First time using Roadpro. Placed an order for this item and a TACHODISC HARDBACK DISC WALLET on the 25th March at 9.30am and received them on the 26th March at 10.30am!! Fast or what??!
Excellent service - I’ll definitely be using you again!!
Gill Webb

First time using Roadpro. Placed an order for this item and 100 tacho envelopes (got a few extra too!!) on the 25th March at 9.30am and received them on the 26th March at 10.30am!!
Fast or what??! Excellent service - I’ll definitely be using you again!!
Gill

I used these plugs (and compatible sockets) in my motorhome for two purposes:
1. I have a Creative MP3 player wich can work off 12V but I could not find a compatible plug with which to make up a power lead. I took the mains adapter provided with the MP3 player, and cust the DC output lead midway along its length. I fitted one of the 'Hella' type sockets to the free end of DC lead from adapter, and a 'Hella' plug to the cut end of the other cable half.
When I want to power the MP3 player from the mains, using the adapter I plug the two halves of cable back together. When I want to power it from the vehicle supply I separate the two cable sections and connect the 'Hella' plug into the matching sockets fitted as standard in my motorhome.
2. I have some 12VDC appliances which use relatively high current levels. These typically have 'cigarette lighter' type plugs which I find tend to disconnect easily while using the appliance. In addition, the plug socket connection can sometimes get a little warm. I replaced all the 'cigarette lighter' plugs with 'Hella' plugs. This has two advantages, the 'Hella' plug/sockets make a much more secure connection and have a highr current rating. I can also now use the appliances around the motor home rather than just in the cab where the lighter is.
Laurie Lambert

I have now been using the Multimo for over two years mainly with my Sky mini box, but recently purchased the free view box. The main areas used are deep into the highlands of Scotland, and Sutherland, as well as occaisional trip to France in my motorhome.

A great bit of portable technology set up in seconds now. I have been approached by numerous people struggling to receive signals with their large dishes, when the Multimo seems to get on with it.

Support from Road Pro has been excellent when required on technical issues.
Ken Smith

Had this kettle for a couple of months now, it is a great kettle in every way but, it takes at least half an hour to boil a large mugful of water.

Andy at RoadPro says:
Thanks for the comments. A 12V kettle will always take a lot longer to boil than a 230V or even a 24V model.
One of the reasons for this is that, if you're running the ketle from a lighter socket, the voltage will have dropped during its passage from the battery to the kettle. If you were to connect the kettle directly to the battery or to run a thicker wire - thus reducing voltage drop - the kettle would definitely boil more quickly.
Eddy

THIS IS BRILLIANT! I REGULARLY DRIVE ON THE M62 TO WORK AND I'VE FOUND THAT A CHEESE AND HAM TOASTIE CAN BE MADE TO PERFECTION IN LESS THAN 10 MINS!

LOOK OUT FOR ME ON THE MOTORWAY - I'LL BE THE ONE IN THE 'DULTON PLATE' TOLEDO WITH STEAM POURING OUT OF THE PASSENGER WINDOW - GIVE ME A BEEP AND I'LL SHARE MY SECRET MIXED KEBAB TOASTIE RECIPE WITH YOU!
CHEERS.
DAVE.
Dave McLoughlin

After a speedy delivery from RoadPro I was able to use this oven twice in the first week of owning it. Cooked a chilled Tesco product ( Chicken tika massala of course:-) ) pipping hot it was! Next, mix a few tins, steak, potatoes and peas into the foil dish, 45 mins later had to let it cool a bit.
Truck battery didn’t mind the cooking using this oven. Even with TV on, Kettle boiled before hand, and cab lights used later, next morning engine started no problem ( I was parked where I knew I could get a jump start if it went wrong though :-)
Great bit of kit, and easy to clean too.
Derek Lambourne

I’ve used this cookstove for over a yr. heats precooked food in about an hr. I travel and work outside and get really tired of sandwiches and canned food that’s cold. this allows me a wide variety of food. I’d be lost without it.
Bob

i have been using the stove in the lorry for a week now and i would not go back to heating food with gas.
i have found it ideal to use

Tim Herbert

heard so much about how good this item is that i have now purchased one.it will save me money as i dont need so much gas
tim herbert

This is the best way to cook your food on the move. I've had one of these for over 3 years and I'd be lost without it.
mark mills

I would just like to say thanks to roadpro for their outstanding service.
My wife and I double man a truck in Europe and we have had two of theese frying pans and they do a great job, recently our second pan had a fault I phoned roadpro told them and they sent a replacement to me,I didn`t even have to return the old one. Thanks guys, it`s great to find a company that you can buy with confidence from.
DAVID RICHARDS

yes i would like to start being able to find this product in TA's petros and pilots where i drive at i go thru saginaw tx, st joe mo, chambersburg pa and birmingham ala. I want one really bad because i would like to start cooking out of my truck and its very expensive to eat in the truckstops, some of us got to get the plastic drawers from walmart and suspend them from our closets and put dry goods in them and get big coolers i have the 9 can cooler right now and the fan just quit on me so hope i find a cooler to hold up to being run continiously most of the time and easily trasferable to motel room or outlet with it so we can take it inside if we have to get a motel room and not make it optional feature. thanks for the great products keep up the good work.
mary hensley

Excelent cool bag, lightweight and just the right size as i plan to strap it to my motorcycle this summer and plug it into onboard 12volt outlet, well got to keep the beer cold. I also bought the mains 240v unit so i can use it when i set up camp. well made with handy pockets and sholder strap. recomended all rounder.
Rick Everson

I am very pleased with this light. I am a first responder in a rural area and I have used this light on all calls I've been on, the EMS and Paramedics loved this light and asked where I got it they liked it because of the light weight and the brightness. Thanks
Jim
jim collins

First Class at Last . A Real Portable fridge/freezer but Without Flat Batteries. Can Even Be Turned Off At Night And Maintains Temp. Not To Be Confused With Other Products This Is One On Its Own.***** 5 Star
John Lee
John Lee

I have used this vacuum for the past two months in my caravan and I can’t believe how powerful it is. When I was in the market looking for a vacuum I considered the Dyson, but following advice from Roadpro I purchased the 12v vac and I havn’t looked back.
Dave Gill

Using this vacuum in my motorhome I find it very efficient and a convenient size for use in relatively confined spaces.

It’s much more powerful than previous re-chargeable units I have used and you can clean without the worry of the battery running down - a good purchase.
ged Cleary

This is a very powerful cleaner, very much on the lines of the 240v Dirt Devil that we have had previous experience of. We are using it on a narrowboat and its power is something to be slightly cautious about. In our case the 12v wiring system is protected by a 10A fuse, this being the maximum rating for the wires used. The vacuum cleaner nominally draws 13A and so I quite expected it to blow the fuse. In fact it did not do so, but the short interconnect cable from the socket to a cigarette lighter type socket, which is wired in thinner cable, did become quite warm in use.
From a safety point of view it is important to use this device with caution when the wiring rating is unknown. In other vehicles lower rated fuses (I have seen cigarette lighter type fittings normally rated up to 8A) may mean that a separate circuit is needed. But then to get the efficiency that this device has needs power. The beater bar was excellent on carpets.
Bryan Turner

Only fitted recently, but have given it a try in Italy and this unit cools the cab of my Volvo FH12 quicker than the installed A.C. Am looking forward to getting some good nights sleep when the summer comes.

The only problem I can see at the moment is the controls are out of reach from the drivers seat unlike other units on the market that have remote controls.
Tony Bird

The Stirling battery to battery charger was installed in my 2006 Autocruise Gleneagle (one of the last “Real” Autocruise Motorhomes) after I arrived at a no facilities site following a drive of 50 minutes with the habitation battery still at a very low level of charge. With the Stirling charger this simply can’t happen. On arrival, even after a short drive, the battery is ALWAYS absolutely fully charged.

One claimed feature which has been confirmed in use is that the new unit charges the battery to a higher level than the standard set up so the charge definitely lasts longer.

Usually we prefer to stay on sites with a full hook up, as we did on the 5 week European tour we have just completed. However we can now make use of no facilities sites at club meetings with no concern. If the stay extends over more than a one night weekend and the battery gets low, running the engine on tick over for about 20 minutes is enough to restore the needed power.

If we need to use the microwave it is necessary to connect the generator, but this is now only rarely necessary.

I have the standard Autocruise installation with an 80 AH vehicle battery and one 120 AH domestic battery.

Although it does not get excessively hot, it does need an air supply to remove the heat it produces. I fitted a wire mesh baking tray to the unit with a one inch air space, to ensure that other items in the locker could not move in transit to touch it and cause a possible heating problem.

I do think that it could be difficult to install the unit in a smaller Panel Van. In accordance with the instructions the installation required VERY heavy wiring, not far removed from the thickness of the wiring to the starter motor. It is faced with the load of 50 amps over the time needed to bring the battery up to full charge.

I would certainly buy it again- although happily this one was bought as a Christmas present by my son.

I hope that this is helpful.

Ken Rowley








Ken Rowley

A fantastic piece of kit.

The batteries are fully charged very quickly and it is impossible to arrive with a battery which is not ABSOLUTELY fully charged.

Read what the manufacturer says. I'm now convinced that it's all true!

