How To Assemble A SKY/ FREESAT satellite dish

This video shows you how to assemble a Sky sytle zone 1 mini-dish which is commonly used for Sky & Freesat installations in the UK. This is an elipical 43cm satellite dish wihich can also be used for Astra 1 reception at 19.2E here in the south of Engalnd aswell as for receivcing broadcasts from 28.2E.
If you need to install a satellite dish for Sky or Freesat in the north of England zone 2 satellite which is a slightly bigger version for compensate for the weaker satellite signals.
The same satellite dish can also be used

[@grahamwillcocks6884]

Thanks - this is really helpful. I bought a sky3 dish from ebay which came with no instructions, but this video runs through all the bits I need to know. Saved my sanity!!

[@smartaerials]

You're welcome Graham. Glad it was of use to you. Please do subscribe to our channel. Tom

[@mrss3058]

well done ... was searching for so long in the net ...finally i found the right video

[@bahmankasmai3348]

Very useful indeed. You are a natural communicator. 👋👏👏🙏🙏

[@123mijas]

clown demo, gabbling away, showing location things that are OFF SCREEN!! omg , dont quit the day job a good comunicator MY ARSE

[@ronmeadowcroft6237]

Good video but couldn't see exactly how the LNB clipped on and what the plastic rivet thing did! I need to take off and old one to fit a new one.

[@johnsharpe734]

Thanks for the video do the 4 cables push in or how?

[@anthonyoseiagyemang1994]

Really helpful 👌 👏 thank you 😊 🙏 very much 😊

[@andyb6120]

Great tutorial . Cheers mate.

[@smartaerials]

You're welcome Andy, please subscribe to our channel. Tom

[@alexe5461]

nice video. could you recommend a good zone 2 dish and quad lnb? my old dish and lnb has bitten the dust after 15 years. cheers

[@mercyrosefunmi7355]

THANKS FOR SHARING!

[@KillilaghChurch12]

What size are the black screws that fix the dish to dish bracket?.

[@Senna-xi1gr]

Good on ya Tom, 💪🏼💥

[@speedyboishan87]

Hi if the screws are installed from reverse can it damage the dish, i know you have to install the screws from the front, thnx

[@roryhall5199]

Hi Tom i found this really helpful as I bought a sky dish of amazon and I lost the instructions. Thanks for the video also a quick question I have put the sky dish on the wall I’m still waiting for the pole to arrive but the signal is poor and I was wondering if it still doesn’t have good signal maybe I need a zone 2 sky dish but I only live in the west of England.

[@smartaerials]

You're welcome Rory. Zone 1 should be more than adequate in your location.

[@yankeebisbis]

Your videos are good but I always wonder what is the mm aim purpose of the holes on the rear bracket which are between the nuts holding the dish at the back and the the holes for the pole? I know the dish can be bolted onto these holes by making it it shorter but nowhere online people say their uses.

[@smartaerials]

I think that's all they are used for.

[@whiiteshirt7192]

I think I need to replace the white plastic part of the LNB on a sky/freesat mini dish. I don't need the whole bracket, just the plastic LNB bit. Are they easy to remove and replace?

[@smartaerials]

I think that you are referring to the plastic cover on the feedhorn. I don't know I have never done it myself.

[@LionnessOluwatosin]

Hi. Pls can I ask if the FREESAT BOX... or the Manhattan FREESAT BOX can work with the sky Q dish.

[@smartaerials]

Hi, the latest Arris Freesat boxes are compatible with a Sky Q dish (Wideband LNB) all the others are not.

[@ryanbrownnew]

The tiny panda is sat there patiently throughout waiting for the signal.

[@smartaerials]

My daughters slipped that there. :)

[@benjohnson4084]

Hi I am in the Midlands is a zone 1 dish suitable ? Also does a quad LNB allow four separate connections. Great post by the way !

[@smartaerials]

Hi Ben, yes and yes. Thank you, please subscribe to our channel. Tom

[@tomflynn3433]

Nice one mate instructions that came with mine were shocking

[@smartaerials]

You're welcome. Please subscribe to our channel. Tom

[@jasm3156]

Thanks for this really helpful. I've checked dishpointer and it suggests an elevation of 24.1 and a LNB screw of - 13.4. I believe these dishes have an offset which means I don't actually need to move it 24 1. Do you know what he offset is? To adjust the scew do I simply unscrew the LNB and twist it until I see myself at - 13.4?

[@smartaerials]

Hi Jason. Yes they are offset dishes so no need to point them at the sky. On the side of the dish there are some degree markings by the elevation locking bolt. Obviously this is assuming that the dish is mounted level so you may need to play around a little for peak reception. Yes just turn the skew to angle suggested,

[@David-xi9ve]

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[@allansutcliffe648]

please can you tell me which two connections to use. for just one cable?

[@smartaerials]

You will need F Connectors.

[@abuhanzala9802]

We've just cancelled our skyQ subscription. Was thinking to go Freesat with the old sky+ hd box but just found out that the LNB will have been changed by sky when they connected us to SkyQ. Would you say replacing the SkyQ LNB with a Zinwell J4S Quad LNB for Freesat/Sky Mk4 would sort it?

[@smartaerials]

Yes that will do the job, you may have the change the holder on it though. Give it a go.

[@abuhanzala9802]

@@smartaerials would I not be able to just unscrew the screw on the SkyQ holder and swap it out for the Zinwell one?

