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Jim Watt
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Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:18 pm Post subject:
Re: Freeview UK |
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On Fri, 9 Sep 2005 15:30:01 +0200, "marco" <123_76654@satellite.com>
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| Quote: | this map seems to paint a different picture compared with the official
Astra 2D footprint. its not fair that so many people are unable to
receive these channels
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whats 'fairness' got to do with it?
if they can its a bonus, they are not paying to watch the BBC so
have no expectation of doing so.
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Jim Watt
http://www.gibnet.com |
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Nigel Goodwin
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Fri Sep 09, 2005 3:11 pm Post subject:
Re: Freeview UK |
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In message <dfpmst$vfv$05$1@news.t-online.com>, wasted
<wasted-again@weedmail.com> writes
| Quote: | ive lived all over europe and managed to get sky no problem.
e.g when i lived in holland i used an 80cm dish now im in east germany, (on
the czech border) now im using a 1.2m dish and an old grundig dodgybox and
still managing no problem.
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Yes, the tighter beam only means you need a larger dish as you get
further from the UK, it works down as far as Gibraltar (so it's hardly
UK only!).
Actually, Holland, Belgium and much of France, should be fine on the UK
sized mini-dishes.
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Nigel.
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Michael Chare
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Fri Sep 09, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:
Re: Freeview UK |
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"Nigel Goodwin" <nigelg@lpilsley.co.uk> wrote in message
news:4LBPocDgjEIDFwRX@lpilsley.co.uk...
| Quote: | In message <n9Sdnf-9Y_hJrb3eRVnyjA@pipex.net>, Michael Chare
MunderscoreNEWS@chareDOTorg.uk> writes
Also , it is unlikely that they will extend the converage of the Free to Air
satellite footprint. The BBC having reduced the size of the footprint 2 years
ago when they stopped using the Sky encryption. You can get reception in
some
parts of Europe.
The BBC didn't 'reduce' anything, the transponders on Astra 2D were
originally designed to provide a tighter UK specific footprint, and
always have.
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Are you arguing that the footprint was not changed - perhaps by changing to a
different transponder.
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Michael Chare |
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Nigel Goodwin
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Fri Sep 09, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:
Re: Freeview UK |
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In message <mtudnV_DwInm5rzeRVnytA@pipex.net>, Michael Chare
<MunderscoreNEWS@chareDOTorg.uk> writes
| Quote: | The BBC didn't 'reduce' anything, the transponders on Astra 2D were
originally designed to provide a tighter UK specific footprint, and
always have.
Are you arguing that the footprint was not changed - perhaps by changing to a
different transponder.
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Merely pointing out that the phrase "BBC having reduced the size of the
footprint" didn't mean what it implied - that the existing beam had
somehow being changed.
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Nigel.
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Victor
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Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:
Re: Freeview UK |
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mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
"marco" <123_76654@satellite.com> wrote in message
news:dfp762$t08$1@ctb-nnrp2.saix.net...
| Quote: | is there any possibility of UK Freeview being made more
widely available to European countries, the present
footprints seem to be too small
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Ross Lockley
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Sat Oct 01, 2005 3:02 pm Post subject:
Re: Freeview UK |
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| Quote: | "marco" <123_76654@satellite.com> wrote in message
news:dfp762$t08$1@ctb-nnrp2.saix.net...
is there any possibility of UK Freeview being made more
widely available to European countries, the present
footprints seem to be too small
If anything the next generation of satellites will have tighter |
footprints, not wider!
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Ross Lockley
Galashiels
Scottish Borders
http://www.analoguesat.co.uk
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