K Rowley BSc., DCLP., FBCO.
Kenneth Rowley

I’ve been using the CTEK Battery Charger for six months and I’ve been delighted with it. It’s light, portable and is ideal for travelling.
Eddieb

Ordered this charger at 3:00pm last Wednesday and it was delivered by courier before midday on the following day! Excellent service!
I’ve now connected it to a ’tired’ leisure battery and after 24 hours I’m pleased to report that the 110amp battery is now charged & resting.
Shall test again later to see if the charge is being held.
Very pleased by the quality of the product, its effectiveness and the great service offered by Road Pro.
Tom Evans

Hi Andrew,
I tested the XS3600 for Sally Coffey from Motorcaravan Magazine. Now that I have had the charger longer I think I can confirm my initial reaction that it is a fantastic piece of equipment if you are on site and plugged into mains. We spent 2 weeks in France on sites and it maintained the batteries superbly without getting too warm, which was one of my concerns.
Keith Leach

Bought one of these as I have classic cars which are unused during the winter. It is really good - has revived a battery from my MGB that I thought was dead. So good, I decided to fit its big brother the 7000 to a motorcaravan I was updating. See 7000 reviews!
John

An update. Have used this charger for a year and a half now with an Elecsol battery. It remains a superb piece of kit and I have given away all other chargers!
r .nichols

Usual good service from RoadPro and an excellent product.
Am saving up for the 7000.
r nichols

I have been using this charger for about 3 months and am delighted with it. It is very small and light and ideal for travelling camping use. Also my motorhome batteries have been rejuvenated. Well worth the money. Also very prompt delivery.
s leyden

Our motor caravan battery is fairly tired and whilst the vehicle was laid up in the autumn it would only keep a charge for a few days. We have had the C-Tek hooked up since November with the van oustide on the drive and it seems to do "exactly what it says on the tin". We recently left it disconnected for over a week and the vehicle still started, so it seems to have had a beneficial effect on the battery's condition too. I'm ordering another one for the leisure battery!
L Ivory

Thank you RoadPro for your prompt service in filling my order.
I have found this product (C-TEK 3600 battery charger) to be excellent value for money, neat, compact and versatile.
It performs well on both lead acid and carbon fibre batteries and seems to do what it is supposed to.
I am completly satisfied with this product.

LESLIE DAVIS

Bought the CTEK 7000 online on Sunday night - it arrived on Wednesday morning, and put to work wednesday night. Seems to have brought a dead leisure battery back to life. Thanks for the excellent and efficient service. My first order - will definately use again when I need something. Thanks
David

Bought a 7000 following very good experiences with a 3600 (See reviews). I have fitted it as a permanent fixed charger to an elderly VW camper. I have updated-wired in to the mains hookup and the leisure battery. It works perfectly in this application and this model retains its settings unlike the 3600. It also acts as a power source if the leisure battery is low, so 12V power is always available whilst connected to the mains.
Would recommend to anyone!!
John

G'day I have had a xs3600 charger on my vtr 1000 motorcycle over winter, and it is just one of the best tools I have ever bought,it also keeps our car battery which is 660cca it excellent condition as well, the fact that there is no harm to your battery from leaving it on for days at a time, unlike other chargers where they will end up trashing your battery if you don't turn it off once it has finished charging. 10/10 Thanks Mark.
mark lynch

Excellent service from RoadPro: this being my first order, I'm well impressed. The CTEK 7000 seems to be an excellent product. It has been put to use straight away on my Range Rover TD6 which I take off the road from October to the end of December. (Mainly used for towing my wife's mobile Bungalow). It will also be used on the leisure battery in the caravan before we head of to the sun in January. Thanks again for the excellent service: order placed on Friday and delivered on the Monday.

Merry Christmas to all
Peter C Spring

Ctek and Roadpro are fabulous! they make every thing easy and simple and it is quick too. I would recommend these brilliant professionals to evberybody.

Andy: you do a great job and I really apprieciate what you do. you must work really hard!

Peter Smith
Linconshire Hospital
Peter Samuels

It is getting very difficult to find suppliers who will support owners of 6 volt cars but RoadPro and CTEK have proved that there are companies out there who really care about their customers.

This product is well designed, does exactly what it says it will do and RoadPro make buying it easy.

If only the rest of the world would look and learn from these professionals.

Mike Smith
Consultant for PR Services (Essex) Ltd
(Porsche 356 Specialists)
Mike Smith

Hi Andrew,
I received the comfort indicators yesterday and fitted them right away! I must say I am very pleased with them and they do as they say, comfort you as you pass your bikes in the garage with there green lights flashing knowing that the battery is in tip top condition, I must say that they look like some kind of an alarm as the green light is flashing very quickly so in that sense they may deter thief’s from touching your bike when it is parked up ! so that isn’t a bad thing!
Charlie

OK so I fitted a Sterling Advanced Regulator to my Motorhome. Not a big issue, you may think? But it has made a world of difference to charging the leisure battery!

I had been experiencing maximum battery charging currents of up to 2 amps prior to fitting the unit, more of that later. Yes! I was getting almost paranoid, so I fitted a meter in the circuit to show me what was happening.

To fill in the background info, the leisure battery (the one that supplies the domestic services, not engine starting) is located about 4.5 metres (yards to most of us) of cable, from the alternator, the engine battery is about 1 metre away from the alternator. I have always experienced poor charging of the leisure battery. After 3 weeks on holiday in Norway, driving considerable distances every day, the internal caravan lights were going dim and the leisure battery was too flat to even start the TV, it had even been fully charged before setting off.

I have just fitted a Sterling Advanced Regulator from RoadPro and on my first outing I noted a charge current of over 10 amps when I started the engine after 2 days of being on the campsite and using the leisure battery power as my only source of power. This charge current gradually reduced, as should be expected, very quickly to 8 amps then eventually to 5, 4 and the next time I looked (I was driving so these observations were sporadic) it was less than 1 amp. I couldn’t verify the battery voltages at the time but I have since included voltage measurement to the system.

Since adding the voltage measurement, I can confirm that the regulator does every thing that I would expect from a battery charging system. It puts in a substantial current until the gassing voltage is reached. It reduces the charge current at that voltage and it eventually moves on to a float charge at reduced voltage. This is exactly what a lead acid battery requires. I can thoroughly recommend the control system, time will tell how well it extends battery life and improves ‘on site’ performance.

I am an Electrical Design Engineer by profession and spent some of my early years on battery charging systems. I had thought of various electronic options to solve my problem but this system went right to the heart of the problem. It was probably more difficult to fit (because of having to remove the alternator) than an electronic solution, but it deals with the issue at source, i.e. the voltage regulator in the alternator.

Alternators in modern vehicles include a built-in regulator. For some reason the manufacturers have decided that the output of this regulator is 13.8 volts, this is not enough to bring the battery to gassing voltage (14.4V) and hence the leisure battery does not get a proper charge. The engine battery seems to be happy enough with this charging regime, but the leisure battery isn’t. It’s a long time since I earned my living by knowing about batteries and I can only assume that the engine battery is of a significantly different design to the leisure battery, it obviously gets sufficient charge to perform it’s function, i.e. start the diesel.


Howard Butcher

We have used one of these in our Laika motorhome for six months or so and it has made a huge difference to the way we use the on-board electrics. In short, we don't have to worry about leaving a light on or even using the 12V microwave oven or Electrolux fridge on 12V. The battery is fully charged again after just a short run.
Andrew Harris, RoadPro

I just received my DQT widescreen TV and it’s absolutely brilliant!
Mr Ryall

Norfolk may be flat, but this does not mean that the TV picture is great, especially, If like ours, your van is fitted with what I call a flying saucer style aerial. Even if it has its own booster, here in Norfolk we are in a “black hole” in most areas of our county and although reception is ok at times, when you go to a different location, stations available are few and as for freeview forget it!

There is a black hole in parts of Norfolk

I have tried many different types of roof mounted aerial but without much improvement, then after a conversation with a fellow journalist, Dave Newell, he suggested I should have a look at the Log Periodic directional aerial available from Roadpro and that also, a Fringe Electronics TV signal finder, might help my problem.

The Log Periodic looks just like a small version of what’s on the roof of my house, so I thought that works even though it is high, they were all there was available at one time, so I’ll try one.

NEC show came with a visit to the Roadpro stand and I purchased an aerial and signal booster. Unfortunately or fortunately, in the “car park campsite” at the NEC the flying saucer aerial and freeview box all work ok! so could not test the new model until back in the “black hole”

At one of our favourite spots, where we frequently camp and where reception is impossible, I set up the Log Periodic, mounted it to a mast, which was then attached to the ladder on the van, plugged in the signal finder, pointed to best signal + 3 red bars on meter, tightened mast clamps and removed signal meter, plugged cable into free view box, turn on TV – hit menu button on remote – go to auto search – few seconds later channels found – BBC 1 / BBC 2 / ITV 1 Channel 4 and even Channel 5 plus the free view, which I then proceeded to set up more channels 46 in total . Formula 1 was going to be watchable now.

Having since tried the aerial at various what were bad locations around the county and have succeeded in getting a picture. Of course it is a bit inconvenient having to get out and set up the aerial, but when you want a picture worth watching then so what!

The black hole of Norfolk, so far, has been filled

Gerry

Well, following my successful purchase of this aerial for my bedroom about a month ago, I decided to purchase another one to use in my camper van with a small tv.

The very good RoadPro site suggested an extension pole which I also purchased to attach the aerial to the van. This sounds really simple but previous attempts at purchasing a dish to use proved to be too complicated and as a result impractical. So Freeview and this aerial was going to be the answer I hoped!

Last weekend I took my campervan and new aerial and tv up near Dartmoor , Devon. This is usually an area of poor reception so hopes were not very high. In reality it took about 15 minutes to set the system up and direct to the best signal the first time. Two days later I set it up again and it probably took 4 minutes from plug in to watching, it was very simple.

Reception was particularly good on ITV channels but there was a bit of a break up on BBC. However this was in a very poor reception area and I suspect if the aerial had been lifted higher it might have improved.

I am really pleased with this product. Postage and delivery were excellent, well done RoadPro!
Sue McGivern

Bought this aerial for my second bedroom to solve the digital problem. I live just outside of Exeter and the signal is variable.
I plugged it into a small flatscreen and ’voila’ it worked perfectly as soon as I pointed it in the right direction. The aerial is ready to go and just needs to be attached in the loft with a bracket of some sort (I am sure RoadPro sells them though I used my old aerial’s bracket) and that’s it. All you need to do is plug it into the set, no wiring or anything.
Highly reccommend.
Sue McGivern

This is a very neat and easy to install item, it blends in well with the exterior of my motorhome and it works, great item.
Maurice Tanquerel

After much deliberation we decided to fit out our new campervan with a satellite system. It had to be of a solid design, self - seeking and easy to operate. We decided that bigger the better didn’t apply based on our previous automatic system.

