Decide Whether To Install A Freesat Satellite Dish By Yourself Or Use A Professional Freesat Install

With 100s of TV channels, a new HD freesat installation brings you contract free HD TV reception. One of the requirements to view HD freesat is to receive the freesat digital signal through a suitable satellite dish and cable. However before deciding on a freesat installation it is worth using one of the free internet services to check whether you can receive the freesat signal in your area for the TV programmes you would like to watch. Such services only take a minute to check.

You might think that installing an satellite dish and cable correctly is easy but you would be surprised at how complicated it can get without the correct tools and tester. If you decide to install a satellite dish yourself you will need to find yourself a steady ladder, an electric drill, a live wire and pipe detector, fixtures and fittings, an appropriate satellite dish, coax and a signal detector.

You might be surprised by the amount of complaints HD TV manufacturers get from people who do not use the correct satellite dish and cable. A suitable satellite dish should be capable of receiving the desired freesat HD satellite services - such as an Astra / Eurobird (Dish sizes 43cm - 65cm Mesh type).

To receive the best signal the dish must be pointing in the correct direction. A signal detector makes for quick installation as it indicates the signal strength allowing you to point the satellite dish in the optimal direction.Mounting the bracket and locking the dish into position is then followed by connecting the LNB and tracking the coax back to the tuner. Specifically, a single output LNB is capable of transmitting the HD freesat signal back to the tuner. This freesat installation option provides a signal feed to one room only, if you want to watch freesat HD TV in more than one room a second cable from the satellite dish is required. If you want to watch different channels at the same time then you need separate tuners for each TV.

You don’t want water damage so all wall entry holes must be sealed against the elements using an appropriate sealant and internal and external weather covers e.g. a nose cover.The cable must be terminated in accordance with the freesat tuner specification using a durable crimp such as an ‘F’ type cable connector.

If a satellite installation engineer was carrying out the installation, they would carry out a final assessment of the received satellite services to confirm operation, to the agreed industry levels.

By: Alex Hunt

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The above outline is typical for a standard freesat installation which fits most household needs. To get perfect results it is best carried out by professional freesat installers.