Satellite dish installation in Hythe
Hythe faces south over the sea, which gives most homes an easy view of the satellite. We fit Freesat, Sky and foreign-language dishes across the town and repair those that have stopped working.
Established 2000. £5 million public liability insurance. Dishes fitted, moved and repaired across CT21.
Freesat, Skyand TV from abroad
Dishes for every need in Hythe
New dishes, repairs, Freesat, Sky and channels from abroad, all from the same Hythe engineers.
Freesat in Hythe
Over 170 channels, including the main ones in HD, with no monthly bill. It uses the same satellites as Sky, so an old Sky dish can often be reused.
What we doWe check or fit the dish, connect a Freesat recorder or the Freesat tuner inside your TV, then sort the channel list and series links.
Sky dishes in Hythe
Sky Q still runs from a dish in millions of homes. Moving, replacing or adding a box all need the dish and LNB set up correctly.
What we doWe move and replace Sky dishes, fit wideband LNBs for Sky Q and run cable for extra mini boxes.
Repairs and realignment in Hythe
A dish knocked a fraction of a degree out of line, a failing LNB or a wet cable will all cause “no satellite signal” messages.
What we doWe test the dish, LNB, cable and box in turn, fix only what has failed and realign the dish on a meter.
TV from abroad in Hythe
Channels from Poland, Turkey, Romania, the Middle East and beyond come from satellites such as Hotbird, Türksat and Nilesat.
What we doWe fit a dish for the satellite you need, or one dish with two LNBs so you keep Freesat as well.
Multi-room and flats in Hythe
One dish can feed several rooms, or a whole block of flats, so the walls aren’t covered in separate dishes.
What we doWe fit quad and octo LNBs for multi-room homes, and multi-switch systems for converted houses and blocks.
Satellite reception in Hythe
Most of Hythe looks south, which is perfect for satellite. On the seafront, the dish can often go on a side wall away from the sea view. Up the hill, the main obstacle is trees, so we check the line to the satellite carefully before fixing.
Saltwood and the streets around the castle have large gardens and many mature trees. A dish fitted twenty years ago may now be looking straight into a tree. Moving it to the chimney or a higher bracket usually gets a clear view again.
What Hythe customers ask about dishes
Satellite questions we hear in Hythe. Anything else, just ring.
Is satellite TV reliable in Hythe?
Yes. Hythe has a clear view south to the satellite. Problems usually come from trees, salt or old LNBs, all of which we can fix.
My dish in Saltwood has stopped working. Why?
Often a tree has grown into the path to the satellite. We test the signal and move the dish to a clearer position.
Can you fit a dish for German TV in Hythe?
Yes. German channels come from the Astra 1 satellite. We can fit a dish for Astra 1 alone or one that also receives Freesat.
Which way does a satellite dish point in Hythe?
For Freesat and Sky, towards the Astra 2 satellites: a bearing of about 147°, which is south-south-east, tilted 26.2° above the horizon. Anything tall in that direction, such as a tree, a gable or the house opposite, will block it, so we check the view with a meter before fixing the bracket.
Quicker with a picture
Snap the aerial or dish from the garden, or the error on the TV, and WhatsApp it to us with your postcode. An engineer looks at it and replies with the likely fix and a price.
WhatsApp a photoSatellite work close to Hythe
Each town has its own satellite page. For aerials and everything else in Hythe, see the Hythe area page or Hythe aerial repairs.
Talk to a Canterbury engineer
Ring the office, or WhatsApp us a picture of the roof, the dish or whatever your TV is showing. Most of the time we can say what the fault is and give you a price there and then.
WhatsApp us- Our base
- Canterbury, since 2000
- Open
- Monday to Saturday, 8am to 7pm
- Where
- Every part of Kent: Thanet, the coast, Medway, Maidstone, Ashford and the Weald
- Cost
- Repairs from £99. Fixed quotes for everything else