Orbit ESPN

[nitromaniac]

The majority of UK drag racing fans watch the highlights coverage of NHRA drag racing on Channel Five & Five US, as they don't know about www.orbit.net and it's sports channel Orbit ESPN.

Orbit ESPN broadcasts two hours of qualifying and three hours of eliminations from each NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Event, it also broadcasts one hour of qualifying and eliminations from the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series featuring TAD & TAFC. “Inside Drag Racing” is a 30 minute programme featuring Pro-Mods, IHRA and other drag racing classes which is broadcast weekly.

lf you want to watch the entire 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series and the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series on Orbit ESPN next year then consider buying the system. Orbit ESPN broadcasts College Football, American Football & Major League Baseball. Orbit also broadcasts 4 movie, 4 entertainment & 4 news channels, 5 family & kids channels & the US version of the History Channel. On the Super Comedy Channel they had a one hour special of John Belushi on Saturday Night Live.

The system is not cheap. The 90cm Channel Master Dish including brackets, cable, labour, etc cost £494. The Orbit Satellite Receiver including six months subscription to the Mega Package cost £240, this included a £50 courier charge from London to Gateshead. After six months the subscription is approx. £28 monthly.

Mr. Ken Marcell of Adila Satellites is the Satellite Company to contact as he was most helpful to me.

Adila Satellites, Adila House, Unit 8, Abercorn Commercial Centre, Manor Farm Road, Wembley, Middlesex, HAO 1YA.

Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone].

Mr. Ken Marcell [e-mail]

You can use a smaller satellite dish the closer you live near London, just be sure to get an excellent satellite dealer/installer. Ask for a survey on your property to make sure you get a clear line of sight between the satellite dish and the Atlantic Bird 2 Satellite.

The satellite details are:

Atlantic Bird 2 AB2 @ 8 West

Frequency 10973 MHz _ Horizontal, FEC ¾, 27500 Sym.R.

see attached link:

www.lyngsat.com/ab2.html

[flying toilet]

I can get ESPN for free....

Hope you got planning permission for that dish!

[drags06]

Thanks for that Nitromaniac. Just wish i could aford it and had the space for the dish. I will keep a copy of your posting for future for if things change!

[jon c]

drags06 said:

Thanks for that Nitromaniac. Just wish i could aford it and had the space for the dish. I will keep a copy of your posting for future for if things change!

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=329593&f=177&h=0

Works for me...

[nitromaniac]

flying toilet said:

I can get ESPN for free....

Hope you got planning permission for that dish!

I didn't need planning permission for the 90cm dish, if it had been 100cm or above I would have.

[flying toilet]

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[drags06]

Thanks for that jon c, I will give it a go when I get chance. time now.

[NitroWars]

John,

Do Orbit ESPN transmit "Family Guy"?

Edited by a stupid old fool on Tuesday 28th November 13:50

Edited by NitroWars on Tuesday 28th November 13:51

[roop]

That is a very expensive dish...! I have both a 90cm and 110cm Triax, and they cost under £100 each including mounts and ultra low noise LNB. The smaller one even has an H-H mount and actuator jack - still under a ton.

Shame I can no lomnger use either of them as I live in a listed building. Buggershite

[flying toilet]

NitroWars said:

John,

Do Orbit ESPN transmit "Family Man"?

Family Guy Jim...Family Guy...ESPN does not show it. I think its Fox who do.

The size of the dish and the man involved makes me think of the episode of 'Only Fools and Horses' when they steal the sattelite from the airport only to get a 747 heading towards there flats...

More like light aircraft in Gateshead though!

[nitromaniac]

jon c said:

drags06 said:

Thanks for that Nitromaniac. Just wish i could aford it and had the space for the dish. I will keep a copy of your posting for future for if things change!

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=329593&f=177&h=0

Works for me...

Are you watching ESPN on your smallish PC screen or is it linked to your TV. I watch Orbit ESPN on my 40" rear projection TV.

[flying toilet]

I plug my PC into a Rear Projection Screen...so no real difference except the price!

Edited by flying toilet on Tuesday 28th November 16:50

[nitromaniac]

Tonight at 10 pm on ESPN is the 2006 NHRA Awards Ceremony, I watched it earlier and John Force is funny. Tony Schumacher won the Top Fuel Championship but Doug Kalitta got more applause from his peers.

[bowler]

Yeah, but I've already seen it. It was on at 5.00pm on Sunday (and it was free with no massive wok on the side of Chateau Bowler)

Just in case you miss it, Force spoke at 100mph (no change there then) and after personally thanking all of his team by name, the Sarge practically apologised to Kalitta for stealing the championship

[jon c]

nitromaniac said:

jon c said:

drags06 said:

Thanks for that Nitromaniac. Just wish i could aford it and had the space for the dish. I will keep a copy of your posting for future for if things change!

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=329593&f=177&h=0

Works for me...

Are you watching ESPN on your smallish PC screen or is it linked to your TV. I watch Orbit ESPN on my 40" rear projection TV.

size isn't everything, you know...