Satellite reception in Bleu Sud?

Satellite reception in Bleu Sud?

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thegill

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212 posts

212 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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Does anyone have experience of setting up satellite tv in Bleu Sud? We attempted it in Maison Blanche for the first time last year but our plot was directly behind the clump of trees towards the south of the campsite and we had no luck whatsoever.

This is our first time in Bleu Sud, and my vague memory is that it appears quite tree-ey, but the photos on Beermountain look relatively clear.

Cheers

garethdphillips

44 posts

123 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
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I cant comment about that specific site, but from experience, getting a satellite dish to work if there is a tree in the way is extremely difficult. I recently setup a dish on a caravan site and despite most of the free channels working ok, I couldnt get a sweet spot for Motors TV which was clearly due to a great big tree in my way !

I would say that if you intend to use a dish, let the dish direction dictate where you camp to some extent, or take a long coax with you in the hope that you can borrow a feed from a neighbour with a better position...

ribiero

539 posts

165 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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worked fine last year, just bring a long cable.

Rick Cutler

635 posts

216 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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take a freeview box and tv antenna and tune that in. watch french tv with Radio LM backing sound.

leyorkie

1,636 posts

175 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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Le Mans 24 hours on French TV whatever next.
I have not come across this Motors tv is your only choice.

coogy

955 posts

210 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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German Eurosport on Freesat with Radio Le Mans for sound! That's the plan and we're on Bleu Nord. How hard can it be!?...

garethdphillips

44 posts

123 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
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Another similar thread suggested that the race wasn't shown for Free on french terrestrial TV. Does anybody know different?

Also Motors TV carry the WEC, but not the Le Mans event, that is Eurosport only, sadly.

thegill

Original Poster:

212 posts

212 months

Thursday 24th April 2014
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cheers guys. will give it a shot.

Blib

43,796 posts

196 months

Thursday 24th April 2014
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garethdphillips said:
Another similar thread suggested that the race wasn't shown for Free on french terrestrial TV. Does anybody know different?

Also Motors TV carry the WEC, but not the Le Mans event, that is Eurosport only, sadly.
We stayed at a friend's house in Le Mans last year. They had the race on their TV. It was on Eurosport.