Satellite Dish Systems.

Just like the Dome Satellite system, the dish satellite system also comes in a vast array of types and sizes. We will try and explain them in this section.

Which dish is the best.

The current market for motorhome satellite systems, would seem to be dominated by 5 key makes.

• Alden
• Camos (Dome System)
• AutoSat
• KVH Trackvision (Dome System)
• NetaSat (Dome System)
• Oyster

We have reviews of the following systems in this section.

• Alden 90cm SSC 
• Alden Orbiter 65cm
• Alden Falt-Sat with SSC
• AutoSat Light V2
• AutoSat 2
• AutoSat Skew
• Oyster Caro
• Oyster Cosmo
• Oyster SamY
• Oyster Digital CI
• Kathrein CAP600 
• Kathrein Cap900 Twin LNB AutoSkew
• Alden SSC Orbiter 85cm

The best system for each person depends on your vehicle and budget. Not to mention you personal preference.

We have not included Internet satellite systems in this section as only a few options exist. We will talk about the internet satellite system in its own section later.

Products Covered in this section.

Images are not to scale and not in any order

	Crystop AutoSat Light v2 65cm Satellite System 12V Caravan TV Weight 11Kg's Dish Size when up 65cm Dish Size when down 15cm Roof space required to use 45cm More Information
	Crystop AutoSat 2 Control 85cm Satellite System LCS Weight 19Kg's Dish Size when up 85cm Dish Size when down 21cm Roof space required to use 43cm More Information
	Crystop AutoSat Skew Motion 85cm Satellite System LCS Weight 19Kg's Dish Size when up 85cm Dish Size when down 21cm Roof space required to use 43cm
	Alden Platinum SSC - 90cm Satellite System RoadPro Limited Weight 16Kg's Dish Size when up 90cm Dish Size when Down 24cm Roof space required to use 170cm More Information
	Oyster SamY65 Satellite System Ten Haaft Weight 17Kg's Dish Size when up 65cm Dish Size when down 16cm Roof space required to use No Info More Information
	Alden SSC Orbiter 65cm Satellite System TSW Comsat Weight 10.9Kg's Dish Size when up 65cm Dish Size when down 21cm Roof space required to use 120cm More Information
	Alden Flat Sat SSC Satellite System RoadPro Limited Weight 9.32Kg's Dish Size when up 40cm Dish Size when down 13cm Roof space required to use 56x47.5cm More Information
	Kathrein CAP600 Satellite System Weight 13.8Kg's Dish Size when up 50x50cm Dish Size when down 21cm Roof space required to use 88cm More Information
	Oyster Caro Satellite System Ten Haaft Weight 14Kg's Dish Size when up 50x50cm Dish Size when down 14cm Roof space required to use Unknown More Information
	Kathrein CAP900 Satellite System RoadPro Limited Weight 18.9Kg's Dish Size when up 77cm Dish Size when down 23cm Roof space required to use 102.4cm More Information
	Oyster Cosmo Satellite System Ten Haaft Weight 12Kg's Dish Size when up 60cm Dish Size when down 26cm Roof space required to use Unknown More Information
	Oyster Digital CI Satellite System Ten Haaft Weight 14Kg's Dish Size when up 85cm Dish Size when down 22cm Roof space required to use Unknown More Information
	Alden SSC Orbiter 85cm Satellite System Weight 14Kg's Dish Size when up 85cm Dish Size when down 22cm Roof space required to use Unknown

Information on the product has been taken from Manufacturers website for the products. If "Unknown", is stated then this information was not listed on the site.

This information may be available on other websites.

 About Dish Size

The general rule of thumb with satellite dish size is the bigger the dish the better it will receive a signal. The is a GENERAL rule as it does have exceptions to the rule. The main problem with having a huge dish on the roof of your vehicle is the weather. The bigger dish may be great when it comes to receiving a signal but when you have to put it down as a result of high wind, it doesn't make a bit of difference how big your dish is as you will still not be able to receive a signal.

Other thing to think about

In addition the size of the dish you also need to look at the height of the unit when down, what satellites it will receive and the quality of the motor drive unit.

Height Of The Unit When Down

This can be a factor that could make the difference between getting on the ferry in one piece and getting off the ferry in one piece. We normally replace 5 or 6 satellite systems every year as a result of ferry damage.

What Size Of Dish You Need.

This is the most asked question by everyone. How big does the dish need to be if I go to ***** (insert own place).

The answer is quite simple to be honest and depends on what you want to watch. Take a look at the footprint maps on the 'More Information' pages.

If you are just interested in watching something, anything then the dish size isn't that big an issue as you can always point it at the ''LOCAL'' satellite and watch something. However for the sake of this example we must assume that you want to watch English TV.

The problem with this is that the beam or signal from the satellite in orbit has a limited ''FOOTPRINT''. The satellite used by SKY for example is mainly focused for England and some of Europe. The ''FOOTPRINT'' map HERE shows the current beam from the SKY satellite in orbit.

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