Remember the dish sits on the roof, travels at motorway speed and suffers the odd gust of wind . The bigger the size the greater the impact of wind on the drive gears and sooner or later too much gear slackness and it’s difficult to hold a weak signal.

We therefore chose the Kathrein system. It looks solid and based on the principle of ‘if it looks good it is good’ we ordered one from RoadPro.

So who to fit the system ? We spoke with RoadPro and they recommended Knowepark in Livingston outside Edinburgh as the best for our requirements. Previously I heard good things from Knowepark so after a call to Grahame ,who supervises the workshop, a date was set.

We arrived at Knowepark on a Sunday and spent the night in their secure area for campervans, all facilities available including electricity! Next morning the van was inside the workshop. The bay was specifically set up for work on motorhomes just as I would have wanted. I felt at ease immediately and knew they would treat the van as if it was their own.

I also got them to fit locks to the garage and habitation door and fit a solar panel I retained from our previous vehicle. Next day the van was ready with all the new bits added. All the work was complete and neat in it’s finish. The roof was spotless and untouched as the day we first got the vehicle. Grahame gave us a lesson on how to use the satellite system. Switch on the tv, switch on the Kathrein box and press ok on the hand controller and the dish started to rise. Seconds later we were locked on to Astra2 and BBC1. Couldn’t be easier. We also had our own 12volt SKY Pace box fitted to the system. The Kathrein comes with freeview so we had a fallback in case our sky box should fail.

Next day we were off in search of winter sun. Portugal , Spain and France for spring was the plan. We travelled down to Portsmouth for the ferry to Bilbao. Before we boarded we checked out the Kathrein and no difficulties. Everything was working as it should and we both felt at ease in operating the system. After a rough crossing we made our way from Bilbao to Haro in Rioja. This was our first night abroad with the Kathrein. We switched it on and seconds later we had all the channels including BBC, ITV and C4. We set off further west and still had all the channels as we stopped over in Burgos, Salamanca and Plasencia. At this stage we thought we would lose the BBC, ITV and the ‘4’ channels but they were still there as live as they were in the UK. We expected to be watching only our Sky pay channels which include the film and sports channels. Next day we planned to cross over the border in to Portugal. The weather was good and off we set. We arrived in Evora, 60 miles east of Lisbon, later in the afternoon and BBC, ITV and the’4’ channels were still being received. All the Sky channels were there too!

Next stop Sagres, the most south westerly part of Europe. The weather wasn’t too good but again we got all the main channels after I put the dish on manual. We lost a couple of film channels and one sports channel but with dozens of other channels available it wasn’t a problem.

From there we set of for El Rocio 30 miles south west of Seville. All channels came through on automatic BBC1 being best received on the Scotland transmission. We soon passed through the Mediterranean coast of Spain towards Almeria. Whilst there we lost the ITV channel and sometimes BBC1 and 2. Having said that the dish hadn’t the clearest view as there are a lot of trees in Spanish sites on the Costas. Everything else came in loud and clear including Sky Sports coverage of the European Cup.

Soon we were in Benicassim 130 miles south of Barcelona and again all signal s were received. BBC1 and 2. all the ITVs and C4.

So now we’re in Avignon in France. The weather here is good. Blue skies and warm. And yes we have all the channels Just not sure if it’s going to be ITV 1 for the Liverpool game or ITV 4 for the Chelsea game. Maybe I’ll watch both! And would I get the same system again ? Of course I would, it hasn’t let us down yet.

Next trip will be towards the east, outwith Astra2. The Kathrein has a number of other satellites programmed for reception which will come in handy for that trip. And yes they work too.
Mike Kinn

We are in the domestic Satellite business here in Spain. So to have anything other than the best would not have been acceptable. Testing this system against others has proven it has the edge over all non auto skew and autoskew systems. It is also a very well engineered and compact unit which was important. I have watched the X Factor (ITV Central South) at Cabo De Gata at 9pm on a Sat night and have found no other system with a dish size up to 80cm that can match this. This area is way out of the footprint It is expensive but "Simply the Best"
Ken

Used my Multimo for the first time over the weekend. Very impressed! Took my own Sky Box from home, and after familiarising myself with the set up, and a bit of advice via mobile phone with the guys at Road Pro, was 'up and running' with a fantastic picture and every Sky channel that I get at home. I placed the dish on my caravan roof, and thus used the skylight for access. I had my Sat Finder at the receiver box end, and my screen set up on the 'signal test' section- so I could match up the Sat Finder with the best signal strength. A brilliant piece of kit of which I would highly recommend.
mark ashley

I have now been using the Multimo for over two years mainly with my Sky mini box, but recently purchased the free view box. The main areas used are deep into the highlands of Scotland, and Sutherland, as well as occaisional trip to France in my motorhome.

A great bit of portable technology set up in seconds now. I have been approached by numerous people struggling to receive signals with their large dishes, when the Multimo seems to get on with it.

Support from Road Pro has been excellent when required on technical issues.
Ken Smith

I recently purchased a multimo. Through inexerience I had trouble locating the satellite. Both engineers Tom and Steve patiently answered my questions and gave me advice over the phone. I still had problems. Andrew Harris managing director continued to give me advice by email. Eventually he called in as he was passing my home and found the problem. It is now working perfectly. It is rare to get such amazing service.........thanks to them all.

ps Buy their sat finder!

Andrew Harris says: The dish was positioned just 1ft too close to a wall which obstructed the signal. Easy to fix!!
joni Sweeney

The Multimo dish is excellent. I purchased it to listen to BBC radio in the south of Spain and it worked every time from Almeria to Seville (It received radios 1,2,3,4,7 (but not 5 which is on the north beam), plus I received BBC /Sky/CNN TV news. It also picked up most of the UK TV stations at Cognac in France and intermittently a few of them in Bilbao (lost them in the evening).

I used the dish mounted on a £10 microphone stand from CPC and occasionally on its own stand on the ground.
John Dunn

RoadPro are a 1st class buisness who care about their customers. I recently bought a caravan that came with a Multimo satelite dish. There were no instructions or clamps. I got on the telephone to RoadPro and a very helpful chap explained what I needed and they supplied the clamps and other bits needed.
I am retired and have not had this service for a long time.
Many thanks
frank

Teclyn ardderchog! A brilliant piece of eqiuipment! So easy to set up and use! You can throw the box as it is so easy to use!
Tom

Back in May we bought a satellite dish from your shop & had outstanding help & support from your team in choosing the right dish for us & showing us how to use it. (we are Caravaners)

We have been away several times since & have been amazed at how quickly we have found the correct satellite.(in the past many a few hours had gone by & tempers strained!!)

We have the dish in the awning standing on a small table & have received many comments on how neat & compact it is, & they all asked where it came from ,how easy it was to use etc...

Thankyou to you & your team, once again
D & J Wright

What can I say? I had my doubts as to whether it would work but it does.
The reports are all true.
Robert W

I have a Multimo dish and Zehnder HP480 Satfinder that I purchased from you about a year ago. I am very pleased with both products and have used the Multimo everywhere from the Isle of Wight to northern Scotland without any problems.....
Martin

Bill and Linda are the wardens of the Breakspear Way Caravan Club site in Hemel Hempstead and have been using their Multimo for 5 years or more. It’s now attached to a pole on the site where it’s accompanied by two colourful hanging baskets.

"I started using it when I was driving lorries around Europe" says Bill. "Sometimes I had to park up for days at a time and it was great to be able to watch British TV. Then, we used it when we took the caravan down to Spain. People used to laugh at it and say it was too small to get anything but they soon stopped when we got all the programmes they were getting on their huge dishes.

"We also like it because it’s so easy to use and tough as well. Once, we had it on a tripod and the wind blew it against a fence. We thought it would be broken but we set it up again and it’s worked perfectly ever since. Superb!"
Bill & Linda Ewers

Can you supply the magnetic mount for the 40cm mobile Satellite dish? We have a steel boat in France and our neighbouring boat has the Multimo dish plus the magnetic mount which is very efficient!
Tony

After a chance meeting with Andrew I bought a Multimo dish. I am delighted with the system . . Sets up in minutes . . . Fabulous picture quality . . . Easily stored away. I have stuck a small metal disc on the caravan roof and using the magnetic mount on the Multimo I find even in windy conditions the dish stays where it’s supposed to! Access to the dish for positioning? Easy . . . just pop head out through rooflight and as long as the caravan is level there is no problem whatsoever, you can position the dish and get easy sight of the satfinder and the TV. Thanks Andrew!
Geoff Sheard

I have been using the Multimo for several years and had no real problems. The biggest problem is getting it level, I was in a super store and they had a lazer on a tripod that has 4 spirit levels fitted to the tripod and the part that the lazer fits on rotates and the legs are ajustable, cost £9.99. All the big named stores sell them, the tripod is fantastic value, it comes in a plasic carrying case and is very light. P.S. dont forget you also have a lazer level.

Remember it it almost impossible to put a multimo on a 4 legged table on grass inside or outside your awning as it is not normally very level. If you use the tripod in the open and the wind picks up, tie some string to the centre of the tripod where the dish sits on and hammer a peg in the ground and tie string to peg. Perfect.
Dave Kay

Hi Andrew,
We met at Playa Laguna, Torre del Mar, in December when you spotted the Multimo sat. dish I was using.
Thought you might like to know that I have been getting Sky News, CNN Int & BBC World24 on Astra 28.2 south beam at Cap de St Viscente on the extreme SW corner of Portugal. You cant go any further in Europe without getting wet.
Regards, Stewart Dickson
Stewart dickson

Just to let you know that I now set my Multimo up in under 10 seconds. Oh the Joy!
(by postcard)
John Hynes

Just to say thank you very much indeed for the spirit level that arrived today, As you know it makes set up so much faster and accurate.

