My List of needs/questions!

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>Can I only pick up 28.2 on a standard *** Mesh dish?

Fixed in its current position yes! Only 28.2 East can be got... But moving it around you have a chance of getting the stronger sats like 19east, 13 east and prob 42 east aswell if you had the patience...

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>If I upgrade/upsize the dish, can I use the existing bracket, or do I need to replace the dish, bracket etc and start from scratch?

You could use the existing bracket but i wouldn't advise it if it is one of those L shape brackets... A U brakcet attached to the wall in the top and bottom is much more stable for a bigger dish!

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>If I upgrade the dish, I'd like to get a multi LNB arm, which would potentially feed the DM800HD, along with at least 1 DM500S. Where is the best place to buy satellite gear (Dish, LNB, Bracket, switches) without going bricks and mortar and paying a fortune?

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Id go for a motor if i were you!

Set it up properly and you'll never regret it..

Sats worth watching hmmmmmm...

A lot have the original english language as an audio option!

The main ones i use:

28east,23east,19east,16east,13east,7east,0.8West and 30West...

There is loads of football, drama, movies and docs on these sats with the english option!

I have a fixed dish on 28,19 and 13...

I have it for the kitchen reciever...

But i use my motor more on the full arc...

More choice like...

I believe 13e and 19e are the two best sats without a doubt.

Tonnes of movie channels with english audio and lots of football.

I would also recommend a motor but if its out of your budget I would go with a 1m dish

6 degree mono for picking up both 13 and 19.

I am in Dublin myself if you want a few places for equipment.

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I'd love to get a motorised setup, but may be moving from Dublin to Wexford in the near future, so would like to get set up relatively cheaply in Dublin in case I have to move all the gear.

So I could pick up a 1m dish and add on 2 extra LNB's. What packages/providers are on 13E & 19e? I'm sure there's probably a guide somewhere which lists them. I have access to ***, so need to look into what cards/feeds I should be looking out for on the other satellites.

Packages here: Packages - Europe, Africa & Middle East - LyngSat

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So I could pick up a 1m dish and add on 2 extra LNB's.

You would have to buy a multi arm for your dish and better off buying 3 lnbs as the *** lnb wouldnt exactly be great...

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What packages/providers are on 13E & 19e?

Few nice ones:

Sly de, D+, Canalsat France, Canal Digital on 19 east to name a few...

Nova, Sly It, Cyfra, Polsat, Al jazeera Sport, to name a few on 13 east...

Have a look here for further info: FlySat Packages List

Hi heather , another (ex) Dub12 here ;)
Look above these posts and you´ll see "live on sat" for all your sporting needs !!
Then check out "kingofsat" KingOfSat - European Satellite Zapping & Directory for all frequencies,channels,etc.....
Then for wexford area ,,"reddevil" would be interesting to chat with ;)
one last thing :)
Reading is the key to success ,you´d be amazed at how many posts there are already written FaQs before you even think of your next Qs ;)
this is some very friendly advice ;)
;) caz

no worries ,enjoy your reading,,any doubts ,,always somebody around to confuse you some more !!!
;) caz