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Chatton (Northumberland, England) Full Freeview transmitter | Thursday 12 July 2012 10:24AM
Newcastle Upon Tyne
jb38
Thank you very much for your prompt reply. Your reply confirms my fears.
I originally had a Yagi but a local 'aerial contractor' replaced it with the current Vision 32 High Gain when I called them in to try to improve my signal.
Perhaps I need to try another type of aerial or invest in a chain saw. Unfortunately the chain saw is not really a serious option as I would be in trouble with the local authority as the trees have preservation orders on them!
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I have a Technomate TM-5402HD receiver which receives only receives Freesat.
I also have a Topfield TF5000CI which receives German TV and many other european channels.
From reading questions & answers it appears I cannot receive German TV channels on my Technomate as it is programmed to recieve Freesat only.
DoI need to buy another satellite receiver to receive both Freesat and German TV on the same receiver box?
I would be very grateful if someone could confirm my thinking is correct.
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Neil
Thank you for your reply. I have a single 90mm dish with 2 LNBs. I am receiving fairly good signals from 19.2 East and 28.2 East (sig quality around 87%).
When I scan my Technomate for German channels on Astra 1(or any other european channels) it only lists English language channels - 389 of them on Astra 1!
I must be doing something wrong or just failing to understand the technology.
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Neil
Thank you for your help. I think you are spot on. Although the satellite set-up menu shows 19.2E, it's actually been scanning Astra 2 on 28.2E.
This has led me right up the garden path!
With this new found knowledge, I can rethink what I was trying to do.
Thanks again. Regards Howard.
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Wednesday 11 July 2012 9:20PM
Newcastle Upon Tyne
I can no longer receive a good quality signal from Pontop as the trees adjacent to my property are blocking all reception from the the south when they are in leaf, (they also make my satellite receiver useless for 6 months of the year). My post code is NE3 2UY. I have a high gain roof mounted aerial.
Catton looks a much better proposition but it's much further away than Pontop. Is it worth re aligning my aerial to Chatton or would I be wasting my time (and money)?