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[John Pykett]

Different channels are on different beams, not on the UK spot beam, like Talking Pictures TV, which is why it's best to get the best signal quality on the weaker channels.
Also have you skewed, rotated, the LNB, for maximum performance?
If you would please post some of the channels names, and frequencies, that you are experiencing problems with, along with your signal quality readings.

most of the channels are in between 30% to 50% range i have a list of channels with these qualitys.
140: bet
144: Pick
145: Pick +1
150: Travel Channel
154: Tru TV
161: Showcase
162: Blaze
202: Sky News
203: Al Jazeera Eng
206: RT Hd
207: CNN
208: Bloomberg Tv
209: NHK world hd
210: cnbc
214: Arirang TV
306: talking pics tv
400: irish tv
503: b4u music
506: heart xmas
507: capital tv
516: keep it country
690: inspiration tv
691: daystar hd
693: islam channel
695: sonlife tv
719: capital
720: capital xtra
721: classic fm
722: gold
723: radio x
730: planet rock
732: smooth radio uk
804: gr shop
806: jml direct
807: jewellery maker
809: tjc
814: rocks and co1
815: thane

 

[John Pykett]

The channels may be weaker but are you experiencing any problems with them?

a few channels have been breaking up at night but they are fine during day

 

[Mickha]

Your signal quality levels are a bit low, but this could be down to your receiver. The fact that you are losing channels, at night, is a sign that your dish might need a little nudge, or that your LNB isn't skewed correctly, rotated in the holder.
Check some of the FTA channles on the Europe beam, you can get a full list from the link:

http://www.lyngsat.com/Astra-2E-2F-2G.html

 

[John Pykett]

Your signal quality levels are a bit low, but this could be down to your receiver. The fact that you are losing channels, at night, is a sign that your dish might need a little nudge, or that your LNB isn't skewed correctly, rotated in the holder.
Check some of the FTA channles on the Europe beam, you can get a full list from the link:

http://www.lyngsat.com/Astra-2E-2F-2G.html

im pretty sure my dish is aligned correctly. also my lnb is set correct to the regions setting and the night thing only happened to me once

 

[Channel Hopper]

Your signal quality levels are a bit low, but this could be down to your receiver. The fact that you are losing channels, at night, is a sign that your dish might need a little nudge, or that your LNB isn't skewed correctly, rotated in the holder.
Check some of the FTA channles on the Europe beam, you can get a full list from the link:

http://www.lyngsat.com/Astra-2E-2F-2G.html

Does mum put washing out in the evening ?

 

[Mickha]

Even so 30-50% signal quality is low, depending on your receiver.
Have you lost any channels during rain?
What are your signal quality readings on The Horror Channel, 11344 V 27500 and Talking Pictures TV, 11538 V 22000?
And some HD channels?
BBC 11023 H 23000 DVB-S2 8PSK 2/3
ITV 11068 V 23000 DVB-S2 8PSK 3/4

 

[John Pykett]

Even so 30-50% signal quality is low, depending on your receiver.
Have you lost any channels during rain?
What are your signal quality readings on The Horror Channel, 11344 V 27500 and Talking Pictures TV, 11538 V 22000?
And some HD channels?
BBC 11023 H 23000 DVB-S2 8PSK 2/3
ITV 11068 V 23000 DVB-S2 8PSK 3/4

i haven't lost any channels in rain
horror channel: 91% quality
talking pictures tv: 56%
bbc hd: 84%
itv hd: 89%

 

[davemurgtroyd]

by the way i need help some channels have weaker quality than others why is that? i know its not alignment because i can receive all freesat channels and i know its not the lnb.

Receiving all channels is not a sign of perfect alignment or a perfect lnb - merely a sign that the setup is sufficiently aligned enough to receive them. What size dish are you using? A larger dish (say more than 80cm) will be more difficult to align perfectly on the 3 satellites that make up the 28E cluster.

Weaker quality could be down to
Alignment and skew
Poor quality lnb
Poor quality cabling
Ailing tuner in old box
Differences in actual broadcast strengths and patterns of the footprints they broadcast to.

If you can receive them with no problems then don't worry

 

[John Pykett]

Receiving all channels is NOT a sign of perfect alignment or a perfect lnb - merely a sign that the setup is sufficiently aligned enough to receive them. What size dish are you using? A larger dish (say more than 80cm) will be more difficult to align perfectly on the 3 satellites that make up the 28E cluster.

Weaker quality could be down to
Alignment and skew
Poor quality lnb
Poor quality cabling
Ailing tuner in old box
Differences in actual broadcast strengths and patterns of the footprints they broadcast to.

If you can receive them with no problems then don't worry

my dish size is 43cm

 

[Mickha]

i haven't lost any channels in rain
horror channel: 91% quality
talking pictures tv: 56%
bbc hd: 84%
itv hd: 89%

On a 43cm dish those signals seem quite good, again depending on your receiver, as different receivers give different signal quality readings.
One easy method, of checking the readings, is to try it on someone elses sky dish, and compare the signal quality levels.

 

[John Pykett]

On a 43cm dish those signals seem quite good, again depending on your receiver, as different receivers give different signal quality readings.
One easy method, of checking the readings, is to try it on someone elses sky dish, and compare the signal quality levels.

well basically the europe beam channels quality is weak how do i increase it without effect the uk beam quality?

 

[Lazarus]

Adjust your dish very slightly to optimise performance on the European Beam.

Spot Beam performance won't be degraded.

 

[John Pykett]

Adjust your dish very slightly to optimise performance on the European Beam.

Spot Beam performance won't be degraded.

which frequency should i use on the europe beam to optimize quality?

 

[Lazarus]

Any one of the ones associated with your relatively poorly received Channels as above.

We don't find EPG Channel Numbers useful as most of us create our own Channel lists, placing Channels where they best suit us, so just go look at Flysat, Lyngsat, KingofSat or other major listing site and find the frequency of any one of your iffy Channels.

To be realistic, you probably need little more than a tiny, tiny nudge of the dish further East. A couple of tenths of a degree, no more.

 

[John Pykett]

Any one of the ones associated with your relatively poorly received Channels as above.

We don't find EPG Channel Numbers useful as most of us create our own Channel lists, placing Channels where they best suit us, so just go look at Flysat, Lyngsat, KingofSat or other major listing site and find the frequency of any one of your iffy Channels.

To be realistic, you probably need little more than a tiny, tiny nudge of the dish further East. A couple of tenths of a degree, no more.

so will talking pictures tv do for increase the signal quality of every channel in europe beam?

 

[Lazarus]

I imagine so.

Why not just experiment?

 

[John Pykett]

I imagine so.

Why not just experiment?

it depends if my dish size is okay for channels you can get in spotbeam

 

[Lazarus]

Of course it is. Ample.

Get 100% S and Q on all Channels up here in North Yorkshire with an accurately aligned tiddly 43cm Dish.

 

[Channel Hopper]

which frequency should i use on the europe beam to optimize quality?

Take a picture or three of the dish (front/rear/near/far) and post them.

It might be that someone here can identify an immediate fault on the install without you trying things to improve reception (and making it worse)

 

[John Pykett]

Of course it is. Ample.

Get 100% S and Q on all Channels up here in North Yorkshire with an accurately aligned tiddly 43cm Dish.

it must be that my dish is aimed at astra 2 but slightly off