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Hi all

Can anyone comment on the relative signal strength for ITV3 pls?
I have tried 2 digi-boxes and occasionally get pixellation on this channel
(almost exclusively ITV3).
Is this a signal strength issue or does it suggest a faulty dish/lnb?
Location is top of hill in east yorkshire 3 miles from humber bridge.

Also I have seen mention of quad lnb dishes on this group. Can I get one
and just use 2 of the outputs?
Any recommendations?
Can a quad dish receive Sky on one "channel" and Freesat on another? I have
heard that it is possible to ditch the Sky box and do a straight replacement
with a Freesat box. Does this mean that satellites serving Sky are also
distributing Freesat signal.

Apologies for basic Qs from a serious digital newb.

TIA

Phil

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On Mar 30, 9:04*am, "TheScullster" wrote:
Hi all

Can anyone comment on the relative signal strength for ITV3 pls?
I have tried 2 digi-boxes and occasionally get pixellation on this channel
(almost exclusively ITV3).
Is this a signal strength issue or does it suggest a faulty dish/lnb?
Location is top of hill in east yorkshire 3 miles from humber bridge.

Also I have seen mention of quad lnb dishes on this group. *Can I get one
and just use 2 of the outputs?
Any recommendations?
Can a quad dish receive Sky on one "channel" and Freesat on another? *I have
heard that it is possible to ditch the Sky box and do a straight replacement
with a Freesat box. *Does this mean that satellites serving Sky are also
distributing Freesat signal.

Apologies for basic Qs from a serious digital newb.

TIA

Phil

Answering the last part first, irrespective of whether you are using a
Sky digibox or a Freesat box to watch a given channle, you are
receiving the same signal from the same satellite, all that is
different is the EPG.

Have you tried any of the other channels on the same frequency as
ITV3, listed he-

http://www.lyngsat.com/astra2d.html

If they are viewable and all suffer from breakup then it would seem to
be a problem with aparticualr frequency, maybe slight dish
misalignment or local obstructions e.g. tree / new building etc.

If it really is just ITV3 then I'm not sure what's next.

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wrote

Have you tried any of the other channels on the same frequency as
ITV3, listed he-

http://www.lyngsat.com/astra2d.html

If they are viewable and all suffer from breakup then it would seem to
be a problem with aparticualr frequency, maybe slight dish
misalignment or local obstructions e.g. tree / new building etc.

If it really is just ITV3 then I'm not sure what's next.

Thanks airsmoothed
I don't "think" that it is dish alignment. I set it up initially using the
signal strength/quality signal on the Sky test option.
Since then I have re-checked it with a Maplins type signal strength meter
and the alignment seems to be optimal.
As we are on top of a hill, I doubt whether any particular obstruction can
be to blame.
The only other parameter I guess is weather condition - this does seem to be
a factor - bright days quite often provoke the problem.
Do the LNBs degrade over time to create this sort of issue?
The channnels on the same frequency as ITV3 look seriously dull! Don't know
if I've got the stamina to do long-period testing by viewing these :)


TIA

Phil

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"TheScullster" wrote in message
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be to blame.
The only other parameter I guess is weather condition - this does seem to
be a factor - bright days quite often provoke the problem.

If this is really the case, change the LNB, because it has a heat-related
fault.

Bill

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"TheScullster" wrote in message
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wrote

Have you tried any of the other channels on the same frequency as
ITV3, listed he-

http://www.lyngsat.com/astra2d.html

If they are viewable and all suffer from breakup then it would seem to
be a problem with aparticualr frequency, maybe slight dish
misalignment or local obstructions e.g. tree / new building etc.

If it really is just ITV3 then I'm not sure what's next.

Thanks airsmoothed
I don't "think" that it is dish alignment. I set it up initially using
the signal strength/quality signal on the Sky test option.
Since then I have re-checked it with a Maplins type signal strength meter
and the alignment seems to be optimal.
As we are on top of a hill, I doubt whether any particular obstruction can
be to blame.
The only other parameter I guess is weather condition - this does seem to
be a factor - bright days quite often provoke the problem.
Do the LNBs degrade over time to create this sort of issue?
The channnels on the same frequency as ITV3 look seriously dull! Don't
know if I've got the stamina to do long-period testing by viewing these :)




The obvious one to try is ITV3+1 (Skyguide 179), Its on the same
transponder.
It almost certainly will break up equally, but it does no harm to check.

As you have substituted your box, maybe it is your LNB, and if
I have read your post correctly I think you want at least one additional
feed, so it won't be wasted if it's not the LNB.

Yes, you can mix digiboxes and freesat boxes on the same LNB
I suggest you get a quad and wire two feeds to each location in case you
upgrade to a PVR

Just one other thought about the break-up, do you by any chance place a
mobile phone near the box or the satellite cable, perhaps when it's being
charged?
--
Graham.

%Profound_observation%

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"Graham." wrote


The obvious one to try is ITV3+1 (Skyguide 179), Its on the same
transponder.
It almost certainly will break up equally, but it does no harm to check.

As you have substituted your box, maybe it is your LNB, and if
I have read your post correctly I think you want at least one additional
feed, so it won't be wasted if it's not the LNB.

Yes, you can mix digiboxes and freesat boxes on the same LNB
I suggest you get a quad and wire two feeds to each location in case you
upgrade to a PVR

Just one other thought about the break-up, do you by any chance place a
mobile phone near the box or the satellite cable, perhaps when it's being
charged?
--

Thanks to Bill and Graham
Yes ISTR that ITV3+1 does break up similarly.
No, we do not charge phones anywhere near the digibox or dish cable.
Is it worth fitting a new lnb to an old Sky dish? Or just replace the whole
jobby.
Any recommendations on suppliers? There must be good and bad quality out
there!
I'm not really bothered about receiving more channels from different
satellites etc, but would like to get rock-solid performance on the
Sky/FreeSat offerings.

Phil