question on satellite pc card

[zero2004]

The signal level decrease to about 50% in satellite pc card comparing with any ordenary satellite receiver, is there any way to overcome this problem

thanks for help

 

[Llew]

I shouldn't rely too much on the readings displayed in your PC card application(s). I regularly get conflicting signal strength/quality readings for a given TP switching from, say, progDVB to DVB Dream, irrespective of the ability of the tuner to successfully scan its channels using the different applications.

Llew

 

[zero2004]

i used many of pc card softwares and the results are same, the sensitive of received signal of normal receiver is better than pc card, please tell me if there is a way to increase received signal level.

thanks again

 

[Llew]

No point if you are already getting a good signal level with your STB.

Are you just swapping the same cable from your STB to your PC card?

More to the point, with your PC card, is the signal quality dropping low enough for you to lose channels that you receive OK with your STB?

If that's the case, I would suspect a poor PC card tuner.

Llew

 

[zero2004]

Dear LIew

i used a twin LNB, one cable connect to stb and the other to pc card(skystar2), some channels losed in pc but i can see it on stb

thanks

 

[Llew]

May be the cable to your PC card. If you haven't already tried, can you swap the receiver / Skystar over and check signals that way?