All posts by Keith
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Ben there are umpteen satellites in whats called the Clarke Belt
your satellite dish can point to any one of these satellites some are stronger than others in britain - but your sky dish can pick up a signal from popular satellites like SKY 28.2 ° East or 19.2°east - the angle of the dish isn't far so if you have tried to re align your dish using the signal strength meter it is not un common to line up on the wrong satellite !
TRy moving the dishto the left a bit till the signal strength goes up again - hopefully you will get the lock message next time
or - get someone out to line it up for you
Keith KB Aerials Sheffield 07946481125
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Broadcasting territorial exclusivity with a decoder card is con
Tuesday 4 October 2011 9:34PM
Sheffield
Tuesday 4 October 2011 9:34PM
Sheffield
Does this mean that pubs can use the Greek broadcast if they dont show the first bit of the broadcast --- the opening video sequence or the Premier League anthem, ?
(I am not a sports type person so dont know much about football so excuse ignorance)
Which greek satellite is it were talking about ?
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George - possibly your sky box power supply is over heating stick a desktop fan blowing into it to cool it down - if this works then look at having your psu replaced
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Broadcasting territorial exclusivity with a decoder card is con
Wednesday 5 October 2011 2:50PM
Sheffield
Wednesday 5 October 2011 2:50PM
Sheffield
oooh goody _ will have 7 dishes up - errr urrrm - nope will go with one dish and a motor?
- Might send some work our way ! any glimpse of additional work the better!
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Broadcasting territorial exclusivity with a decoder card is con
Wednesday 5 October 2011 7:18PM
Sheffield
Wednesday 5 October 2011 7:18PM
Sheffield
- Motorised then ! Shimples!
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Its a difficult one as we dont know if its the dish or the box
Can you try a friends box on your dish - or your box on a friends dish?
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Emley moor is seriously powerfull and living 11 miles away you could probably pick it up on a wet shoe string
That said - the sensible option that has been mentioned for a reliable feed would be to tap into the roof aerial possibly in the lounge if thats easy - but it does make a difference where you live - if your further away than Ron - who is now being slowly cooked by emley moor (he he - sorry ron) then a feed from roof aerial
i would say - go buy the tv and experiment to see what works for you !
Keith KB aerials Sheffield 07946481125
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will possibly work with one of these (cut and paste following link)
DVB T Magnetic ANTENNA Aerial Freeview TV Indoor Car | eBay
Worth a shot for under £4
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Wednesday 28 September 2011 9:54PM
Mark - I think you have exhausted your DIY capabilities im afraid - without the correct equipment lining a dish up can be done but is not the easiest thing todo - will give you an example
a friend of mine owns a plot of land in france and has tried for over a year in varying weather and sheer frustration moving the dish millimetres at a time with no success
I turn up for a holiday with my £300 Horizon hdsm meter and have it lined up within 2 mins
Bite the bullet and get a local professional in to line the dish up for you -- one thing I will ask is --- Is there anything in the way - has a tree grown that little bit more and is now blocking the signal ?
Expect to pay a local rigger £45- £65 to line a dish up that is on a standard wall - expect to pay more if the dish is on a roof/chimney
Keith KB Aerials Sheffield 07946481125