It was my first time out in France this year with the Multimo after having so much trouble with a well known 65cm dish the previous year. On many occasions it homed in first time with a very good signal strength, so much so that at one site after seeing mine a fellow caravanner ordered one whilst in the Vendee and was delighted at the prompt delivery. He set it up so quickly and confirmed my opinion that it is the best that money can buy. Needless to say, another very satisfied customer. If I keep selling them whilst in France then I guess that I shall have to become your ’’roving agent ’’

Again, thank you for the level. Great product and great service.
David

The reviews on the "Multimo" seem too good to be true. I live in Tervuren, Belgium and don’t have a sat TV system at home but am thinking buying the "Multimo" TV kit for our motorhome. Thanks for all the positive reviews.
Martyn Hughes

I have recently bought my sat system: Multimo dish, Pace 1000 digi box and analogue sat finder. I live on the Western Isles and I mention my location as this could account for the initial set up problems I had.
I had little success when placing the dish on the ground, I had strong signal from the sat finder but no lock indicator or quality. I raised the dish two feet and all worked well. Ican only assume because of my location i.e fringe area and low angle, the extra height was needed. When I travel south I suspect the dish will work from the ground.
tom curry

I thought I would drop you a line to say that I used my Multimo,Pace mini box,Winegard Tripod and Sat Finder for the first time last week and to my surprise I was up and running within 5 minutes, not bad for a complete prat !!!!!!
roger

A fantastic bit of kit - I bought mine from you several years ago and have used it right down as far as Lake Lugano in Switzerland.
bernie Smith

We were originally planning to finish up around Marbella but ‘discovered’ Puerto de Mazarron (just west of Cartagena) and decided to stay. I can’t say that I have mastered the art yet but unplugging the set-top box from the mains for 30 seconds proved helpful as did discovering that the elevation (35 degrees) was higher than expected.

I lost the signal once due to a power failure and discovered that the northern beam had re-established itself, so had to re-set that to 12.373. I also discovered that if I have the correct time displayed on the TV screen I can watch something even if it says “no satellite signal received“ - just go to channel 501 to check.

Whilst the signal strength is low, it is sufficient. I can now watch England lose the Ashes on Sky Sports. The Multimo dish is both sufficient for my needs and usefully small in size.


Andy at RoadPro writes:
Paul contacted us because he was having problems picking up a satellite signal in Spain. We advised him that the dish itself seemed to be working perfectly and passed on some tips such as shutting off the power to the digibox and then re-connecting it.
Paul then sent this e-mail:
Paul Lubbock

We have been all over Europe with ours and swear by it ... very often when wild camping in our motorhome we just pop it on the front seat and point it through the windscreen or a side window - so much easier to align than any offset dish and no damn holes in the roof! We’ve seen other owners Heki open and a Multimo just passed through and plonked on the roof - simple, flexible and reliable.
Martin

Cruising or the World Cup? Why not have both?

When MBM announced the dates of their 2006 cruises in company we were keen to take part in the June trip to Normandy aboard our Princess 430 motor cruiser, AquaVit. However, as a serious football fan I did not want to miss the World Cup, and most of all the England matches. All of the group matches were to take place at exactly the same time as the cruise. And so the investigation began: how could we join the MBM cruise but still watch the England matches on TV?

The Normandy cruise was to meet at Royal Clarence on the day England played Paraguay in the first of three group matches. Fortunately, thoughtful planning by Neale Byart meant that the cruise briefing was to be held after the match so everyone was able to see the game first. However, the second England group match was to be played on 15 June when the MBM fleet was due to arrive in the Northern France port of Dives sur Mer. The third group match against Sweden was scheduled for 20 June when our port of call was Deauville.

The options: There appeared to be two options. The first was to find a bar in France that was showing the matches. This option was quickly rejected – if our French hosts had the match playing we sensed that it would not be the ideal place to be, especially if England lost! The chances were that the French would change channel anyway and we did not relish a French commentary. The second option was to watch the match on our own boat TV.

In order to do this we needed a satellite system. The expensive £5000 plus fitting marine satellite systems offered by companies such as Raymarine and Simrad – that is, having a permanent but effective dome on the boat – seemed rather extravagant just watch the matches. We therefore investigated other possibilities. With the help of an Internet search, advice from users of the MBM Forum, some riverboat friends who had a satellite system and Simon Collis, Editor of MBM, we made contact with RoadPro (www.roadpro.co.uk). A number of portable satellite systems were available – it was simply a matter of choosing which one most suited our needs. RoadPro were extremely helpful and provided good advice to enable us to make our choice. They also have an excellent technical area on their website that provides first class information about satellite TV on the move.

The essential requirements:

Our key requirement was to have good reception of BBC1 and ITV1 in Northern France. In order to do this we needed a satellite dish, a receiver (eg. a digibox), suitable cables and a means of locating the correct satellite. We already had a TV on board. RoadPro recommended a Multimo Satellite TV kit that consisted of the following items:

Multimo satellite dish, with screw clamp, Pace Javelin Sky Digibox, Zehnder HP480 satellite finder, compass, all necessary cables and connectors, an excellent manual and practical guidance written by RoadPro, including a list of destinations and the location of the Astra satellite (elevation and azimuth). The total cost of this package to us was £330 including VAT. The list price is currently £375.

The other options available were to have a different satellite dish (eg. a Kerstan mini-dish) and a cheaper digibox. We opted for the Multimo light aluminium satellite dish as it was known to operate in most parts of Northern Europe and despite its compact size (40 cm) it performs as well as a much larger dish. It is not necessary to have a digibox that receives Sky. However, we opted for the slightly more expensive box in case we wanted to purchase a Sky subscription later. It is worth noting that you should not view Sky when outside the UK. Also your home Sky viewing card cannot be removed and used in another digibox.

Did it work?

To our great delight we were able to receive BBC and ITV using the system in all ports visited in Northern France. The reception was crystal clear. At first we had difficulty locating the correct satellite. However, a telephone call to RoadPro who gave us some excellent practical advice and after careful reading of the instructions for use we soon obtained a strong signal and thereafter had no trouble locating the satellite.

Some tips from our experiences:

We have a flybridge boat. We positioned the satellite dish on the flybridge table and fed the cable down the stairwell into the saloon. The dish worked perfectly well at any position on the flybridge. It is important that a clear view of the satellite is obtained – the masts of yachts can interfere but because the dish is very portable this can be easily overcome by moving it only a few feet to one side. You may have difficulty if the boat is surrounded by tall, close buildings. Choose your berth carefully!

It is important the satellite dish is level. This was the main problem we encountered when setting up for the first time. It is important that the elevation angle (ie. the vertical angle the dish points to the sky) is correct; if the dish is not level this will cause an error. We used a small spirit level to do this.

Set the elevation of the dish a little lower than recommended. There are about four other satellites that might cause confusion. The Astra satellite at 28.2 degrees east of south seems to be the lowest elevation of them all. The elevation can be altered on the satellite dish quickly and simply using a wing nut and sliding scale.

The satellite dish will receive the correct signal just past east when rotating the dish towards the south. Use a satellite finder to get the strongest signal. The finder is connected in line from the dish to the digibox. A series of lights and sounds enable you to detect the strongest signal.

Use the ‘signal strength and signal quality’ features in the settings menu of the digibox to fine tune the satellite dish position. You need to move the dish slowly and carefully to obtain the best signal quality. On the same screen the network id (must be 0002 or you have the wrong satellite) and transport stream data (should be 07d4) are displayed. We found that slight movement of the boat had no effect on picture quality. However, tie up a little tighter than normal to minimise any boat movement. Obviously the system will not work on a swinging mooring as it does not track the satellite like the more expensive systems do.

Advantages of a portable system:

Compared with fixed marine systems this is vastly less expensive.
The system is portable – it can be packed away when not in use.
If the signal is lost as a result of a yacht mooring nearby, it is easy to move the dish to overcome the problem.

Our research paid off. The system we bought turned out to be a great success. We had an excellent cruise to Normandy and we were able to watch many of the World Cup matches. We had plenty of visitors on the days of the England matches but great fun and enjoyment was had by all. Highly recommended!

A version of this review was published in the September edition of Motor Boats Monthly Magazine.
David Hutchinson

You may not remember but you answered many questions I had back in January after I bought my Multimo satelite dish and equipment. The warnings on the literature were that tuning would take some time, but be patient.

I was first able to test the satellite TV system in Wales last month and again in Norfolk this week. Can I say how pleased I am with it and the quality of the pictures, and that I can now tune it in about two minutes every time, and on the first attempt.

I thought you ought to know about a very satisfied customer.
John

We have just spent a couple of months (February and March) in Albufeira in Portugal. As always, since we bought it a couple of years or so ago, we took our Multimo dish. We set it up, as usual in about 10 minutes (after I remembered to tune it to the Southern beam!) and settled down to watch Sky News, various radio programmes including Radio 2 to both pass the time during the dark evenings and to keep up with the news in the U.K. That’s when the fun started - all kinds of folk stopped when they saw the dish with comments like "do you pick anything up with that - or is it for show?" or "you must have a weird sense of humour carrying that around with you !". As I told you all we had to do was either tell them what the reception was like or let them see and hear it and then we had to start writing out your name and address for them. If we did it once in Portugal we did it twenty times or so!

As if that wasn’t bad enough, when we were in France last summer near Bordeaux at St. Emilion, with our Multimo, we were on the receiving end of even more wisecracks about the dish. We got writers cramp then, as well, giving them all your name, address and telephone number. We left the digibox on the Northern beam and had no problems receiving all the programmes we get at home - even through the trees ! One group in particular I remember as if it was yesterday - a group of Welsh holidaymakers who sent two of their group to see if we got a signal with our "toy" dish. We let them see the T.V. working just as in the U.K. and away they went really impressed! I suppose we were getting comments from new campers 2 or 3 times a week. We should have printed some sheets with your name and address on - we reached the stage of letting people write it out for themselves! The "piece de resistance" was when the original Welshman turned up a day before he was going home with one of his pals who was convinced he was drunk when he saw our T.V. and wanted us to give him a demonstration to convince his pals he really had seen it !

We really have been impressed with our Multimo especially since I have no real technical knowledge and have always managed to tune it in. Also we do not subscribe to anyone for our programmes.

My main regret with the Multimo is that I did not do a "commision deal" with you when we bought it ’cos it would have probably have paid for itself by now !

