BTW, I am still pretty happy with the receiver. I use the weak transponder 12245H on sub-Saharan beam on 36E for testing the sensitivity of the tuner. Yesterday, it was crappy and windy, so what better weather for checking it.
Solo2 - nada, zilch, not a flash of signal.
Dr HD F15 - intermittent lock with very little leeway.
The problem is I don't know how much more signal the Solo2 needed to get a lock as you don't get a signal reading under lock. I am guessing it was very close.
Checked today - a weak but solid lock on this transponder. Nothing to see there, except the EPG as it's all encrypted.
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Probably a decent package if you find a subscription for it.