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07-11-2007
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| ZZ Mop  Join Date: 27-08-2007 Location: NW UK
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My System: Sky Digibox Pace 2200, 3 remotes, 2 mice, 2 splitters, a amp adder thingi, a Thomson universal LNB & a zone 2 dish..... With foamy whatsit coax |
Been Shopping ........ Time to get abreast of the digital revolution & all that  Bought a Panasonic Hdd/DVD with digital tuner built in VCR replacement (DMR-EX77EB) Very nice ........ Works a treat & a LG 19" Oblong TV wiv a digital tuner (19LS4D) ....... Umm this is where the fun started  The TV says poor signal ...... & really doesn't work that well at all in digital mode (Ya can swap between the two... Dunno why but ya can) So its Odd watching the digital channels thro the VCR replacement all is well & Mr Signal strength meter says healthy 80%+ ......... But viewing thro the TV Irrelevant how the wiring is rigged up (I had a swap around) Ch 3,5 & various others the TV signal meter says 5% strength & 3% Quality poor. Ok I guess the LG TV has a fussy tuner  ....... If I need to get a new TV antenna ....... Any suggestions ?..... Should i Use CT100 or equiv to make this go wiv a bang so to speak ? The Antenna I have now is .......... Ummmmm errr 15 Yrs old (About) its nothing flash ..... What I do know is you can see the transmitter if your up on the roof (Winter Hill) bout 30 miles Probably less as you flick the booger so to speak (Crow Flies) What says you chaps ? | ||
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07-11-2007
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| Believe it when I see it Admin.  Join Date: 01-05-1999 Location: Southern England
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Blog Entries: 3 My System: Sky+, DB 7000s, Gemini 4.3 in flash, Var on USB stick. Transparent 80cm Dish, Moteck SG2100 DiseqC motor, lots of legacy gear. Meters: Satlook Digital NIT, Unaohm EP313, Swires Annie 204 Spectrum, Rover ST-4 Spectrum. | So if you put the aerial lead straight into the TV, does it still show bad signal strength? Check that the TV hasn't found the channels from another transmitter and put the Winter Hill ones at the end of the channels list.
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07-11-2007
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| ZZ Mop Join Date: 27-08-2007 Location: NW UK
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My System: Sky Digibox Pace 2200, 3 remotes, 2 mice, 2 splitters, a amp adder thingi, a Thomson universal LNB & a zone 2 dish..... With foamy whatsit coax | Yeah If I plug straight to the TV it still shows a bad signal I'll have a twiddle with it & see if auto setup has made a hash of things As I remember tho, the transmitting point looked right to me ...... Mind you its new, & it might take a day of two for my brain to kick in  | ||
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07-11-2007
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| Believe it when I see it Admin. Join Date: 01-05-1999 Location: Southern England
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Blog Entries: 3 My System: Sky+, DB 7000s, Gemini 4.3 in flash, Var on USB stick. Transparent 80cm Dish, Moteck SG2100 DiseqC motor, lots of legacy gear. Meters: Satlook Digital NIT, Unaohm EP313, Swires Annie 204 Spectrum, Rover ST-4 Spectrum. | Does it have just a single RF input, or is there also a loopthrough and do the analogue channels work well on it?
