Caravan Satellite Setup Guide

The zone 2 dish is bigger than zone 1 dishes you can get and commands a much better signal.

Caravan satellite setup guide.

Your satellite tv system usually comes with two components the antenna unit satellite dish and the receiver decoder which provides power to the antenna and receives the signal. The german satellite is almost always the first one i pick up like david said. In this video i share some hints and tips on how to obtain a perfect satellite tv signal for the caravan. Pick a satellite that is in range of your particular dish.

Links in this video are below. Other components cables connections. Select a satellite you wish to connect to. If you re not mounting the dish on the caravan use a tripod that can adapt to uneven ground surfaces.

There are numerous satellites out there but dishes cannot get signals from all of them. To find the correct satellite which should be close. A guide to aiming a mobile satellite dish using a signal meter for freestanding tripod mounted dishes. The new sk 3200 satellite finder guaranteed to find strong quality signals quickly easily.

Caravan satellite dish guide. Getting a good tv signal in your tourer can sometimes be a frustrating business. This could mean the end to frustrating failed attempts at getting a picture on your caravan or motorhome or camping satellite setup. Sky satellite tripod and dish set.

If the correct satellite is not found move the dish up or down just a few degrees and restart tuning at step 7a. Weak signals poor aerials or misdirected dishes are a pain in the wotsit. When the correct satellite is found now is the time to tighten all bolts carefully so as not to move the dish setup. To connect everything together there is a generous 15 meters of co axial cable included for dish to van and a 1 5 meter fly lead for the tuning process.

Another great option for caravan satellite is this satellite dish kit that includes just about all you need for sky hotbird polesat freesat though it is not compatible with sky q. This sattellite is apparently stronger than than the british satellite so i use this as a reference the british sattelite is about 10 degrees further east and a bit lower in the sky so the dish needs to be about 2 degrees lower.