All posts by jb38
Below are all of jb38's postings, with the most recent are at the bottom of the page.
Rodney Stone: Basically no, as the process involves code breaking, or at least trying to by using a bench full of equipment.
The reason that your card will not work in the other box is because Sky has programmed the serial number of the new box into the viewing card, and if the card is put into another the box it will not be recognised when interrogated by the card reader, hence access remains blocked to the boxes hard drive.
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nasim khan: If you are on friendly terms with your neighbour then if would save you a great deal of hassle as far as having to make checks is concerned or carrying out procedures, if you could try your box on their dish, or of course alternatively their box on yours, as that would then give an instant indication as to whether (or not) the problem is being caused by your box or the dish, as it could be either.
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Stephen Walsh: As far as that particular post code is concerned Divis @ 6.2 miles / 316 degrees and the Black mountain NIMM @ 5.6miles / 301 degrees (on Ch39) serves the area in question.
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Mel: I would really advise you to carry out any reset on your box as yet until you have checked to ensure that the bowl of your dish is not covered in snow, nor is any seen of the round surface on the LNB that faces into the dish, as error 29 (or 25 some boxes) just indicates that the default transponder signal is not being received.
If the dish is covered in snow and its also within reach, then "carefully" sweep it off with the aid of a long handled brush.
If you have already disconnected the box from the mains and then reconnected it again, you will require to do this again so that it can search for listings after having cleared the snow from the dish.
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Mel: The other point to note being, that a large number these early boxes are known to suffer from power supply faults, and so if after having carried out the aforementioned (should it apply anyway) you find that the box is still the same then there is a possibility that the power unit is faulty and with the only way of verifying this being to try the box on someone else's dish, because should it transpire that it works then that can indicate that either the LNB on your dish has developed a fault or that the problem is being caused by water having entered the coax's "F" type connector on the same.
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Mel: Yes, best to check it, this done by first of all unscrewing the gland nut to release the connector from the LNB and then completely unscrewing the body of same from the coax, drying out with a tissue if required followed by smearing a blob of Vaseline inside the threaded area where the cable enters before screwing the body back onto the coax, that is "after" having ensured that all strands of the braiding have been pulled back over the coax's outer cover.
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Mouser 240: The only effect of cancelling your subscription is that your Sky+ boxes will revert to being standard non-recording / playback types, as Sky will disable access to this side of the box at around the same time as they do your ability to view dedicated package channels.
As far as channels are concerned, you will still be able to view the free channels exactly as before as nothing changes in this respect, you can actually check what you will be able to view simply by removing your card and checking through the programme list.
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Jamie: Each of these four ports on the LNB are independent of each other and so it doesn't really matter which two you use as you will always have two spares that you could use should one ever go down.
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Jamie: If you do not have any reference points (other dishes) to look at near to where the dish is being installed then you might find the undermentioned link useful, at least as far as knowing what direction to point the dish in is concerned plus info on elevation etc I have to be honest and say though, that as you are carrying out a first time installation I cant really see you having much success without the aid of some form of meter, even if its one of these low cost sat finder types (about £10.00) with either a pointer or LED strip indicator plus audio tone, as without either you are effectively working in the dark. Anyway open the link, and on the top line enter the post code where the caravan is sited (or near to), then on the drop down sat selector scroll "up" the list until you see 28.2 Astra 1N and select this. You can move the green marker to exactly where you are located and the line from this indicates the direction to point the dish in, but note that the exact spot is the little black X trailing under the green marker which only appears once you click on the marker. Latest version of dishpointer Satellite Finder / Dish Alignment Calculator with Google Maps | DishPointer.com Older version http//www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/12/satellite-alignment-calculator-v2/
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Saturday 23 March 2013 7:52PM
Frank Hodgkiss: A satellite dishes sole purpose is to collect as much of the signal as it can from the transponder (transmitter) located at approximately 22.000 miles away and focus it on to the surface of the LNB mounted on the end of the arm that comes out from the dish, and so anything on the surface of the dish bowl such as snow etc, will interfere the reflective aspect of the dish, hence will either reduce or completely kill reception.
People with larger dishes suffer do not suffer quite so badly during adverse weather conditions because a higher percentage of the signal is being collected.