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08-11-2007
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| ZZ Mop Join Date: 27-08-2007 Location: NW UK
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My System: Sky Digibox Pace 2200, 3 remotes, 2 mice, 2 splitters, a amp adder thingi, a Thomson universal LNB & a zone 2 dish..... With foamy whatsit coax | The VCR replacement has a loop thro.... The TV doesn't work too well on digital even if its the only thing connected. The Analogue channels seem to work OK The "Engineering Section" on the set tells me that all the clutches of channels are connected to Winter Hill .... But they have varying signal strengths & qualities... On looking at the Antenna from the ground, it would appear that the down lead isn't fastened down very well, its flapping around in the wind, So I will go up & replace that. I'll tape the new cable to the pole & use some bits of bent metal to clip the cable to the tiles. Looking at the signal strengths, they climb & then fall, & then repeat, so I'm guessing that the down lead is at fault. I guess what gets replaced will depend on the condition of what I find when I get up there.... Its going to mean a few trips to the shops in the worst case scenario ........ Or I could just rip everything down & start a fresh.... Dunno ....... I'll take a look 1st I think, then nip out to buy bits  Its all go here I can tell ya ***EDIT*** Heres some pickkies I took ...... Just so ya can see whats goin' on from the Lounge end of things Finally Digital Picture and Analogue Picture Pretty similar Please bear in mind I was close to the set when taking these & I have compressed the pictures quite a bit Last edited by j..m; 08-11-2007 at 02:02 AM | ||
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08-11-2007
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| Sky Remote Breaker...  Join Date: 05-01-2006 Location: Near Pendle Hill, Lancashire
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My System: Mostly gathering dust cos I'm a lazy git. Porty dish face blew off the mount, not too pleased... The Sleepy Hollow pollracle has spoken! | Hi, whereabouts are you in the North West? I get signals from both Winter Hill and Pendle Forest (although WH is pretty weak here in Pendle), if there's another repeater transmitter near you it may be a good idea to have your aerial moved or adjusted to receive it properly. Otherwise, your new TV has a rubbish tuner!!! 
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08-11-2007
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| ZZ Mop Join Date: 27-08-2007 Location: NW UK
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My System: Sky Digibox Pace 2200, 3 remotes, 2 mice, 2 splitters, a amp adder thingi, a Thomson universal LNB & a zone 2 dish..... With foamy whatsit coax | I'm in Preston .......... Ya can See the winter hill Transmitter if ya stands on my roof | ||
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08-11-2007
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| Sky Remote Breaker... Join Date: 05-01-2006 Location: Near Pendle Hill, Lancashire
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My System: Mostly gathering dust cos I'm a lazy git. Porty dish face blew off the mount, not too pleased... The Sleepy Hollow pollracle has spoken! |
But as before, it could be a duff tuner...
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08-11-2007
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| Believe it when I see it Admin. Join Date: 01-05-1999 Location: Southern England
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Blog Entries: 3 My System: Sky+, DB 7000s, Gemini 4.3 in flash, Var on USB stick. Transparent 80cm Dish, Moteck SG2100 DiseqC motor, lots of legacy gear. Meters: Satlook Digital NIT, Unaohm EP313, Swires Annie 204 Spectrum, Rover ST-4 Spectrum. | If you are getting an intermittent signal, then you would be better replacing the lot. PS. You're better off uploading the photos as attachemnts, as I am turning off the [IMG] code as I work through the forums.
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09-11-2007
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| ZZ Mop Join Date: 27-08-2007 Location: NW UK
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My System: Sky Digibox Pace 2200, 3 remotes, 2 mice, 2 splitters, a amp adder thingi, a Thomson universal LNB & a zone 2 dish..... With foamy whatsit coax | Oki ......... Been to the shopz & bought a new lashing kit, bracketry, 6' pole, Antenna & some foamy whatsit Sat flex The Antenna is in the pickkie Maxview 48 Element Yadda yadda Group C/D Now its just the small matter of goin up there to do the biz........  | ||
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09-11-2007
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| Sky Remote Breaker... Join Date: 05-01-2006 Location: Near Pendle Hill, Lancashire
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My System: Mostly gathering dust cos I'm a lazy git. Porty dish face blew off the mount, not too pleased... The Sleepy Hollow pollracle has spoken! |
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09-11-2007
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| ZZ Mop Join Date: 27-08-2007 Location: NW UK
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My System: Sky Digibox Pace 2200, 3 remotes, 2 mice, 2 splitters, a amp adder thingi, a Thomson universal LNB & a zone 2 dish..... With foamy whatsit coax | Umm I could ........ But its more fun doin' a Rod Hull | ||
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10-11-2007
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| Sky Remote Breaker... Join Date: 05-01-2006 Location: Near Pendle Hill, Lancashire
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My System: Mostly gathering dust cos I'm a lazy git. Porty dish face blew off the mount, not too pleased... The Sleepy Hollow pollracle has spoken! |
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10-11-2007
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| ZZ Mop Join Date: 27-08-2007 Location: NW UK
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My System: Sky Digibox Pace 2200, 3 remotes, 2 mice, 2 splitters, a amp adder thingi, a Thomson universal LNB & a zone 2 dish..... With foamy whatsit coax | Woo ...... Too windy today ......... Maybe tomorrow | ||
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10-11-2007
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| Sky Remote Breaker... Join Date: 05-01-2006 Location: Near Pendle Hill, Lancashire
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My System: Mostly gathering dust cos I'm a lazy git. Porty dish face blew off the mount, not too pleased... The Sleepy Hollow pollracle has spoken! |
 Stick it up in't attic, it's warm and not windy up there (unless you've had a curry!!!)...
