Paule PICKETT Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Help please! I can locate a digibox for Sky and know enough about dishes etc to get by. The problem is am I wasting my time?Our house is located near Sarlat in the Dordogne and faces South with a reasonably open vista East and West. However, immediately at the rear of the property there is very steeply inclining rock face probably 150 metres high that will obscure any dish pointing in a northerly direction. Our French television already works off a satellite dish and we receive all French channels but the dish points in a southerly direction. Logic would indicate that to pick up SKY the dish would have to point in a Northerly direction to pick up the Sky footprint. If anyone can offer me a compass bearing from the Sarlat area indicating where the satellite is to be located and an angle of inclination ( I am sure there are technical terms for this information) I would be very grateful. This information may possibly save a great deal of work and frustration. Any other advice would also be welcomePaule and Gerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted January 31, 2004 Share Posted January 31, 2004 Quite the contrary. All the satellites are above the equator so you will still need to point south (ish). I can't remember how many degrees you need, but at least one of the threads will point you ata site which will calculate the right number of degrees for you exact location. Have a search and you will find it.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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