All posts by Les Nicol
Below are all of Les Nicol's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
James D - Alternaively you could go for a an FTA free to air multi sat receiver. - this option pluse that already set out in my previous post are going in involve a moderate financial outlay if you want the option of UK and German channel reception.
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michael: It's not possible to do this in the manner you describe. You can resolve this though by changing your quad LNB to an Octo. A relatively in-expensive upgrade.
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Paul It sounds like it could be the LNB from what you describe, although ultimately could be a problem with the dish alignment or your receiver. I would replace the LNB with a Quad model rather the twin you appear to have,- as a first step to resolvement. These are in-expensive and can be had for around £10 to £15 - You need to make sure the replacement matches the dish arm fixing at the end of the boom. Next step would be to check your dish alignment. It still giving you problems then it could a problem with failing capacitors in the receiver.
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P>S> make sure that you have used Satellite grade cable and that your terminations don't see the braiding screening fouling on the copper centre wire as this will short!
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jade: There are a number of issues that may be causing your loss of reception eg:-the receiver,the antenna,(Dish),LNB,an issue with your card or the Satellite coverage.
Lanzarote, that I remember has numerous pubs that receive SKY sports and if that's still the case you should be able to get some local help with this. You may even have ax pat installers on the Island I think this has to be the way to go as you could go round in circles with this one.
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Brian. - Many thanks for yuor production of aSuperb" web site. - Well managed and highly informative. - Keep up the good work.
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Jack: The most likely cause is that your dish has moved out of alignment and needs re-configuring. An installer with a professioonal meter will be able to correct this and would additionally be able to determine whether the LNB was functioning correctly.
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Alan Cuthbertson: You are watching A Satellite transmission on your SKY box not a "Freeview" transmission which comes from a terrestrial transmitter via a "Freeview" receiver. I am correcting you,as if changing as you set out here, you will require a "Freesat" HD receiver to replace your SKY box. If you are receiving a good signal from your present SKY box - subscription free - then you should consider either of the two Humax Foxsat boxes, one is a DTR recorder the other not. I am assuming that you are connected directly to a satellite dish and not on some sort of third party re- transmitted signal. If in doubt best to check with a local installer before making your receiver purchase.
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Roger: You cannot connect a SKY or any other satellite receiver, with the exception of a Technomate, Dreambox or similar that are equiped with both Satellite and Terrestrial tuners.
P.S. not all models of the above and those not listed have that facility.
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Friday 10 August 2012 7:54AM
James D : Yes you can, but only the Humax or Technisat receivers ("Freesat" boxes other than those mentioned do not have diseqc switching) a necessary requirement.- in non Freesat mode and your dish would need re-aligned. Alternaively you would require a Triax 54cm or 64cm dish dependent on where you live in the UK with an adjustable LNB attachment that allows for two LNB's to be set up to teceive - (A) The satellite cluster at 28 degrees South East and (B) the Astra satellite positioned at 19 degrees South East.
Whilst a SKY/Freesat dish and LNB would work at a fixed alignment on 19 degrees East these oval shaped dish antennas and LNB's are specifically designed for that purpose hence my recommendation as aformentioned.