Recent content by FreeSatBob

Aha, I think I'm starting to get the picture now (and I don't mean video) Well the menu choice says Astra 2 when I scanned the channels so that's the only reason I thought I was receiving it. Also a menu showed the black screen channels as open and 80+ percent. I'll check with this new...

Thanks Topper, I'm a newbie to this, is it possible then that just because I can get some channels it doesn't mean others won't come in well? Some channels read 80+ percent and still show a black screen. It seems like everyone else does not have a problem with a 80cm dish, the posters you...

I am in East Switzerland and am able to recieve channels from Astra 28.3 but only a handfull actually display (and those are just absolute trash) and none of the BBC or English language channels. What am I doing wrong? I'm using a cheap Phonotrend SDR 5800 and I havent bought a smartcard for...