Thanks for all the help and advice you have given me over the phone when we bought the dish.
Jeff Calvert

I obtained a complete package from you about 5 years ago of Multimo satellite dish, Grundig receiver and zehnder satfinder and cables. I have never subscribed to sky but have continued to use the free to view card. (had to update it once)

I mount my multimo dish on a tripod and have a cable of approx 20 ms that plugs into an external socket on my Murvi Morello. This normally gives me enough scope to achieve line of sight except in the most impossible of circumstances. (Obviously I try to choose my pitch with this in mind.)

Normally I can get a good picture quickly and easily but occasionally it all goes wrong normally as a result of chasing the wrong signal (Honflour last week: I was close to a lot of vans and had an electric cable above and forward of me. My compass bearing due to these magnetic fields was slightly off. I wasted a lot of time chasing what I
thought was a strong signal before getting the the correct bearing) I
can normally receive all the free to view channels including ITV.

I have in previous years also used Astra 1 due to obstacles blocking Astra 2 on certain camp-sites. Only real problem is the Grundig receiver can add and save with the Add channels but will often immediately lose them when switched off.

I find the multimo dish awkward for packing safely in a small van where space is critical. I am surprised that it has survived the abuse it has received. I do not carry the issued plastic base.

Furthest South used:
I was 30 kms south of Carcassonne 2 weeks ago. I got ITV Chan 4 and 5 but BBC 1 and 2 were difficult and at times impossible as were some of the BBC radio stations. Possible slight distortion of signal due to unavoidable leafless trees. The further south you go the more accurate you need to be.

However near Narbonne (same latitude) I got clear line of sight and all free channels.

A.R.L.

Just a short note to say thank you for supplying the D2209 - Multimo Satellite Dish. I have installed it on my boat at Brighton Marina and the reception is excellent. Even when the boat is moving on her berth only very rarely is the signal lost.
Excellent product, very easy to install and great instructions.

P.S. The boat is Italian, an Azimut 42ft Cruiser.

Mike Beadsmoore

I purchased a Multimo dish and Zehinder finder from RoadPro then went on holiday to France.
It was wonderful being able to get the news and weather etc. exactly the same as at home. The setup worked brilliantly as far south as the Dordogne and I would recommend a similar setup to anyone considering a satellite system.
John Howarth

I recently purchased a Multimo Satellite system from you which I used in my caravan on whilst on holiday in France. I must say I am very pleased with its performance.
Mike Baldery

Bought this recently but wasn't sure how good or easy it would be to use.
Took our SKY box to south Lake District. Cables took a bit of working out beforehand as we were also splitting the signal to a second TV. Once we arrived, we followed the instructions using the Zehnder satalite finder and after a couple of tries got a perfect picture. We had the dish in our awning pointing out of the window. It rained very heavily on 3 days without affecting the signal.
Excellent product. Will be taking it to northern Spain before the end of the year and will let you know if it works OK there.
Robert Litchfield

We bought ours and didn't bother with a satfinder on advice. We take our receiver from home with the viewing card and get the same channels as at home (son moans as he can't then watch MTV). First attempt was a failure. Persevered and set up outside our house aligning it with the home dish just to check that it worked.
Once we had found it, it worked really well. Confidence had grown and we got a perfect signal up in Brora (Highlands - 50 miles south of John O'Groats). Even set it up in the awning through the window on a table - took about 5 minutes from start to finish.
Excellent product!
Ken Fraser

Just used Multimo sat dish in the Cotswolds (Moreton in Marsh) on my motorhome. Sky digital very easy to pick up using either the sky service screen or a sat finder. Now it takes minutes, even pick up through perspex windows, and net curtains. A compass helps initially on any site. Trees seemed to have little effect on the signal
Larry Otten

Just returned from 6 weeks in France. Multimo dish worked perfectly, even in Gavarnie in the Pyrenees. Takes a bit of getting used to setting it up though. Definately require a Sat Finder and a little patience. Usually found best way of setting up is to use Sky Services>System Setup>Signal Test in conjucntion with Sat Finder. When the signal is locked, thats it! Bob Moore August 25, 2002
Bob Moore

We have just come back from using our dish for the first time at the Caravan Club site in Stockton, UK. Used a compass to find the approximate direction - also found it useful to look at other dishes on the site. Picked an appropriate pitch facing the right direction to be able to clamp the dish to our bike rack. Struggled to find a signal with our Zehnder sat finder - found it easier to have one person inside watching the Sky services test screen and one outside moving the dish. Pleasantly surprised at how easily we now found the satellite. Excellent picture - top quality. Whole process only took 30 minutes. Overall very pleased with the Multimo dish.
Brian Holmes

There is a knack to finding the correct satellite as it is so sensitive but once aligned it works well. I have found it much better to lock on to the sat with the aid of a Maxview Tripod. Analogue signals can be picked up easily but if you want digital (Sky) then you will need some sort of a “Satfinder”. I have received all the usual Sky Digital channels in the Austrian Alps and down in the South of France. A compass is also useful to help to set the installation up. The first time of use it was 3 days before I found a picture. However set up can now be done in less than half an hour with “the knack”.
Simon Lane

Have just returned from Southern Spain where the "Multimo" worked fine once you'd aligned it accurately.Other campers could not believe it! I use it mounted on a Maxview tripod.
George Marriott

Great. We're parked in Spain alongside campers with dishes more than twice the size, who are struggling to get digital, but the Multimo works fine.

You MUST have a digimeter though (we use the Comsys) to get the setup accurate. The digital beam is VERY fine!
Fred Perkins

Globesat is a wonderful sat dish and it’s brilliant in wind, when all others have closed down it’s still giving us perfect pictures. So easy to install and user friendly
Jeannie Ludlam

I purchased the Globesat Satellite dish + mast in July 08. I’m a long distance lorry driver so thought this was a good option. I made my own bracket to secure the mast to at the rear of the cab. I had a few problems at the start as I was unsure which satellite I should be aimimg at, after a few calls all was explained in idiot proof language.
The results are as follows: Sky tv all channels in all of the UK, all channels in Kortrijk Belgium, all channels in Amersfoort Netherlands, Paris France, Luxembourg, Schwabisch Hall, and Stuttgart Germany. I had a slight accident when a trailer caught the dish and collapsed the dish face. I called and was told that all the parts could be ordered but after a gentle push through the LMB hole all was ok. Thanks once again for a super product and all the expert help at hand when required. Do keep an eye on the screws and pins as they have a tendency to work themselves loose.
Recommended product.
Andy Curtis

Just to let you know how thrilled I am with the dish. With your help it was very simple to fit. Also so quick to set up. It is a very focussed dish but gets a strong signal. I can lock onto satellite within a couple of minutes. No need to use a satellite finder.
Recently at Sandringham another caravanner was very interested took photos etc and I gave him your details Paul
Paul Orchard

The unit was ordered on the Friday and delivered on the Monday. It looked daunting at first but was in fact extremely simple to put together and even easier to install. It took no longer than 10 minutes to fit the Globesat. It took a little longer to do the wiring internally, but once done, even without a signal meter, we had a good digital picture within a few minutes.
Highly recommended.
Steve Shortland

We bought our Kerstan mini dish from Roadpro at a show about three years ago now and although we could not get a signal from our site in Spain (near Barcelona) we were optimistic that our trip to the Loire region in France this August (5th - 26th) would see us getting value for money, after all we had huge success with it last summer as we toured the west coast of Scotland.
In France our first stop was for a week half way between Saumur and La Rochelle. No problems - we had to twist the LNB a little to get a strong signal but that was all. At Chateau de Marais (near Chambourd our luck was out as the trees were in our way. On our other sites in the Loire we had no problems, sometimes setting up took no longer than a few moments.
Neighbours were very surprised at the small size of the dish; our 30cm looked almost ridiculous at times compared to the large dustbin lid size of those surrounding us! We certainly find the little Kerstan so easy to stow away.

Well done Roadpro.
Terry Abbott

I have used the dish camping for the past month and it is a great bit of equipment. When I first purchased the kit my friends took the p** but it is funny how many friends you have when the Football or rugby is on Sky.

Can’t wait to try it out in France.
David Gill

In September we completed a five month tour on our motorboat from our base in Norfolk to The Frisian Islands, North Holland, South Holland, Belgium, France, The Channel Islands, the Isle of Wight and finally back to our base. We have enjoyed perfect viewing all the way. Our only problem has been the bayonet fixing on the aeriel lead which had become loose through regular setting up - sea conditions not being conducive to leaving the dish out on top of the boat, and the need to set up in new positions regularly!
Christine Turner

I got this dish 6 months ago, and I have used it every day since on my narrowboat. I have used it when out overnight, and once you get the hang of setting it up with the use of the satfinder it takes a matter of about 5 minutes to get TV.

The hardest thing to set up initially was the elevation, but once set you never have to change it, you just move the direction of the dish. The balljoint was a bit stiff when it was new, but a bit of WD40 sorted this.

I think this dish is perfectly suited for boats: it's small, it can cope with the movement and stays locked on even in fairly windy situations and the colour even matches my boat!!
Louise Moore

Before setting off cruising this season, I installed a Kerstan mini dish and a Pace mini decoder on my narrow boat.
I have been cruising continuously for three months up the eastern side of England across Yorkshire and now down the western side. The performance of the system has been outstanding, and there have only been three night stops when I did not get Sky which was due to the signal being blocked by buildings. At no time after the dish has been set have I experienced loss of signal. If you want TV on your boat, this is an excellent system, well worth having.
I would unreservedly recommend it to all.
C.J. Farmer (N.B. Wakanui)

I have been using this dish with an Amstrad Sky Digibox since September in my caravan and am very happy with it. I use a digifinder which definately helps. I have mounted it on my car bonnet and now have it on my caravan roof. On the site I am on now the satellite is through a tree! I still pick up sky (not ITV sometimes!) except in the most implement of weather. I'd recommend it to anyone.
DAVID BARWICK

Ihave been using the kerstan mini dish for about a month now.Although my first attempt at finding the astra satelite was a nightmare I now have it sussed.Patience is the word.This weekend I was wathing Sky less than 10 mins from getting the dish out of its box.I am very impressed with the kerstan but would definately urge any one to get a satfinder with it.
Col Young

I have, at last, solved the problems of TV on a narrowboat! The pictures from a normal Aerial were awful, all the normal complaints. I was lucky some months ago and came across a Panasonic digital "box" at a car boot sale. cost £20. Panasonic supplied me with the original printed instructions and a remote control, I obtained a free to air
card from the BBC, then all I had to do then was find a sensible sized dish..

