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Sky & Freesat fringe reception
Astra 2F: Iberia & Balearics Discussion
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<blockquote data-quote="timo_w2s" data-source="post: 833061" data-attributes="member: 196043"><p>I'm not the best person to ask really as I've never had the pleasure of using anything other than a basic meter with a few flashing LEDs or a needle giving a basic reading across the entire frequency range. This is useful for finding the approximate satellite location but I always prefer to see an on screen weak channel when fine tuning. A receiver that can tune to individual channels for signal quality readings with some kind of numbers such as % or dB is essential for me.</p><p></p><p>I've installed a 1.8m dish in Helsinki to get 2D when everyone else was saying I'd need a 2.4m, an 85cm in Lapland that used to get south beam channels, and countless other dishes to try and get every last drop of signal.</p><p></p><p>I've used installers a couple of times but I always got the impression they where used to working on local satellites with strong signals where alignment isn't quite so critical and doesn't want to spend too long tweaking a dish. You need to find a specialist who understands the situation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timo_w2s, post: 833061, member: 196043"] I'm not the best person to ask really as I've never had the pleasure of using anything other than a basic meter with a few flashing LEDs or a needle giving a basic reading across the entire frequency range. This is useful for finding the approximate satellite location but I always prefer to see an on screen weak channel when fine tuning. A receiver that can tune to individual channels for signal quality readings with some kind of numbers such as % or dB is essential for me. I've installed a 1.8m dish in Helsinki to get 2D when everyone else was saying I'd need a 2.4m, an 85cm in Lapland that used to get south beam channels, and countless other dishes to try and get every last drop of signal. I've used installers a couple of times but I always got the impression they where used to working on local satellites with strong signals where alignment isn't quite so critical and doesn't want to spend too long tweaking a dish. You need to find a specialist who understands the situation. [/QUOTE]
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