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Fringe Reception General
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<blockquote data-quote="Lancelot" data-source="post: 169956" data-attributes="member: 180265"><p>Hi - :-Welcome1 to the board.</p><p></p><p>You need to strip back the paint on the dish and respray it with a grey <u>non</u> <u>gloss</u> car paint. This is a heat precaution and not to do with the reflective properties of the antenna.</p><p></p><p>The symptoms you describe are typical of this satellite, that being increased reception in the evenings and lower during the hours of daylight.</p><p></p><p>If the LNB is fairly old then replacing it will do no harm and the newer ones are better these days anyway, (the 0.2db figures are speculative at best though). Also make sure that the cable run is of good quality CT100 or equivalent, and free of kinks etc.</p><p></p><p>Line amps are only really recommended for longer (40-50m +) runs of cable, but if you feel you must use one then the suggested place to put it is somewhere near the middle of the cable run and not near the ends.</p><p></p><p>Finally make sure your antenna is not warped or dented in any way as it sounds as if it hasn't had the easiest of lives so far.If you are desperate to recieve these channels and none of the above has solved the problem, then you could always consider a larger (120cm +) replacement.</p><p></p><p>Let us know how you get on.</p><p></p><p></p><p>L.<img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lancelot, post: 169956, member: 180265"] Hi - :-Welcome1 to the board. You need to strip back the paint on the dish and respray it with a grey [U]non[/U] [U]gloss[/U] car paint. This is a heat precaution and not to do with the reflective properties of the antenna. The symptoms you describe are typical of this satellite, that being increased reception in the evenings and lower during the hours of daylight. If the LNB is fairly old then replacing it will do no harm and the newer ones are better these days anyway, (the 0.2db figures are speculative at best though). Also make sure that the cable run is of good quality CT100 or equivalent, and free of kinks etc. Line amps are only really recommended for longer (40-50m +) runs of cable, but if you feel you must use one then the suggested place to put it is somewhere near the middle of the cable run and not near the ends. Finally make sure your antenna is not warped or dented in any way as it sounds as if it hasn't had the easiest of lives so far.If you are desperate to recieve these channels and none of the above has solved the problem, then you could always consider a larger (120cm +) replacement. Let us know how you get on. L.:) [/QUOTE]
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