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Will an American satellite antenna work in Europe
It may sound silly but I will ask anyway.
I am thinking of upgrading my satellite dish to a motorized one. Getting tired of the manual satellite finder. The prices in the States are so much more attractive than Europe, question is will an American TracVision or similar will be compatible with my receiver and actually function in Europe? TNX RR And Happy New Year to our Jewish friends |
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Will an American satellite antenna work in Europe
The vendor can't say? It should lock on and "follow" any satellite in it's frequency range out to the limit where it is above the horizon. In Europe, you will need to find a satellite sending in the same frequency range as you could expect to see from here. You may need two, each covering the blind spot behind mast, rigging, etc, with a diversity reception option. You may need electronic compass correction for local deviations. I would expect these options to be quite common, but not neccessarily universal. You will need further research. Some satellite decoders would provide options. The satellite signals are digitally encoded. You will need a service contract account with the satellite provider and paid subscriptions to programming, etc. Video transmit and receive system standards vary. Your receiver may need to accept NTSC, SECAM, PAL formatted signals etc transmissions decoded from the satellite receiver depending on the scheme in use in that area and conversion options in the satellite receiver. Don't forget the 50 / 60 Hz dock power problems. Terry K |
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