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[John Pykett]

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)

i just think its slighty off target so it needs moving a little bit

 

[Channel Hopper]

That is the start of a slippery slope. Like badly laid block paving, once it's down there is nothing you can do to improve it.

 

[Captain Jack]

I think we all agree that the dish needs a nudge.... Go do it!

 

[John Pykett]

I think we all agree that the dish needs a nudge.... Go do it!

ill have a check when i get time next weekend

 

[John Pykett]

That is the start of a slippery slope. Like badly laid block paving, once it's down there is nothing you can do to improve it.

well back here again well i lost tru tv because of rain today so im thinking maybe i could get a zone 2 dish to increase the quality

 

[Analoguesat]

well back here again well i lost tru tv because of rain today so im thinking maybe i could get a zone 2 dish to increase the quality

You should not be losing any channels in anything short of a monsoon like downpour or wet snow on the dish these days now all the old lower powered birds are out of service.

Ergo your dish alignment is suspect or the lnb skew has been knocked.

Or the cable is damaged and the cable is full of water - Ive seen that in the past!

 

[Lazarus]

well back here again well i lost tru tv because of rain today so im thinking maybe i could get a zone 2 dish to increase the quality

I use a Zone 1 dish a fair bit further North than you and only get brief outages in really torrential rain. Using Zone 2 won't prevent that - Even my 80cm and 1m dishes are affected in severe conditions.

Edit: Dang that @Analoguesat!

 

[John Pykett]

You should not be losing any channels in anything short of a monsoon like downpour or wet snow on the dish these days now all the old lower powered birds are out of service.

Ergo your dish alignment is suspect or the lnb skew has been knocked.

Or the cable is damaged and the cable is full of water - Ive seen that in the past!

not all most of fine again its the european beam channels that have problems still so yeah maybe getting zone 2 will help

 

[PaulR]

You shouldn't need a Zone 2 dish in the Nottingham area. Something else is wrong, most likely the dish alignment or LNB skew. Other possibilities are faulty LNB or faulty LNB.

 

[Lazarus]

not all most of fine again its the european beam channels that have problems still so yeah maybe getting zone 2 will help

No. Won't solve the problem.

qv All replies, in the round.

 

[John Pykett]

You shouldn't need a Zone 2 dish in the Nottingham area. Something else is wrong, most likely the dish alignment or LNB skew. Other possibilities are faulty LNB or faulty LNB.

i think its not skew. first i think its water on the white thing on the lnb then next weekend ill check alignment.

 

[Analoguesat]

Edit: Dang that @Analoguesat!

No point using the summoning spell on me - it doesnt work

 

[Lazarus]

i think its not skew. first i think its water on the white thing on the lnb then next weekend ill check alignment.

Spray furniture polish on your white thing .... repels water fairly well.

 

[John Pykett]

Spray furniture polish on your white thing .... repels water fairly well.

Is that thing called a feedhorn or something?

 

[Analoguesat]

Spray furniture polish on your white thing .... repels water fairly well.

Furniture polish, wd40, gt85, plusgas, whatever you have that repels water.

 

[Analoguesat]

Is that thing called a feedhorn or something?

Lnb cap - the feedhorn is the bit under it

 

[John Pykett]

Lnb cap - the feedhorn is the bit under it

oh right

 

[Lazarus]

Is that thing called a feedhorn or something?

No, it's just a dust and water cap.

The feedhorn is what it's covering.

Edit: Not again .....

 

[Analoguesat]

Need to type faster bud

 

[John Pykett]

well the european beam channels are back so im guessing the water came off the lnb cap?