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Satellite dishes on Romney Marsh
On Romney Marsh, satellite often gives more reliable TV than an aerial. We fit Freesat and Sky dishes across New Romney, Littlestone, Greatstone and Lydd, built to survive the wind.
Established 2000. £5 million public liability insurance. Dishes fitted, moved and repaired across TN28.
Freesat, Skyand TV from abroad
Satellite TV services in New Romney
New dishes, repairs, Freesat, Sky and channels from abroad, all from the same New Romney engineers.
Freesat in New Romney
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 New Romney
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 New Romney
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 New Romney
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 New Romney
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.
Fitting a dish in New Romney
The Marsh is a long way from the Freeview transmitters, so aerial reception can be weak. Satellite does not have that problem: the dish only needs a clear view of the southern sky, which the flat Marsh provides almost everywhere. That is why many homes here choose Freesat as their main TV.
The wind is the main challenge. We fit dishes with strong brackets and tighten every joint, so they hold their aim through winter storms. On chalets and park homes, we use pole mounts or ground mounts where a wall bracket will not hold.
New Romney satellite questions
Satellite questions we hear in New Romney. Anything else, just ring.
Is Freesat better than Freeview on Romney Marsh?
Often, yes. Freeview signals are weak on parts of the Marsh, while satellite is strong almost everywhere. Freesat has all the main channels in HD with no monthly fee.
Can you fit a satellite dish on a Greatstone chalet?
Yes. We use pole or ground mounts where the wall is not strong enough, and fit the dish so it survives the wind.
Do you repair satellite dishes in Lydd?
Yes. We repair, realign and replace dishes in Lydd, Dungeness and across the Marsh.
Which way does a satellite dish point in New Romney?
For Freesat and Sky, towards the Astra 2 satellites: a bearing of about 146°, 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 dishes near New Romney
Each town has its own satellite page. For aerials and everything else in New Romney, see the New Romney area page or New Romney 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