Alternative F1 TV
 

Thought I'd start this thread up before the start of the F1 season..

As you know a lot of the races (about half) will only be shown in the UK on Sky F1.. but there are always FTA alternatives via other European satellites, so this thread will exist for those with FTA systems to inform the rest of the fans what's available and where.. Even if it's foreign language you can still use Radio5 for the sound track.

Remember guys legal sat streams only please so nothing encrypted and no streams on sites like liveTV. Also not all sats are recievable by those with a fixed dish so to follow some channels you may need a motorized dish.

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Try getting Eurosport International or even Sky Sport (Germany) via a satillite dish

Here are some more ways!

http://www.avforums.com/forums/satel...next-year.html

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Best way was via analogue sat on Astra 1 (19.2E), the German Eurosport channel was always shown unencrypted and with an English Sub Audio

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I think we can get that in HD

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May have to dig out the PACE analogue box again and use the Digital Diseqc to turn the dish

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There is no HD on analogue :rolleyes:

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Sorry! :(

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RTL on 19.2E
TF1 HD at 9E

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They both digital? :clap:

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i have a Dream box and a dish pointed at the sat we use for this country, how do i get RTL?

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Point the sat at 19.2E.

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isnt that what our country is on?

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No 19.2E is mostly foreign services , Sky/Freesat is 28.2E.

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oh ok that makes sense, ill prop need to get a motorised dish then

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You have VIP50 listed on your services so you'll get Sky Sports F1 included wont you.

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i know but i was thinking in case i ever cancel my services. also was thinking of my dad as well as my get him a dish

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19.2E is where the old analogue dishes were pointed when Sky first came out.. If you have a dish pointing towards Sky/Freesat then you'd have to move it slightly right (9 degrees) and very slightly down (about 1-2 degrees)

Personally I have a mutant (a bit like a dreambox and runs the same type of software) that I have a 1m dish on a diseqc motor.. means I can get any of the sats with a footprint covering the UK.

Remember guys that this is about FTA access which is licensed to be picked up anywhere that the footprint covers, there is no encryption and there's nothing illegal in viewing these channels :D

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Can i diseqc motor be added to any Sat Dish? I want to get FTA channels for other countrys just to see what type of content they have on there and any english channels

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If your dish is mounted to a vertical pole then yes as the diseqc motor just goes between the pole and dish. Not every box though is diseqc compatible, your dreambox though will be..

You will need a sat meter to set it all up.. as the settings (especially the polar settings) will be dependant on your latitude north..

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thanks, ill have a look into it

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RTL have published their F1 coverage for the Australian GP (link via Google Translate)
http://translate.googleusercontent.c...0gPMotFpQi91pA

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Just remember that the times on there will be GMT+1

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For those interested in motor racing with an FTA system Servus TV on 19.2E has the Nascar Sprint cup from Phoenix on the 5th March on SD and HD with English commentary.

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Thanks for the info on F1&nascar Kymmy...ive learned a lot asking cf and yourself.