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13-11-2007
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| ZZ Mop Join Date: 27-08-2007 Location: NW UK
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My System: Sky Digibox Pace 2200, 3 remotes, 2 mice, 2 splitters, a amp adder thingi, a Thomson universal LNB & a zone 2 dish..... With foamy whatsit coax | Well I've done it .......... I just replaced everything ........ The old Antenna down lead had cracks in it & water had got inside .... Anyways The LG tv still won't work ......... Its still reporting a poor signal ....... While my Hdd recorder (With Digital tuner) works fine ...... Infact it reports a wee bit too much signal on a couple of the channels ...... Time to get on to Dixons & gettem to exchange it .......... What a PITA
__________________ ---------------------------------- Mary had a little skirt With splits right up the sides And everywhere that Mary went The boys could see her thighs. Mary had another skirt 'twas split right up the front ..But she didn't wear that one often. | ||
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13-11-2007
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| Believe it when I see it Admin. Join Date: 01-05-1999 Location: Southern England
Posts: 27725
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Blog Entries: 3 My System: Sky+, DB 7000s, Gemini 4.3 in flash, Var on USB stick. Transparent 80cm Dish, Moteck SG2100 DiseqC motor, lots of legacy gear. Meters: Satlook Digital NIT, Unaohm EP313, Swires Annie 204 Spectrum, Rover ST-4 Spectrum. | Oh well, at least it turned out to be a job well done, shame about the TV, but if it is under guarantee, then no problem.
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13-11-2007
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| Sky Remote Breaker... Join Date: 05-01-2006 Location: Near Pendle Hill, Lancashire
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My System: Mostly gathering dust cos I'm a lazy git. Porty dish face blew off the mount, not too pleased... The Sleepy Hollow pollracle has spoken! |
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13-11-2007
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| ZZ Mop Join Date: 27-08-2007 Location: NW UK
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My System: Sky Digibox Pace 2200, 3 remotes, 2 mice, 2 splitters, a amp adder thingi, a Thomson universal LNB & a zone 2 dish..... With foamy whatsit coax | I gotta admit I was lucky with the weather ...... I'd hate to do that job for a living tho .... Even with crawling boards & cat ladders (Which I don't have) I'd still not do it ..... I can confirm that Antenna installers earn their money
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13-11-2007
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| **Big Bum Specialist**  Join Date: 03-01-2004 Location: NW UK
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13-11-2007
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| ZZ Mop Join Date: 27-08-2007 Location: NW UK
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My System: Sky Digibox Pace 2200, 3 remotes, 2 mice, 2 splitters, a amp adder thingi, a Thomson universal LNB & a zone 2 dish..... With foamy whatsit coax |
..... Then I had to take his logbook  I really wanted to knick his wallet & van keys too..... But ya know
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13-11-2007
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| Sky Remote Breaker... Join Date: 05-01-2006 Location: Near Pendle Hill, Lancashire
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My System: Mostly gathering dust cos I'm a lazy git. Porty dish face blew off the mount, not too pleased... The Sleepy Hollow pollracle has spoken! |
(I'm the sort who likes the idea of "an Eye for an Eye"....  )
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15-11-2007
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| ZZ Mop Join Date: 27-08-2007 Location: NW UK
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