A visit to the Crick boat show solved that. Road Pro was selling a "Kerstan Mini 30cm Satellite Dish". They are even colour coded and I purchased a blue dish to match the boat. I was impressed at the show by the way there was a dish just sitting on a trailer. Even when the trailer was shaken for all it was worth, the dish stayed "locked on" with no picture loss.

On return to the boat I rigged up the system and after waiting 24hrs for the BBC to get their finger out I had all the free to air channels with perfect picture. I stood "astride" the boat and rocked it
violently from side to side - no picture loss. I have been out on the cut and as long as there is a reasonable view of the horizon all I do is turn the dish to 10 degrees East of South (Dish stays virtually upright) and bingo - perfect pictures. Works every time!

The dish is suction mounted and can be turned by a simple ball and socket joint. It can stay in-situ whilst cruising and can be custom painted (Yes - even with Castles and Roses!)
Roderick Smeaton Wall

Hello
Just a note of thanks for an excellent service with the supply and help in setting up our new Multimo satellite dish and Zehnder didgy box.
Peter Wade

We ordered a multimo twin lnb satellite dish and satfinder from you back in May.

We initially had trouble getting it to work, and after speaking to one of your chaps called Allen, we persevered and bingo! We are very pleased with it and look forward to using it when we go on holiday to Devon in the caravan this weekend.

Many thanks for your team’s help.
Joanne

As promised - a report back on the recently added 40cm crank-up satellite fitted to our little McLouis campervan on our recent trip through France into Spain.

It does what it says in your brochure - now we’re experienced (took a couple of learning sessions) - only a minute or two to set up & not critical of angles - received all FTA UK TV progs south as far as the impressive Millau Bridge. Near Barcelona - still couple of dozen UK progs + radio - all we needed to keep in touch, plus other European satellites if we were bored.
John Morley

I fitted the flat sat myself in a couple of hours without too many problems, Its never a very pleasant experience drilling a hole in your new motorhome, but the kit came with a very useful template to use as drilling guide, so the process of fitting the flat sat was very simple.

using the fat sat for the first time i was amazed how simple it was to operate and i got it set up in less than a minute. so much different than my old floor mounted system that i used to use, that could to take up to 30 minutes to set up. I have a sky digibox permanently fitted in my van so by just taking my sky card from home enjoy all the same channels i receive at home.

So far I have had a week on the west coast of Scotland, and a weekend in wales, and so far have had no problems in receiving a great signal where ever we go.

I think the flat sat is a superb piece of kit at a very reasonable price, and would recommend (and have done) to anyone.




Kevin Mannion

I bought and installed the Flat Sat Plus last month and have been delighted with the performance of the dish and the ease of installation.

Reception, using a Maplins mini-sat kit receiver, is excellent and locking into a signal really is a doddle. I have used it here in Mid Wales and as far down as Oberstdorf in Germany and all points between. Alignment is very easy using the ’copy the next vans satellite dish position if their telly is working’ method and the signal strength meter/buzzer on the Maplins receiver. From wind up, to rotate the dish and get a signal, takes me less than two minutes.

I bought the Plus as I wanted full European coverage and although it has a skew facility I have yet to use it. If you do skew the dish, you need to adjust two butterfly screws on the back of the dish which obviously requires roof access.

The very small profile of the dish was the reason why I chose it as space on the van roof was at a premium. It really is small compared to the Maxview setups I have had previously and is very neat and unobtrusive in both the upright or parked position. No wind noise when travelling at speed on the Autobahn and impressive stability during a windy day which would have seen me lowering the Maxview. Also, when it is lowered it does not look like an expensive satellite dish, which is a security plus.

Installation took two hours, one hour of which was measuring, checking cables and building up the courage to cut a 38mm hole in the roof. The finished article is very neat and the wind up handle and rotating knob/position chart is easy and intuitive to use.

All in all it does exactly as described. Easy to fit, easy to align and very nice looking when up and hardly noticeable when down. Highly recommended.
Pat Reehal

EXCELLENT PRODUCT - EXCELLENT SERVICE
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Needing a Twin LNB Satellite Unit to run a HD Freesat Recordable Box in my Calder Leisure Kountrylite 26RK 5th Wheeler I decided on the CAMOS TWIN LNB CRANK-UP "PLUS" as a good compromise of cost,convenience of use & weight.

Having spoken to Brian of "Car-fi" on the RoadPro stand at a previous show I contacted him as he covers my area ( East Anglia),and ordered the CAMOS TWIN LNB CRANK-UP "PLUS" to be supplied & fitted at the camp site where my Kountrylite was sited.
Brian arrived on site and did a first class job of fitting the unit in a professional & unhurried manner.We could not test the unit on installation as a large tree was where the Astra FreeSat signal was, but Brian did spend nearly 1 Hour trying!!!

When moved to a tree free line of sight location the CAMOS TWIN LNB CRANK-UP "PLUS" delivers an excellent HD picture & full FreeSat HD Box function is available - ie Record two different channels at the same time while watching a previously recorded programme.Very easy to find correct Astra signal(if available - no large trees ect)if you follow the following procedure - but I found it very hard if you don't.

1.Connect FreeSat HD Box to a HOME Freesat/Sky setup & tune channels,set postcode ect.Leave box on an easy to recognise channel - ie BBC1.

2.Connect FreeSat HD Box to CAMOS TWIN LNB CRANK-UP "PLUS" & TV Set.

3.Switch on FreeSat HD Box.Switch TV to FreeSat connected input & turn up volume.Picture will say "No or Poor Signal".DO NOT TUNE OR ALTER BOX.

4.Seek Required signal as per CAMOS TWIN LNB CRANK-UP "PLUS" instructions for finding Astra signal.If using a connected Sat Finder tune for maximum signal strength on each acquired signal.When the correct signal is found & tuned, BBC1 Sound & Picture will appear.Switch Box to a weak RADIO channel & fine tune signal.

Obviously the above is only relevant to how I found the best way to use this Unit and does depend on being able to pre-tune the HD Box to the correct satellite first but I did find the correct satellite using this method in less than 3 minutes so I hope the above information is of some use.

In conclusion I strongly recommend the CAMOS TWIN LNB CRANK-UP "PLUS",& the First Class Installation of it.
Chas Baker

I have been using a Pace Sky mini receiver with a years. With dish for about five years.With their free view card. This is installed on my narrow boat "Just William". As we move round the country in the summer we set up the dish where ever we stop.Recently the reception was not very good especially on the encrypted channels.

So I decided to replace it with the Grundig Freesat box which came from Road Pro a day earlier than expected. I initially set it up at home where we have a fixed Sky dish so the channel search and software down load would not be interuppted by the boat moving. I connected it to the TV with the supplied HDMI cable.I had abit of trouble as nothing appeared on the TV I now realise that when the box is in standby the ligh is on but when its on the light is off.This will need careful watching on the boat to make sure its not left on when the TV is off waste ing the battery.

It searched for the channels ok and they all came up, it then did the software down load ok.The quick guide implies it should do this first then search for channels. Perhaps I had interferred with the process by not knowing wether the box was on or off. I next installed it on my boat in the Marina in Newbury. It was quite a challange for the box as the boat is moored end on so drifts in the wind and has to see thru some tall trees, not many leaves at this time of year.

To start with it didnt work any better than the sky box but at least when I lost the signal it said not being received rather than technical fault with this channel as it does on sky. Again mainly it was ITV, BBC including HD worked OK. I then tied the boat to the one next door to stop the drift and when the wind died down a bit all the channels came up. Why is it only childrens programmes on BBC HD ! To align the dish I use a mini hand held tv connect to the video out so I can see what the information screen is doing while im outside adjusting the dish.

I would recommend this box to anyone who wants HD satellite for free no worries wether the card is working or not. When we didnt use it over the winter sky tended to turn us off the system. I will keep you updated on our progress with the dish as we move north.
Bill Ayling

You may recall our e-mail exchanges mid October last - actually a Sunday (12th) - which, thanks to your excellent response and advices, resulted in my purchase of the Grundig ’Freesat’ box. I told you I intended to use it in Spain and you asked me to let you know how it performed.

Well, we arrived here on 1st November - "here" being the site ’La Rosaleda’ at Conil del la Frontera (just south of Cadiz) - and only yesterday did I get the time to ’plug in and try’. My ’Sky’ is set up with a 1.3 metre dish and I get all channels with "Strength" about 2 thirds the way across and "Quality" about half way. Having connected the ’Freesat’ I was first of all VERY impressed by the quality of both picture and (surprisingly) sound - which was much better than Sky.

Because BBC1 on Sky tends to break up about 7pm (Spanish) time I was a little apprehensive about leaving the ’Freesat’ connected for fear of having my throat cut should my current Wife’s favourite "Strictly come Dancing" have a "wobbly" half way through!! (on Sky I have the alternative of going to BBC Scotland which is the strongest signal). Another surprise, NO breakup AND we were able to watch "Strictly" in HD . . . . . . even prompting favourable comments from my seriously ’non-tech’ other half.

The Strength and Quality menu was three quarters across the scale - VERY impressive. Later checking all channels available (or ’messing about again’ from "the voice") there were only a couple that broke-up and NONE showed as "unavailable". So, a very satisfied customer, although I now have to go back to Sky as there are a few channels (girly films and "Two and a Half Men") that the ’boss’ insists on! I also like the compact size of the box and the speed with which it ’boots-up’, MUCH faster than the Sky box - I never leave them on stand-by. Thanks again for a very good ’peice of kit’.
Nigel

Having Just received the STB I opened the Box and discovered a very small unit measuring just 11” x 6” x 1 ½ or for the Metric Minded 280 x 152 x 38 mm.

