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<blockquote data-quote="robt23" data-source="post: 829769" data-attributes="member: 364783"><p>I hope the new year came in with not too much of a headache , because the Astra 2f will ! Atleast in my case.</p><p></p><p>I haven`t posted here in a long time and the Astra 2f situation has made my fingers go to the keyboard.</p><p></p><p>I have lived in Granada , southern Spain for the past 18 years. I think in 2000 there was a change of satellites from Astra 19.2e to 28.2 a. Then the other sats from 28.2 followed.</p><p></p><p>I was without Sky for around a year , I just couldn`t live without it - i missed Sky. Relied on my video tapes ( back in the day ) , seems like soooooo....long ago.</p><p></p><p>Well, the same thing is happening all over again , but this time I fear dire consequences for the folk , like me, in Southern Spain, in particular.</p><p></p><p>In 2001 I bought and fitted a generic 1.35H x 1.25W off--set dish with 0.6 echostar lnb which was ok except in the rain. I upgraded to invacom, single feed which improved the reception alittle. It wasn`t till I bought the invacom quad that I noticed a good improvement. In 2009 - I think, I switched to the Inverto quad ultra - really good results as the invacom was losing some efficiency due to age and I strongly think heat !</p><p></p><p>Now , Astra 2f has effectively killed my hopes of seeing British tv in good quality. Having a cronic back condition has limited my ability to fix the dish abit , although , it has been rock solid for over a decade.</p><p></p><p>I haven`t watched tv in afew months so I was suprised when I turned on channel 5 and it was blank. I have read from another source that Astra 2f is 0.06 degrees west of Astra 1N and has a slight declination.</p><p></p><p>It might pay ( perhaps ) to focus on Astra 1N when trying to get a fix on Astra 2f.</p><p></p><p>Astra 2f is a spot beam and 1N isn`t ( but with a stronger signal ) the lnb`s ability to seperate weak signals from stronger ones - and home in ( is critical ) .</p><p></p><p>The decoders sensitivity has a part too in this too along with good cable.</p><p></p><p>I wonder if there are installers in southern Spain who could fiddle with that data. very possibly a milimeter to the right , with a slight declination could get Astra 2f.</p><p></p><p>Times like these when I wish I could carry out some tests. All is not lost , lets try and hit that 2f whilst maintaining just enough snr on 1N.</p><p></p><p>Goodluck ! :-bigsmile</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="robt23, post: 829769, member: 364783"] I hope the new year came in with not too much of a headache , because the Astra 2f will ! Atleast in my case. I haven`t posted here in a long time and the Astra 2f situation has made my fingers go to the keyboard. I have lived in Granada , southern Spain for the past 18 years. I think in 2000 there was a change of satellites from Astra 19.2e to 28.2 a. Then the other sats from 28.2 followed. I was without Sky for around a year , I just couldn`t live without it - i missed Sky. Relied on my video tapes ( back in the day ) , seems like soooooo....long ago. Well, the same thing is happening all over again , but this time I fear dire consequences for the folk , like me, in Southern Spain, in particular. In 2001 I bought and fitted a generic 1.35H x 1.25W off--set dish with 0.6 echostar lnb which was ok except in the rain. I upgraded to invacom, single feed which improved the reception alittle. It wasn`t till I bought the invacom quad that I noticed a good improvement. In 2009 - I think, I switched to the Inverto quad ultra - really good results as the invacom was losing some efficiency due to age and I strongly think heat ! Now , Astra 2f has effectively killed my hopes of seeing British tv in good quality. Having a cronic back condition has limited my ability to fix the dish abit , although , it has been rock solid for over a decade. I haven`t watched tv in afew months so I was suprised when I turned on channel 5 and it was blank. I have read from another source that Astra 2f is 0.06 degrees west of Astra 1N and has a slight declination. It might pay ( perhaps ) to focus on Astra 1N when trying to get a fix on Astra 2f. Astra 2f is a spot beam and 1N isn`t ( but with a stronger signal ) the lnb`s ability to seperate weak signals from stronger ones - and home in ( is critical ) . The decoders sensitivity has a part too in this too along with good cable. I wonder if there are installers in southern Spain who could fiddle with that data. very possibly a milimeter to the right , with a slight declination could get Astra 2f. Times like these when I wish I could carry out some tests. All is not lost , lets try and hit that 2f whilst maintaining just enough snr on 1N. Goodluck ! :-bigsmile [/QUOTE]
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