[@smartaerials]

You should be able to, but you might find that the Sky Q holder supports a 40mm LNB collar size and the Quad LNB has a 38mm collar. This isn't always the case though, you will know if it feels loose in the holder.

[@kevyo43]

@@smartaerials yeah I had that problem bought new LNB but new ones are 40mm old was 37mm so coller not fitting. Just bought a new dish with LNB £27 Amazon

[@ahadmiah9660]

Hi mate how do i know what skew to set an LNB i have set mine to - 30 should it be set to 0, Please advise

[@stephenderbyshire7849]

I think it is 15 degrees to the right.

[@stephenbarry8973]

I wont to connect two humax receivers with twin tunners to one dish what would i need thanks steve ?

[@smartaerials]

A Sky style satellite dish. Zone 1(43cm) for South of England/ midlands. Zone 2 (60cm) for the North and Scotland with a Quad LNB and two twin cables and F plugs.

[@stephenbarry8973]

I have the old humax foxsat free sat HDR twin tuners . And so has my girl friend so we have two boxes one up stair and one down stairs .does that mean I will run 4 X cable from the lmb for both boxes ,we live in the south east of the U.K. .And will need a quad lmb .cant mount on the front of the house so the garden is the only option ,this is what I can see others have done but that mean more cable ,so maybe a bigger dish more gain thanks Steve .

[@stephenbarry8973]

@@smartaerials thanks mate, all the best to u.

[@michaelbendall9515]

Sky changed my LNB to have SKY Q Have free sat in another room from same LNB When disconnected freesat to move it to paint re connected it but only got no signal 0n tv many thanks mike

[@ToiletDuckify]

handy video. I've got sky Q and want to change the LNB to move to Freesat. looking at this should be an easy job. Is the skew the same on both types of LNB?

[@MrIaninuk]

I had a hell of a job getting those 4 small screws into the dish, i had to make the holes a bit bigger.

[@smartaerials]

Yes they can be difficult to screw in sometimes, one of my old trainees could never do it.

[@ngounem8876]

good

[@kevyo43]

Just saved myself a fortune, cost of install and dish £170 cost of dish with bracket £27 aligned myself

[@smartaerials]

Well done Kev, not always easy to get the alignment correct.

[@insectkiller2005]

Bloody sky TV changed my lnb when they installed sky q . Now I cancelled sky q i can't get freemax to work grrrr .

[@smartaerials]

Hi Eric, you need to install a Quad universal or Hybrid LNB onto your dish for this to work. I hope this helps.

[@salmanhphotography]

@@smartaerials Amazing video thank you! Do we just unscrew the SKY Q LNB and put the Quad LNB or do need to replace the plastic bracket too? Also I have noticed some numbers on the LNB what are those for?

[@mosestendere8869]

Hi i have been installing satelite dishes for dstv and open view i got 8 years experience im from Zimbabwe please hire me if you can

[@MsBaphy]

i just used an lnb on a pole and i got signal. try doing it use a sky lnb.

[@smartaerials]

Hi Sarah, sorry without a dish? Signal must have been bouncing off a wall or something.

[@MsBaphy]

@@smartaerials lol sorry that was my 10yr old son commenting. He likes to play and experiment with satellite dishes and of course watch videos about them... and make up stories too, it seems! ;)

[@smartaerials]

Oh LOL. My kids do the same on slime videos!

[@hakunchristiansen9745]

I always thinking why Sky use mesh dish, when solid "alminium" do have better performance and better signal.

[@Shrekeo]

Hi, I have Sky Q and want to leave and use the Freesat built in to my TV, I changed the lead from the Sky Q box to the Satellite input on my TV, did a autotune and it picked up around 160 channels, the EPG shows all the channel listings and programmes but for some reason I have no signal even though it apparently found all these channels?? Any help is appreciated.

[@smartaerials]

Hi, yes it's to do with the type of LNB you have on your satellite dish and the type of LNB that you're TV thinks that you have. The TV will send certain commands to the LNB to select what channels you want to watch, but the Sky Q LNB doesn't work like this and also the frequency ranges are different. You will need to replace the Sky Q wideband LNB for a Quad LNB on your satellite dish. I hope this helps, Tom

[@Shrekeo]

@@smartaerials excellent, thank you so much for your help 👍🏻

[@drivechauffeur3912]

@@Shrekeo i got two sky q cables left after we cancelled Sky Q, which cable do you use for the freesat built in Smart TV. Aprreciate any advice

[@jaymcdonnell9865]

Can I have that one you made. Save me the hassle.

[@pedromfer]

I'm wondering how many times you touched your nose during this video.

[@smartaerials]

Me too.

[@coolelectronics1759]

that sucks! yall in the uk gett more cool free satellite tv for free on ku-band and alls we get in america is a bunch of vaccuum cleaner channels, some religious stuff and 1 or 2 fun channels to watch and I am lucky I speack spanish and could take advantage of enjoying those 4 or so spanish channels that had some cool stuff to watch on them when I had my kuband setup

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[@karldelavigne8134]

A vocabulary of 20 words 🙄

[@smartaerials]

Thanks Karl

[@stuartneengland5793]

Can’t watch anymore because of him constantly rubbing his nose

[@smartaerials]

It was itchy.

[@seanmartinman7946]

You showed this assembly to wall mount but never mentioned the way it fits on a frigging pole, watched and wasted my time. You also waffle too much.

[@smartaerials]

Thanks for your feedback.