It comes complete with vehicle cigarette lighter socket and a 240v adaptor, on the rear it has Scart sockets (X2), HDMI socket, Composite R,W,Y and R,G,B sockets, a USB socket for recording programmes and an optical connection if required and also the obvious Sat Dish and power connectors.

So I started to connect it up, The connections were all self explanatory and I certainly didn’t need instructions to do that, Found the menu button and pressed it, Oh my god I thought as everything came up in German, Then I thought hold on a minute I seem to recognize this menu, It is so like my Oyster Sat menu that I was immediately at home, scrolled down and found the easily recognizable “Sprachen” highlighted it and pressed “Ok” then went ahead and set it up in “Englisch” I then started touring the menu and then went on to Channel listings where you have all the channels on all the satellites and you can do a scan for more channels if you want, You can select ‘Favourites” and add your channels to the list “Easy”.

It is as I have said so much like the Oyster menu’s it makes it so easy, Within minutes I am adding channels to favourites on each satellite and more to the point channels that are not listed on the satellite listings like ITV HD where you have to manually enter the frequency and all data but to this little beauty no problem.

You can also tell it to update it’s satellite channels by “scanning” the satellite you are on, Now when you tell it to do that you have the choice of just “FTA” (Free to Air) or All channels, as I have a CI module (a Common Interface) I scan all, and it does it all automatically.

Right Ok let’s get sorted, I plugged my USB drive in the back and up it came “USB Connected” now my drive is a 12 gb Iomega drive and it sorted it right away, I then tried to see how easy it was to record, Pressed “Timer” button on remote control and saw just how easy it was to set a recording time channel etc what I was surprised by was that you can set for as far in advance as you want, I actually set a record timer up for Xmas day this year with no problem, when setting up a record timer you have the option to record Once, Weekly or Daily and you select the date and obviously the time and duration you can set up to eight timers.

In my opinion this is now the smallest and all self contained STB I have seen, and I have seen a few, It is absolutely ideal for Motorhomes and Caravans alike.
Les

I read a report on this meter and thought it would be just what I wanted. Bought from RoadPro and I have to say it is fantastic.
You just connect it to your satellite receiver and dish, switch it on and select which satellite you wish to find with the single button on the front, then just scan the sky - as fast as you like - moving the elevation each time until you hear the audible tone. Fine tune the position and elevation for the strongest signal then switch off the receiver, disconnect the meter and reconect the aerial cable to the receiver. Switch on and that's it - perfect every time within seconds, wherever you are.
Wonderful piece of kit and worth every penny.
Anthony Petter

Really pleased with the set up. We were able to get perfect results in the most remote parts of Wales and it only takes 3 or 4 minutes to find the satellites and have the TV in action. Havent tried it in France yet but I'm confident it will be just as good.

Had trouble converting reciever to english language because I overlooked the single sheet of paper with the insructions for this in the bottom of the box!!

Well pleased with performance and have had many comments from other caravanners on how neat the kit looks.

Lawrence Leaney

Wow what wonderful customer service! After spending lots of hours trying to set up our Multimo kit on holiday in France we contacted Roadpro and received an e mail by return reassuring us that we could be shown how to set up our kit correctly within 3 minutes. Andrew invited us to visit Roadpro in Daventry.

He was very welcoming , courteous, patient and good humoured and showed us how to set up the Multimo dish and satellite in his shed! He was right. We practised four times and were surprised at how easy it is to set up the kit.

Andrew advised that we should have been able to receive BBC and ITV in Biarritz but would need a bigger dish to receive these channels in Spain. However we can access Sky News and many other channels in Spain using our Multimo.

Thanks to Andrew we now have confidence in the product and in our ability to set it up. We would recommend fellow caravanners to use the Multimo system. We use a tripod which was not really necessary, a table will do.
Pat & John Sever

Teething trouble changing the language from German to English, but your staff were really helpful and guess what it now works! Brilliant! Can’t wait to try it in France.
Mr and Mrs Richards

What a lovely surprise to purchase a product that actually works as stated in the advert.

We purchased your Multimo Satellite TV Kit to use on our boat in rural France and couldn’t believe how good it was and so easy. After listening to some of our friends horror stories of trying to set their different product up, having a ’domestic’ and still not getting a good reception, it was a pleasant surprise.

I certainly recommend this to anyone.
Margaret

Bought a Clearance Corner Camos 40cm In-Motion. Ordered Sunday night, delivered 9am Tuesday! Took to my boat, used existing dish coax cable and the whole set up was up and running within an hour. Just switched on and within a minute it was happily funcioning with a great picture.
Highly recommended as both a superb product and a fantastic supplier.
Neil Bristow

As a professional motocross rider, I take my Burstner motorhome all over Europe. I've had the dome on it since August 2005 and, in my opinion, it's really, really good.
I don't watch a lot of TV but we bring the SKY digibox fom home and it's just so great to be able to switch the TV on and watch just the same programmes that we get at home. We were in Barcelona and got all the programmes and it was the same in Germany.
We often find ourselves in exposed places with strong winds and I've seen ordinary satellite dishes get ripped off motorhome roofs and be completely wrecked. With the dome, there could be a tornado and we'd still be able to watch TV! It really is amazing.
Gordon Crockard

Before I was aware of it, I had decided I would buy an 85cm Ten-Haaft Oyster Digital/Twin or Vision from Transleisure: However, I decided on the CAMOS because:

Advantages:

1) The design concept was much more appealing. Rather than have a beefy motor and beefy gears to withstand massive windloading, the gubbins (a technical term) are shielded from the nasty elements by a plastic dome. You can then have a lightweight, precision aluminium dish/LNB that outperforms much larger dishes. This, together with a lightweight structure with a far smaller moment of intertia allowing small motors to whip it around at high angular rates, enable other interesting benefits.

2) It can be used while the vehicle is in motion. Slap a matchbox-sized cheap gyro on the back of the dish and a bit of control electronics then keeps the dish pointing at the satellite as you whirl around roundabouts, hit deep potholes, etc. Now, if you have Sky+ and don’t want to miss the latest soap episode, just record it as you are going along and watch it later (Sky+ works fine with the single LNB CAMOS, though cannot simultaneously handle two channels). Or pat your trusty GPS as your co-pilot twizzles the swivel seat, reclines it, and watches the TV in comfort. Or keep the kids amused. Now, I haven’t used it much this way, partly because I rarely feel the need and partly because of a technical downside (discussed later and now claimed overcome). But where I have found it VERY useful is to choose where to park on a pitch that has trees, tall bushes or hedges partially hiding the satellite. Fire up and as you slowly manoeuvre, even over uneven pitches, you see (actually quite handily in my rear view mirror) as the picture is lost and recovered. No satellite TV availability checks to delay the handbrake-on, kettle-on, arrival routine!

3) The picture cannot be lost as a result of the vehicle rocking when parked up, whether due to high winds or people entering or exiting a small van. This is not due to the in-motion facility, which is normally suppressed when parked up to avoid the whirring of it seeking the strongest signal and the consequent unnecessary current consumption, but because of the wind-shielding dome and an efficient, smaller dish having an inevitably larger beamwidth.

4) Less demanding roof space requirements. My roof is crowded, and although an Oyster would have fitted, it would have been a tighter squeeze entailing some positioning compromises for other stuff.

The CAMOS was fitted by Murvi, who conducted highly technical commissioning tests prior to installation. This entailed them propping it on a tea trolley and whizzing it around outside their premises with the dome off seeing how hard it was to get the dish, trying to maintain a degree of decorum, to lose lock on the satellite. It was a good game, apparently.


Pitfalls:


1) Visual impact. It’s a blister on the roof, having a bigger impact on some vans than others. It doesn’t bother me, but would some. I’m still under the Speedferries height limit, though they do measure me! I’ve had people think it was a hot water tank or headroom for a shower, but on the upside, it seems a good ice-breaker question on site and makes a change from the weather or the dog. Here are some photos.

2) Noise. Depending on the roof construction, the dish seeking can be obtrusive. I’m not sure whether this is any different from Oysters and others. My version (but see later) takes a similar time originally to seek the satellite as an Oyster and can vary considerably but repeatedly depending on one’s compass heading (the dish starts up in the same place and performs a fixed search pattern). However, after it has found the chosen satellite (whether Astra 2, Astra 1, Eutelsat/ Hotbird or Sirius) it sleeps silently in that fixed position on the press of a button. When used while mobile, despite the van being commendably rattle-free, I can’t hear the continual seeking/peaking. So in practice it’s not much of a pitfall, really.

3) Once powered off, on switch-on again it searches from scratch. When away from hook-up this is annoying, because you only want it powered when you want to watch something. The consumption is small, but significant and I suspect greater than other automatic static dishes. It ought to have the facility to position first to where it last was, then search from there if it can’t see the satellite. (Understood to be an option in latest version)

4) Sometimes slow signal recovery when lost in motion due to shielding. The search/ tracking software was an early implementation, I guess. Obviously just zooming under a motorway bridge gives you a temporary loss of signal, but sometimes when the tracking gets lost and it reverts to search, it takes a while to find the satellite again. I don’t know, but it’s almost as if it doesn’t remember the azimuth/elevation it should be aiming for and starts from scratch again, a bit like as if it had been switched off.


Latest versions:

CAMOS have announced updated versions and these will be available imminently. Upgrades are not possible; I think the split of electronics between those housed in the dome and those in the controller is different (the controller is also a lot smaller). A cheaper “static” version is also available; this strikes me as more a marketing/pricing issue, as the gyro is cheap, as are the extra electronics required for in-motion, but if you don’t want the facility, certainly you can “save” quite a bit.

The updated in-motion versions apparently overcome pitfalls 3 and 4 above. Indeed initial search when static is MUCH faster, too, quite right when this lightweight dish can be shoved around so quickly. I’m told the speed of the digital receiver used can also be a factor, and some Sky receivers are slow, so this is something perhaps to pursue in more detail.

I also understand that its power consumption is lower.

The initial versions were very reliable, but some failures were due to a burned out microswitch as the system powered down and the dish/LNB came to rest on the microswitch. This component has been changed.


