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How do I receive English channels in Cyprus
I have a LG tv with a motorized satellite that can pick up astra 2e and many others.
I have used all things displayed on internet and picks up other country’s only
2 years ago
Webmaster
Maybe in Cyprus:
• Astra 2 28.2°E UK Spotbeam » NO SIGNAL at all
• Astra 2 28.2°E Europe Beam » NO SIGNAL or WEAK SIGNAL (big dish needed)
How big is your dish?
2 years ago
Mario
I’m not sure as it came when I built the house. It’s a fte dish a standard size like the one sky use to give you when you subscribed. I can get 1457 other channel none of them English
Like this http://ftemaximal.com/en/products/reception/satellite-tv-aerials/offset-dishes-m-l-and-xl-size/offset-dishes-m-size
2 years ago
Webmaster
If you get 1457 channels, none of them English (absolutely none?), the satellite dish antenna is not pointed at Astra 28.2° East. Tell us the name of 6 or 7 channels that you get now.
2 years ago
Mario
Music channel kiss kiss
Netflix channel which is scrambled
Test 304
Al jazzera hd
Al jazzera (English) which is just foreign movies dubbed
2 years ago
Mario
How accurate is satellite finder which is a app avail what from the App Store ?
2 years ago
Webmaster
Maybe the dish is pointed at satellite Eutelsat Hot Bird 13° East.
These channels:
• Radio Kiss Kiss Tv (Italian music channel)
• Netflix (Polish void channel)
• Al Jazeera HD
• Al Jazeera English
are on satellite Eutelsat Hot Bird 13° East, as well as one English channel:
• BBC World News
2 years ago
Mario
ok thank you.
What are the chances of reaching a good signal?
Do I need anything additional?
2 years ago
Webmaster
Where are you? Which size of dish? In the FTE page you gave there are two sizes: 58 x 51 cm and 80 x 74 cm.
2 years ago
Mario
I am in larnaca .
Tomorrow morning I will get on the roof and see if there is measurements on the dish.
I think it’s the medium size dish which is 58 by 51 I will double check on the roof.
I really appreciate all your help.
2 years ago
Mario
Ok on the roof lol
It’s the 80 sb dish with a single lnb
2 years ago
Webmaster
Sorry, you already said it a week ago, you're in Cyprus.
I answered you:
Maybe in Cyprus:
• Astra 2 28.2°E UK Spotbeam » NO SIGNAL at all
• Astra 2 28.2°E Europe Beam » NO SIGNAL or WEAK SIGNAL (big dish needed)
80 x 74 cm is not a big dish.
In Cyprus with 300 cm and 420 cm no reception on Astra 2E 28.2°E UK Spotbeam, according to two reports.
Maybe you can receive there Astra 28.2°E Europe Beams, but not with 80 cm.
• Satellites Astra 2E/2F/2G 28.2°E Europe Ku-band Beams only
2 years ago
Mario
Thank you for your help
Android box it is then
2 years ago
Webmaster
28th April 2021
• 12227 H Astra 2F switched from Europe Beam to UK Spotbeam
1 year ago
Carl D
Hi, great site. Just wondering what sized dsh i would need for the UK spotbeam in Genouillé (near La Rochelle) France ? Any help is appreciated.
1 year ago
Webmaster
Maybe with only 60 cm you will be able to pick up UK-Spotbeam transponders there.
• Astra 28,2° Est Coverage Maps
With 80 cm or 90 cm you would get more robust signal to counter wet weather attenuation we think.
1 year ago
Carl D
That`s brilliant, thank you for your help.
1 year ago
Mgardaa
Hello there,
I live in northwest algeria, I have 1.2m dish, I have signal for the astra 28.2, unfortunately I could not get the bbcs, itvs, and the rest of the uk channels except for like HGTV, REALLY CBN about 83 of those. Can you help out on how to get the uk channels you know, bbcs, itvs, and the rest? many thanks
1 year ago
Webmaster
• BBC, ITV, Channel Four, Five... channels are on UK-Spotbeam.
• HGTV on Astra 2F and Astra 2G Europe beam
• Really on Astra 2F Europe beam
• CNBC on Astra 2G Europe beam
The coverage maps :
• Astra 2E/2F/2G 28.2° East coverage maps
According to the maps in NW Algeria:
• You can receive European beams frequencies
• Theoretically you can't receive UK-Spotbeam frequencies
1 year ago
Mgardaa
Thank you so much for your response, you are absolutely right, the channels I'm receiving are astra 2G and 2F. The English channels starts on transponders 10714 which there is no quality at all. Do you think with a bigger dish i could get the english channels? Can a 1m5 dush or bigger do the trick? Many many thanks sir
1 year ago
rod
you won't get the BBC on a regular basis;
it will vary according to propagation
the limit is Valencia you are too south
High pressure helps
better receptuion October to February
no signal afer march/april
1 year ago
Mgardaa
Hello there, many many thanks for your answers, Although I'm not giving up completely. Some guys reported that they receive the uk spotbeam fine with all the channels with a 1.8m dish. They are just north of almeria. I'm gonna try a 2m or 2.4m dish as I live roughly 250km South of that reported position across the sea. I will let you know if I get anything. Anyway I do thank you for your help and comments. Have a good day everyone
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