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Has Eurobird 1 drifted ?Sky digital support forum at Sats UK, Everything involved on the hardware and software side of reception of the channels from 28.2/28.5 East BskyB, special focus on fringe reception of Astra 2D for UK free to air channels | |
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| Specialist Contributor  Real name: Richard Join Date: 04-09-2003 Location: Gran Canaria, Spain
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I have been having problems with channels on EB1 (fixed beam - we don't get steerable) both on my 2.4m Channel Master dish and my 80 cm system at the other house. Until a couple of weeks ago i was receiving all the fixed beam channels fine. Has anyone experienced anything similar and does anyone have any suggestions why? | ||
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| Amo Amas Amant Admin  Join Date: 18-11-2004 Location: Blackburn NW England (Siberia)
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My System: IDD CI24 ECONO MM Penta 1.20 Galaxy II 1.2Mtr Polar MTG yes it has been on the arc for 21 years and is still driven by a modified wiper motor from a Ford Anglia. It's like me sometimes groans but always performs  Saved us from the black plague of ignoratio elenchi, he awaits a special badge with jugs |
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| Site administrator  Join Date: 26-07-2003 Location: Scottish Borders
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Blog Entries: 1 My System: Sky UK. FTA analogue & digital satellite from 6 fixed dishes (5E/7E/9E/10E/13E/16E/ 19E/23E/28E) Pace MSS100, Echostar IP3000VA, Technomate TM-1000D, Dreambox 7020S The last noble sat warrior to fly the olden flag of Analogue | Has it been very warm in Gran Canaria recently? If it is the lnbs may be drifting out of tolerance as they heat up. | ||
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| Specialist Contributor Real name: Richard Join Date: 04-09-2003 Location: Gran Canaria, Spain
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| Site administrator Join Date: 26-07-2003 Location: Scottish Borders
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Blog Entries: 1 My System: Sky UK. FTA analogue & digital satellite from 6 fixed dishes (5E/7E/9E/10E/13E/16E/ 19E/23E/28E) Pace MSS100, Echostar IP3000VA, Technomate TM-1000D, Dreambox 7020S The last noble sat warrior to fly the olden flag of Analogue | Try chucking a couple of mugs of water over the lnbs to cool them (or put a pack of frozen peas over them!) - if the pics come back the internal oscillators are wandering off nominal frequency in the heat. We had this problem reported a couple of years ago during a very hot spell in Cyprus. Replacement time if this is the problem.. Of course it may be the dishes are just warping in the heat - theres not a lot you can do if thats happening! | ||
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| Super Moderator  Real name: Paul Join Date: 07-05-2007 Location: South Midlands, UK & Lanzarote, Canary Islands
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My System: Zone1, DSI8215 SkyHD, Thomson DSI4214, TF5000CI, Dreambox DM800 HD PVR - Nab BH0.12, TM-5200D, Gibertini 104cm, SNH-031, 36v Actuator, Vbox-II, 42°E to 30°W, Sling Media, Televes H45 Digital Processing Analyser, Satlook Micro+G2 NIT, Rover SDM 1s | May also be dish slightly off alignment in the winds? Hey BLUE, also try using factor 10 sun cream spread evenly over the LNb, she might get a little burnt  | ||
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| aka Skyman  Join Date: 13-06-2003 Location: Limassol, Sunny Cyprus
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My System: 3m(sky),1.8m(astr/hotbird),1m (nilesat)1m(arabsat)diseqc 4,sky plus,humax freesat,visionet 8000s,technomate 5400 ci+ usb super. Satlook nit colour + Horizon hdsm. wii  | yep its that time of year again. Its hot and on alternate days I am exterminating spiders and replacing Invacom quads. By the way,the new white invacoms seem to have a lifespan of about 2-3 years then they start to "fade off".Also,after about 12 months the local oscillator in the LNB does seem to drift a bit,especially on high band as I can't get a lock on my Horizon meter. I know the meter could be to blame as it can't handle the drift but luckily my satlook combo helps me to find the correct frfequency that the LNB gives out,but the tuner on the satlook is not very strong.
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