F1 on Sky

[TimberWolf]

Is the guy below a corrupt, lying, decrepit old dwarf?



(the midget on the left)

Just asking like.

[gingerjedi]

Is the guy below a corrupt, lying, decrepit old dwarf?



(the midget on the left)

Just asking like.

No he's normal, she's 8 foot tall.

[TimberWolf]

Formula 1 teams seek clarification on new BBC/Sky television deal - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com

[TimberWolf]

Different satellite.

The lidl box comes pretuned for various satellites, so finding the one you want is "relatively"* easy.


*i.e. easy if you've got 2 grand of kit to look at the output of the lnb, with one of those £10 "satfinder" things it's a bit more difficult.

What is notable is that the Astra stuff at 29E is a much lower level than much of the rest of the stuff on the Clarke belt.

I've always found that rather odd.

Lower elevation? Presumably because at 29E it's nearer the horizon than the other satellites you mention, as viewed from our 0ish longitude. The more East and West from you the satellites are, the lower their elevation from your point of view.

Look at all this lot (over 300 I think), some of which are only 1/10 degree (70 km) apart, at that height. Where geostationary height^3 ~ GM (24*3600)^2/(2pi)^2 ~ 42,000 km.

Elevation checker: UKSatelliteHelp.co.uk - Satellite Dish Alignment / Setup Calculator 2.0

[TimberWolf]

Tips for Avoiding TVL/BBC harassment

[BoredBloke]

So what kit do you need to watch free football - not via the net though as our braodband is w@nk

[TimberWolf]

Lower elevation & further away. The difference in signal level (as seen on a spectrum analyser) is quite striking.

All the continental ones are easily 10dB higher than the Murdoch sat.

I believe he has quite a few? At least one of which has a footprint not much larger than Britain, and others covering most of Europe, and some with multiple beams! :

ASTRA 1H - SES ASTRA

[PAH]

At least one of which has a footprint not much larger than Britain

That'll be the one with the 'treasure island' premium for the UK cretins paying through the nose to watch content riddled with adverts.

[d000hg]

They say "BBC will only show half the races live". Does that mean the others they will still show but delayed, or that they won't show them at all?

Half the enjoyment of F1 is the talking around the races IMO so if they show highlights and include the talking it could still be good, especially if they edit practice/qualifying/race into one slick program.

[Mr.Whippy]

They say "BBC will only show half the races live". Does that mean the others they will still show but delayed, or that they won't show them at all?

The other half will be highlights in the evening I believe.