Summary:

Some of the above pitfalls aren’t discriminatory, as they refer to features the competition doesn’t have. And the updates address them anyway. Perhaps a better question would be, with the benefit of hindsight, would I choose CAMOS again and under what different circumstances would that change to preferring an Oyster?

The answer to the former is easy, yes (and I pride myself on my objectivity and avoid the easy trap of justifying past purchasing decisions). As to the latter, I’d prefer an Oyster if:

a) I envisaged significant operation at the edges of the satellite/transponder footprint, where an 85cm dish would outperform a high precision CAMOS. The simple physical geometry of capture area counts here. I haven’t yet had the CAMOS down to SW France to judge Astra 2D reception, or below Barcelona for Astra 2A/2B, but it has worked fine on all channels in rain (there was no choice….) half-way up Scotland’s Western Highlands.

b) the permanent dome was considered to be unacceptably unaesthetic or if the total van height with a CAMOS would cause a problem.

c) I needed to watch one satellite channel while recording another, record two simultaneously, or simultaneous one-way broadband internet/ GPRS backchannel and satellite TV.

Otherwise, a CAMOS would still do it for me!


Dave Burleigh

Now in Spain and find the sat-dome very easy to use and have had no trouble with it yet.

It is a bit noisy when locking onto the satellite, (wife says it sounds like a broken washing machine), and a few times it seems to go off on one and re-tunes itself for no apparent reason. Very surprised not to see any on any other campervan as yet, whilst on our travels, and we are always being asked the question, “what is that on top of your camper”, and we certainly never lose her in a crowd.

The only thing against it, is that, like any fixed satellite dish, we have to be aware of how we park regarding trees and other obstacles.

All in all we are extremely pleased with it.
Ken Douglas

Have found that the Camos satisfies my Sat TV needs. Great to switch on and a couple of minutes later I’m watching TV. No more manually setting up outside the van in the wind and rain. Great product and would recommend it to anyone.
Reginald Banham

We think our dome is excellent. We were parked on a site in this country next to some people in a motorhome with a normal stand-up dish. It was very windy and because of this, the dish was moving so much they couldn't watch the TV. With the dome we had no problems whatsoever.
We've used it all over this country, including Scotland as well as France and Holland and we've had no problems with it.

We're very happy with it and we're moving it onto our new van.

J.L.

Our dome is fitted to a caravan. My wife is Thai and depends on the ’Thai Global Network’ channel on Hotbird for her sanity.

I’m very impressed with the dome, It picks SKY up in all weathers and even when parked under trees.
We couldn’t get HOTBIRD in the lake District, but could get SKY no problem, the weather was very bad though.

M.J.

Ordered on the Web, delivered next day. Works exactly as described in the Web info. Complete kit fitted and working in just over an hour. Hell of a lot easier to fit than the Oyster and you can use it in GALES. After initial set up to Satellite takes less than a minute to locate.
BRIAN LANGDOWN

Great bit of kit. I bought mine from RoadPro at the Shepton Mallet show. Works really well and locks on in less than a minute. Really pleased, thanks to all @ RoadPro.

Paul Conner

Dear RoadPro,

Many thanks for the fast and efficient supply of my new 40cm Camos Dome.
The Camos Dome was as easy to install,as the description on your site.The only factor of concern when fitting the Dome was the weather!
Since fitting the system approx 2 months ago we have used it constantly without problems,in short,an excellent piece of kit which does exactly as described.
A whole lot easier than the Multimo set up I used previously.
Many thanks for the excellent back up and helpful advice on products we have purchased from RoadPro.
We will continue to recommend RoadPro as I find the Customer Support second to none.
Chris Blight
Chris Blight

Hi
after taking your advice, i had a comos 40 installed at perthshire caravans on my mh and used it for the first time this week with great results. however, even after looking at the instruction booklet a few times, i am puzzled. i switched on the tv, the sat receiver then
the camos unit, it took about 30 seconds to lock on to the sat and all was well. that night, i switched everything off. the next morning, i switched on the tv and sat receiver and on comes a programme with the camos unit still off. is this normal, puzzled and would appreciate advice. does the camos unit not need to be switched on after finding the satellite?
regards

dave


Andrew Harris answered:

Hello Dave,

You’ve just discovered one of the reasons why people like the Camos system so much!

With your system, once it’s found the satellite and locked on, you can turn the controller off. The dish will stay in that position until you switch the controller on again to do another search.

Happy viewing!


Dave

Just like to show you our new Camos 40cm sat dome in use. It really is wonderful. At the click of a button you can switch satellites and/or stations and you don’t have to remember to put it down before travelling. A boon when you have had a late night watching TV or when you have watched breakfast TV.

The best thing about it is the wind has no effect on it at all.

David Ludlam

We’ve spent the summer as assistant wardens at the new Caravan Club Centenary Site at Bransgore in the New Forest.

Being an ex-airfield, the site can get seriously windy, so much so that people with folding satellite dishes often had to take them down and plug into the site’s own TV system.

We have a Camos 40cm sat-dome on our Hymer motorhome and it’s completely unaffected by wind. It’s easy to use and works perfectly.
Derek Fletcher

Bought the Camos from Roadpro at Lincoln Show. The price agreed for a Yorkshireman wasnt too bad. I didnt buy this without lots of surfing on the net. I was going to get the 30cm because of height problems at home but i wasnt that sure the signal would be strong enough for my needs. Hard digging was done to my drive at home and 40cm fitted by me.

Off i went to France last week and had a slight problem that was down to me getting to know the Camos. I turned it off for the one glass of wine time and it was perfect when turned back on for all the holiday. Andy was very quick to respond to my e-mail so thanks for that. After many hours messing with camping sat dishes i now have the time to drink more wine---Cheers Vic Wordsworth
Vic Wordsworth

I bought the Dome from you in the summer and because of appaling weather, it rode around on the passenger seat for a week. At 11 pm on the night before a hernia operation at Benenden Hospital in Kent I decided it was dry enough outside to glue and set-up. I really wanted to watch satellite TV while recuperating (we live in the motor home). It was heavy getting it up on the roof (I already had a double hernia ...) but was operational by 4 am, done in silence and by torchlight because of others on the CL. I had to be at the hospital at 7 am!

It has been faultless in performance from Brindisi to SW France (where we pick up all UK channels). I have a Maxview box and would prefer something that integrates better, otherwise perfect. I can see no reason why it cannot be connected to a house in Languedoc (with 12 volt supply and view) - anything to bypass Sky-hype prices. There don’t seem to be any motorised house antennae on the market. No need for expensive little tvs either. Woolies and Currys have 12v 15-inch tvs (ours is a Swisstech) for about £160.

Happy Bunnies!
David Rose

Just had the weekend in Aviemore on the Glenmore site. Absolutely fantastic weather and the scenery was breath taking, and the Camos worked a treat. I even got to watch Lewis Hamilton losing the World Championship: cry:

It locked on in about 20 seconds and within 2 minutes we were watching tv. Fully recommend the system.
Pat

.....our Camos dome has worked like a dream all the way from Birmingham to the south of France.
Peter & Pamela

Just got back from France. Visited one aire where we have previously never had a signal with a standard roof mounted dish. Amazingly the dome pulled in a faultless signal, much to the confusion of the other British ’vans on site. Excellent piece of kit!
Ian Mathison

After the initial problem, which you cured, the sat-dome has been as good as I expected. In France twice I parked under trees but on the edge and it worked ok. Once near a tree it stopped working when it rained very hard, but in all I would class it a total success, thanks.
donald clarke

After consideration between a dish or a dome I decided on the later because I have had a roof vent broken from driving under overhanging tree branches, I felt the dome gives better protection to the workings.

With the dome I purchased the optional mounting kit which made the istallation a doddle, using silkoflex silicon bought from Roadpro (leave to set for 24 hours as per instructions from Roadpro).

The first trip out was to France for a month and it never missed a beat, however on one pitch in Normandy there was a single tree. After parking I found the branches overhanging and acually touching the dome. Expecting to have to reverse away from the tree, I thought I would see if it could find the sat.

From previous experiences of sat dishes it always seemed that if a twig was in the way I had problems, so you can imagine my amazment and delight when in beemed the sat,I wished I took a picture, because it really should not have worked. Furthermore we spent eight days on this particular site with no problems.

Great bit of kit.

R Foster

Just got back from the French Alps and thought I would drop you a line about how pleased I am with the "Gun Turret" or more commonly known as the Camos dome. Within the trip I had every weather imaginable sun, heavy (and I mean heavy) rain and as expected a good dump of snow, a good foot and a ½ sat perched on the roof (see attached photo). Despite this there was only one occasion where I was unable to receive a full range of channels, in fact it only left me with the option of Channel 4 but this was during the dumping of the snow.

I had heard many complaints about the noise that these domes produced whilst in search, personally the noise is no louder than my electric wing mirrors, maybe my roof construction is well insulated.

The only bad news is that the power required to run the dome, the TV and the sky box is a lot more than my leisure battery can provide so I must look to improve that by either a second battery, solar panel (don’t think I have enough roof space for a good sized one though) or a silent generator (I would appreciate your advice).

Thanks again for staying on for me the week before last, I managed to get the dome stuck to roof that evening despite the heavy frost that night, the Sikaflex™ did its job.


Kris Kolb

Having had few days away, I thought you would like a report on the Camos sat-dome. In a word†perfec4. It was a bit tricky at Bristol as we were amongst some trees but by turning the van round reception was excellent.

Incidentally, at the Caravan Club site at Bristol there were quite a few motor homes and three of us in the same area all had Camos domes. That speaks for itself.

The only problem we have now is that every time we stop for a coffee break, we end up watching TV!

See you at Peterborough!


David Wood

Exellent value, compact, great for keeping Kids minds off a long or short journey, although the only fight now is which DVD to watch. Maybe I should get one each.
Hamish Thorburn

If you are looking for a portable DVD Player, this is the one for you. I have bought many different type of players, but this one is TOP of the world.

Raju Khagram
Raju Khagram

Very good: made the girlies look!
mike taylor

These are very good for the coaches they were purchased for. I just bought another pair and now have 3 in total. Also, many thanks for quick delivery: one pair arrived 24 hours after order!!
Robert Williams