Hi
How are people finding their reception of satellite TV from the UK these days ?
As many may know, Freesat and Sky switched to a new Satellite (Astra E) in Feb 2014. This tricky little devil has a much tighter "footprint" for UK and Ireland, as shown here
http://www.astra2.org/satellites-at-28-east/Astra-2e-reception/
In theory that should destroy reception south of the Loire. indeed that was probably their deliberate intention.
Have people found they need to buy a bigger dish, have lost the signal entirely, merely needed to shift the disk a bit or have had no problem ?
This interesting map has appeared allowing people to state how the signal is where they are and what they are using to pick it up
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=204957311454637204711.0004d784a80f5802155e2&msa=0&dg=feature
Any views, suggestions or experiences ? One chap posting on the map, stating the reception has improved where he is (Lot & Garonne - 47) commented "We suspect any number of senior execs at the BEEB with second homes hereabout have been whinging to the Techies. Something has changed and it's not the weather! " Interesting, and quite plausible, point.
The good news is that Astra E is due to be there for 15 years so if you get it working it should stay stable for some time.