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Tiff
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:08 pm Post subject:
Quad LNB needs bigger dish? |
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Hi,
I'm moving to Sky Plus so I've just got a new box and a quad LNB.
I've been using a standard LNB (from Cambridge Industries) with
mini-dish (nr Frankfurt) for several years and have had no problems at
all with reception.
I have just put the new LNB in and I have lost certain channels
(doesn't matter whether I use my old or new box).
The major channels I cannot now get are:
* ITV2/ITV4 [118/120], Disney Channel(s) [611-614], regional BBC1
channels [946-951], ITV1 London [963]
* EuroNews [528], Extereme Sports [419]
* Film Four Channels have poor reception [323-325]
I have tried re-aligning the dish but I just cannot get these channels
no matter what I do.
I am expected to get a bigger dish with a quad LNB?
Is a dual LNB more likely to work with my existing dish?
Or does it sound like a faulty LNB?
Is there a setting on the LNB I need to adjust?
Thanks in advance
Tiff |
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R. Mark Clayton
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Sun Nov 13, 2005 6:18 pm Post subject:
Re: Quad LNB needs bigger dish? |
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I just did a scan of 28E and
"Tiff" <tiff.shaw@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1131900361.008397.277480@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | Hi,
I'm moving to Sky Plus so I've just got a new box and a quad LNB.
I've been using a standard LNB (from Cambridge Industries) with
mini-dish (nr Frankfurt) for several years and have had no problems at
all with reception.
I have just put the new LNB in and I have lost certain channels
(doesn't matter whether I use my old or new box).
The major channels I cannot now get are:
* ITV2/ITV4 [118/120], ITV1 London [963]
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were not there, although ITV3 and all the ITV1 variants were
| Quote: | Disney Channel(s) [611-614], regional BBC1 channels [946-951],
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as were the regional BBC
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* EuroNews [528], Extereme Sports [419]
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These two
| Quote: | * Film Four Channels have poor reception [323-325]
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Didn't notice.
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I have tried re-aligning the dish but I just cannot get these channels
no matter what I do.
I am expected to get a bigger dish with a quad LNB?
Is a dual LNB more likely to work with my existing dish?
Or does it sound like a faulty LNB?
Is there a setting on the LNB I need to adjust?
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Try swapping which feed from the LNB you use.
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Thanks in advance
Tiff
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Jim Watt
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Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
Re: Quad LNB needs bigger dish? |
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On 13 Nov 2005 08:46:01 -0800, "Tiff" <tiff.shaw@gmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Hi,
I'm moving to Sky Plus so I've just got a new box and a quad LNB.
I've been using a standard LNB (from Cambridge Industries) with
mini-dish (nr Frankfurt) for several years and have had no problems at
all with reception.
I have just put the new LNB in and I have lost certain channels
(doesn't matter whether I use my old or new box).
The major channels I cannot now get are:
* ITV2/ITV4 [118/120], Disney Channel(s) [611-614], regional BBC1
channels [946-951], ITV1 London [963]
* EuroNews [528], Extereme Sports [419]
* Film Four Channels have poor reception [323-325]
I have tried re-aligning the dish but I just cannot get these channels
no matter what I do.
I am expected to get a bigger dish with a quad LNB?
Is a dual LNB more likely to work with my existing dish?
Or does it sound like a faulty LNB?
Is there a setting on the LNB I need to adjust?
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There is no real difference between a quad LNB and a single
LNB excepting that you may have had a 'good' single one and
a less good quad one.
The angle that the LNB is rotated and moving in in and out
can be very critical to get the best results.
A minidish is a bit on the small size.
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Jim Watt
http://www.gibnet.com |
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Charles Ellson
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Mon Nov 14, 2005 1:08 am Post subject:
Re: Quad LNB needs bigger dish? |
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On 13 Nov 2005 08:46:01 -0800, "Tiff" <tiff.shaw@gmail.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Hi,
I'm moving to Sky Plus so I've just got a new box and a quad LNB.
I've been using a standard LNB (from Cambridge Industries) with
mini-dish (nr Frankfurt) for several years and have had no problems at
all with reception.
I have just put the new LNB in and I have lost certain channels
(doesn't matter whether I use my old or new box).
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Is there a setting on the LNB I need to adjust?
Skew ? I haven't got a quad LNB but I assume it has the same |
adjustment provided for with the bit sticking out underneath
positioned on a ratchet.
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Jomtien
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Mon Nov 14, 2005 9:08 am Post subject:
Re: Quad LNB needs bigger dish? |
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Tiff wrote:
| Quote: | I have tried re-aligning the dish but I just cannot get these channels
no matter what I do.
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Did you use a meter to align the dish? Did you check the skew?
Try a different output from the quad LNB.
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