never ever paid for all thanks to this forum and our fine members there is plenty cracked versions available for free ,
I'd still advise TBS USB not TBS Cards it just so much easier and practical to plug it into another PC or Laptop when required .
SuperJack and V-box should last many years so yes those are priced fair i believe .

Everything you require except Dish,Tripod and mount should be about €700 or less
Look or a better deal locally for dish,mount,tripod forget high overpriced delivery fees
its very possible to get everything for a budget of about €1,500 if you really wanna go big i know my set up has cost me way more than treble that amount but i enjoy catching feeds and finding keys for those feeds myself and whenever i cant find CW Keys then members of this forum are always around to help me out and i will forever appreciate and respect it .
Signal is very rarely an issue for me as i got a 2 meter prime focus dish and most times it is not overkill either since weather is usually very crap here 8 months of the year : )

its no harm to buy a few bits you need 2nd hand in good condition , and budget a bit but a good decent size dish and mount is the one thing that you want right if you can source that locally and even collect yourself then you can save a lot on overall costs
never overpay and avoid those really high delivery prices if possible at all .

Good luck : )
Excellently detailed and very informative. Thanks Barney.
 

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4K on Skysports and BT sport

You wont be getting 4K Sly Sport or BT Sport Without Official Sub card and K1 keys and H/W Pairing keys etc...
Signal may not be a factor but many other factors most definite will be : )
 

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You wont be getting 4K Sly Sport or BT Sport Without Official Sub card and K1 keys and H/W Pairing keys etc...
Signal may not be a factor but many other factors most definite will be : )
Official site of Sky asks me a postcode...but I live in Greece.
How can I receive a sub card and K1 keys and H/W keys?
K1 keys and H/W keys what are they?
I don't understand nothing! 😂

Thank you again for your reply!! :)
 

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Official site of Sky asks me a postcode...but I live in Greece.
How can I receive a sub card and K1 keys and H/W keys?
K1 keys and H/W keys what are they?
I don't understand nothing! 😂

Thank you again for your reply!! :)
You carn't on UK very few have the knowledge and those that do went to Forever server.
DE K1 much more easy to get because it can be retrieved from the Cams.
 

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You carn't on UK very few have the knowledge and those that do went to Forever server.
DE K1 much more easy to get because it can be retrieved from the Cams.
Which are my steps for those?
Forever server doesn't longer accept?
De K1 is server? What do you mean "cams"?
Where can I find this server from?
 

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Which are my steps for those?
Forever server doesn't longer accept?
De K1 is server? What do you mean "cams"?
Where can I find this server from?
No steps buy a Forever box such as Viark for UK ,DE and IT.

Obtaining the K1 is above the skill set of anyone on here.
 
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