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Multimo dish

This dish is ideal for indoor use behind a window to receive Sky Digital because it is small and compact. You can mount it on a TV wall bracket close to the window and swing it out of the way when it's not in use!

Please note: There is nothing magical about this dish. It is a "Cassegrain" design, which simply means that it is more efficient than an equivalent size "ordinary" dish. It can't "see through glass" any better than an equivalent ordinary dish.

It's quite impossible to give reception guarantees because of manufacturing variations, tolerances and the amazing ability of certain receivers to be "allergic" to some LNBs. In addition, some types of glass will attenuate the satellite signal more than other types. We recommend that you do not use double glazing. Instead we recommend that you replace the existing glass with plastic. For minimum signal attenuation use 3mm thick plastic. In a loft or attic it may be possible to replace some tiles with plastic versions. The colour should not affect the signal attenuation. Obviously, the dish needs to be aligned very accurately on the Astra satellite cluster at 28.2' East of South.

An alternative, if you have room, is to use our transparent "Metronic" dish. This is larger than the Multimo, collects more signal and doesn't block the light as much. Sorry, no longer available.

We strongly recommend that you buy, scrounge or borrow a dish of around 50cm diameter. If you get acceptable results with this dish positioned behind your window, then the chance of success with the "Multimo" is high.

A used dish can often be picked up at zero cost from a neighbour, the local tip, or any passing installer. Indeed you may be satisfied with the result and decide to keep the zero cost dish.

Please, therefore, don't ask us if the Multimo will work at your location. It's quite impossible to predict without actually trying it.

It is unlikely that a minidish or Multimo will work well behind glass if you are in northern England or in Scotland. But please try a minidish and find out!

It is unlikely that the Multimo will give satisfactory results from satellites other than those used for Sky Digital, unless you are in a strong signal area for the satellite in question. Please do not ask "will this work?" questions because we simply can't guess. Try a minidish.

The standard Multimo is fitted with a single-output "universal" LNB, suitable for use with all digital satellite receivers (including Sky Digibox). A twin-output version is also available and will work with SKY+ or with two separate receivers.

The ARCON is a larger version of the Multimo and requires a pole or patio mount. It may work where the Multimo gives borderline results.

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