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smoothlinking — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:13:30 CST

Fully Automatic Caravan Satellite System. This refers to a fully installed satellite dish or dome system. The unit is permanently fitted to your vehicle and is controlled from inside using a control box with the press of a button. This system is also connected to the vehicle battery. This type of satellite system in usually installed by a professional Fitted Manual Satellite System This is normally a dish type system, that is fitted through the roof of your vehicle. It has either a crank up type operation or in some cases a motor for the elevation but you then have to turn the unit to locate the satellite. This type of unit is usually installed by a professionalbut is possible to install by a competent D.I.Y person. Manual / Portable Satellite system The manual or portable satellite system refers to any satellite dish that is not directly installed onto your caravan. Therefore by this definition it also covers satellite systems that have been attached to the caravan on a temporary basis and must be removed before you travel. This type of system will not need installing. Other component parts The Caravan Satellite System Receiver box The dish or dome is indeed the main component part of any caravan satellite system but you also have to consider the receiver. This can be either a SKY box, a Free To Air (FTA) receiver or a UK FREESATbox. Satellite Tuner or Sat-Finder This is a vital part of the fitted manual and portable systems, but is not required for the automatic system. The sat-finder can be either a simple device that whistles or a complicated device that shows the satellite you are on, signal strength and signal quality. Tripods & Mountings We will take a look at the wide verity of satellite system mounting methods for caravans. We will look at tripods, Suction mounts and clamps. The tripod is an old favorites for the caravan owner as it gives you freedom to move the caravan satellite system about. The other methods are ways to secure the dish to the van, this may not be the best method but it dues give you a secure tamper free mounting surface. Television or LCD TV This will be a very, very brief look at the best television for the caravan satellite system. It will be brief because we do not want to have to create another whole website to cover all the television. Resources We will be trawling the net and speaking directly to manufacturers and Groups such as, The Caravan Club, Roadpro Ltd, TSW Comsat, ACE, Avondale, Fleetwood and many more. Caravan Links We have included a section Full of links to caravan dealer, Manufacturers and caravan satellite system retailers for your convenience. Why not check out our HUB on HubPages about Caravan Installation Problems. If you are looking for information on Motorhome Satellite Systems, then why not visit our sister site at www.motorhome-satellite-systems.co.uk.

Dome Satellite Dome

smoothlinking — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:10:34 CST

We have already taken a look at the Caravan Dish Satellite System in detail and found the Alden system to be the better satellite dish. The Dome satellite system is something altogether different. The dome satellite systemconsists of a smaller more acurate dish encased in a protective dome.

Size and Tracking options

The Dome Caravan Satellite System comes in only two sizes, a 30 cm and a 40cm dome. However they come with two different tracking options; in-motion sat dome or static sat dome. The different sizes of dome are to enable you to go further and still receive English television. The tracing options enable you to either watch television as you move along (In-Motion) or watch television once you are parked. Obviously the In-Motion version is of no use to the caravan owner as you will never watch satellite television as you move.

The Contenders.

We have again looked around the internet and established that only 3 manufacturers make a dome satellite system.

The dome satellite system seems to be only avaliable in 2 sizes a 30cm and a 40cm. As the only 30cm dome is the Camos Sat Dome 30cm: Static, this wins the prize for the smallest system. Its weight is a mear9.4 Kg's it is also the lightest system. It is perfect for use in the UK and europe. As for the 40cm systems, here are the facts. H=Height D=Diameter (space needed on roof)

Camos Sat Dome 40cm Static from Motorhom Satellite Systems UKWEIGHT :9.7Kg's SIZE : H:40cm D:69cm Sats: Astra 2, Astra 1, Hotbird, Atlantic Bird 3, Hispasat, Sirius Reason : best on Weight and Diameter
TracVision R4 from Possible Solutions WEIGHT : 15Kg's SIZE : H:38cm D:81cm Sats: Astra1, Hotbird & Astra2 Reason : Too heavy and very wide.

Dish Type Systems

smoothlinking — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:07:59 CST

Caravan Satellite Systems
Automatic Dish Systems byCCS - 6thNovember 2008
Its a great thing to have an automatic caravan satellite system on yourcaravan but (always a but)the problem with a caravan is that most of the manufacturers don't make the roof strong enough to support the weight of a big dish. Caravan satelite systems come in two types, the dish and the dome. The dish satellite systemis what most people think of when they think about a satellite system. The dish systems start at around 50cm in size and go upto 100cm in size. The general rule of thumb is that the further from the UK you go the bigger the dish you will need to receive English television channels likeBBCand ITV. This is because the Astra Satellite(the one for SKY and FREESAT), has the best coverage in the UKsee footprints below. The problem with this is that if you intend to use your caravan outside of the UK, you will need a medium to large size dish. You may say "Well!". You must remember that the bigger the dish the more weight you are putting on your roof and not to forget the stress caused by the dish being blown about in the wind. With the above information taken into account we will have a look at the systems that should be ok. This is by no means a guarentee. Ok we took a look around and this is when we found. We have rated the best 3.

Oyster Samy65 dish from Conrad Anderson WEIGHT : 17Kg's SIZE : 65Cm-90Cm Reason : Weight & Size
Crystop AutoSat Light v2 65cm LCS LEisure WEIGHT : 11Kg's SIZE : 65cm Reason : Weight & Size
ALDEN SSC ONELIGHT - 65CM TSW Comsat WEIGHT : 6.7Kg's SIZE :65cm Reason : Weight & Size

We have not mentioned what satellites the dishes cover as they all seen to cover the usual ones. Astra 2, Eurobird, Astra 1, Hotbird, Atlantic Bird and Hispasat.