Captain Jack
Retired human
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Usually, this hovers around 17-18dB but today it's 20dB and possibly more... Anyone else seen this?
Never seen a signal off the scale before...
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Captain Jack
Retired human
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Odd - and now it's gone back down to 18dB... Very cloudy here - maybe some odd weather phenomenon?
Edit: and back to 20dB.. confirmed with my PCI card too.
Edit: and back to 20dB.. confirmed with my PCI card too.
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Terryl
Specialist Contributor
- My Satellite Setup
- OpenBox X5 on a 1 meter motorized dish.
And now a 10 foot "C" band dish.
Custom built PC
- My Location
- Deep in the Boonies in the central Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
It could be some of those "Dark Matter" clouds, pulling you closer to the satellite, or some "Gravitational Lensing"....Or the wind is blowing that big fat bird off your LNB, but he keeps coming back.
Anything is possible after a few swigs of scotch.
Anything is possible after a few swigs of scotch.
Terryl
Specialist Contributor
- My Satellite Setup
- OpenBox X5 on a 1 meter motorized dish.
And now a 10 foot "C" band dish.
Custom built PC
- My Location
- Deep in the Boonies in the central Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
After looking very close at that photo I see your problem, the Moose (bottom right corner) is too close to the TV set and his antlers are boosting the signal.
Captain Jack
Retired human
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- North Somerset
When I was a young-un, I thought that strategically placing small magnets hear an indoor UHF aerial would increase signals - they didn't.
sonnetpete
Grumpy Old Retired Moderator and quiz inquisitor..
- My Satellite Setup
- Laminas 1.2M fibre dish with an IBU, on a Clarke Tech USALS motor, covering 57E - 24.5W to an Octagon SX88. Displayed on a 20" Dyon LED TV.
Seperate 80 cm dish on 28E with a Humax Freesat for SWMBO.
Free Sat V8 meter. Sony Bravia 46" LCD, Sony BluRay and Home Cinema.
- My Location
- Normandy, France
Surely as it's a food programme wouldn't a mousse be more effective?
sonnetpete
Grumpy Old Retired Moderator and quiz inquisitor..
- My Satellite Setup
- Laminas 1.2M fibre dish with an IBU, on a Clarke Tech USALS motor, covering 57E - 24.5W to an Octagon SX88. Displayed on a 20" Dyon LED TV.
Seperate 80 cm dish on 28E with a Humax Freesat for SWMBO.
Free Sat V8 meter. Sony Bravia 46" LCD, Sony BluRay and Home Cinema.
- My Location
- Normandy, France
BTW, only 13.5dB here.....no mousse though....
Lazarus
Retired Moderator
- My Satellite Setup
- 80cm Motorised.
Several small Dishes.
Much else.
- My Location
- North York Moors
A fellow contestant took it out of "their" freezer and you binned it? (Topical ..................)
Captain Jack
Retired human
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I wonder if our friends in Spain and those generally outside the footprint are getting stronger signals...
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Huevos
Satellite Freak
- My Satellite Setup
- 57E to 58W, C-band and Ku, DVB-S2, 4:2:2 and blindscan.
- My Location
- 38.5ºN, 0.5ºW
timo_w2s
Retired moderator
- My Satellite Setup
- Vu+ Duo 4K SE
Dr.HD F15
- My Location
- Maidenhead, UK & Helsinki, Finland
Still 0.0dB here in Helsinki on the 1.8m...
Captain Jack
Retired human
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- North Somerset
Ah, only 15dB on that 11W TP for me and I remember the 4124L TP on 5W being quite strong ... but it's barely locking now.
mickwig
Regular Member
- My Satellite Setup
- 240cm Raven Offset, Invacomm Quad LNB;
120 cm Kathrein PF Polarmount, Kathrein Quattro LNB
90cm Astra1 dish;
Samsung LED TV with built-in DVB-S, Panasonic BlueRay Rec with Twin-Tuner, Panasonic BSkyB-Box 1.Generation; TBS5925 USB Card
- My Location
- 49.77N;11.41E Pottenstein, Germany
No changes in southern DE over the last few days.
Terryl
Specialist Contributor
- My Satellite Setup
- OpenBox X5 on a 1 meter motorized dish.
And now a 10 foot "C" band dish.
Custom built PC
- My Location
- Deep in the Boonies in the central Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
Try putting some aluminum foil on the Moose's antlers, and aligning him due South.......
hvdh
Specialist Contributor
- My Satellite Setup
- Dr.HD F16, TBS 5927, T-55, Laminas 120 cm
- My Location
- Oss, NL (5.5°E 51.8°N)
Yes here too, I remember the highest dB values from 62°E.
Channel 4 transponder 11126 V on 28°E only gives 19 dB.
