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Sky & Freesat fringe reception
Couple of quick questions for the Cyprus old boys
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<blockquote data-quote="bignick" data-source="post: 110185" data-attributes="member: 190163"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Hi, I’ve gotten quite interested in the sky satellite scene and have learned quite a bit now, but I need a little local know how.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Astra 2B Q: In the last few days it seems that the transponder feeding C4 etc has weakened yet the one feeding Sky Mix etc has got stronger – other channels have been affected too. Sky mix normally needed a 2.4m for good reception in the Akrotiri/Episkopi area now my mate gets it with a mere 1.8. Meanwhile I was getting C4 24/7 with a 2.2m dish and am now losing reception at certain times of the day. Is this due to local conditions eg Temp change, or is sky fiddling with the transponders/ signal strengths?</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Lacuna Meter Q: Having just acquired a Lacuna meter off EBay, and made a download lead (I have downloaded the North / South logs) I am now looking to calibrate it. Will the default setting suffice for this meter or is there a special setup for this region?</span></span></li> </ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Thanks for any help you can give</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bignick, post: 110185, member: 190163"] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Hi, I’ve gotten quite interested in the sky satellite scene and have learned quite a bit now, but I need a little local know how.[/size][/font] [list] [*][font=Times New Roman][size=3]Astra 2B Q: In the last few days it seems that the transponder feeding C4 etc has weakened yet the one feeding Sky Mix etc has got stronger – other channels have been affected too. Sky mix normally needed a 2.4m for good reception in the Akrotiri/Episkopi area now my mate gets it with a mere 1.8. Meanwhile I was getting C4 24/7 with a 2.2m dish and am now losing reception at certain times of the day. Is this due to local conditions eg Temp change, or is sky fiddling with the transponders/ signal strengths?[/size][/font] [*][font=Times New Roman][size=3]Lacuna Meter Q: Having just acquired a Lacuna meter off EBay, and made a download lead (I have downloaded the North / South logs) I am now looking to calibrate it. Will the default setting suffice for this meter or is there a special setup for this region?[/size][/font] [/list] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]Thanks for any help you can give[/size][/font] [/QUOTE]
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