Duncan Hill
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Approximately 13 years ago Sky fitted one of their Sky dishes but we haven't used it for a few years. We've had the satellite dish connected to our LG TV which has a builtin Freesat receiver, what I noticed was how low the signal is, quality is 60% and strength 50% but the TV is successfully displaying the free to air channels. I decided to purchase a new OpenBox Satellite receiver but this is not receiving any channels and its signal strength is even lower, quality 10% and strength 35%.
So my question is how or what is needed to improve the signal strength so the my new satellite receiver receives the channels.
Replace the LNB - Is the age of the LNB a possible cause and will replacing it improve the situation?
Dish alignement - Because the LG TV is working I'm guessing that the alignment should be OK.
Cable length - The cable run is quite long, 15-20 metres, would an in line sloped amplifier be beneficial?
Is there any other options that may help?
Thanks for any help.
So my question is how or what is needed to improve the signal strength so the my new satellite receiver receives the channels.
Replace the LNB - Is the age of the LNB a possible cause and will replacing it improve the situation?
Dish alignement - Because the LG TV is working I'm guessing that the alignment should be OK.
Cable length - The cable run is quite long, 15-20 metres, would an in line sloped amplifier be beneficial?
Is there any other options that may help?
Thanks for any help.
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