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Replaced LNB, still no signal quality on Box.
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<blockquote data-quote="Mickha" data-source="post: 1001354" data-attributes="member: 187442"><p>The cheap meter does help a lot, as do sites like dishpointer.com, which can help you get the rough direction, but even then it's easy to get a different satellite, like 19.2E, 10E, 9E, and others.</p><p>The first thing the meter will tell you is if your cable, LNB, and receiver, are working, as it will light up, and give a signal reagding, even if not pointing at a satellite.</p><p>You adjust the sensitivity, to give you a reading, 3-5, then gently move your dish, until it goes to 10.</p><p>You then decrease the sensitivity, on the meter, to get it back to 3-5, move your dish, to get it back to 10, then keep doing this until you get the strongest signal possible.</p><p>Once done you check your receiver to see what satellite you're on, using sites like lngsat.com.</p><p>With a meter you can have this done in minutes, whereas I've seen new satellite enthusiasts take hours, even days, just to find a satellite, let alone the correct satellite.</p><p>Don't you have a screwfix, or other store, nearby? They are slightly more expensive, than if bought online, but if you're in a hurry they're useful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mickha, post: 1001354, member: 187442"] The cheap meter does help a lot, as do sites like dishpointer.com, which can help you get the rough direction, but even then it's easy to get a different satellite, like 19.2E, 10E, 9E, and others. The first thing the meter will tell you is if your cable, LNB, and receiver, are working, as it will light up, and give a signal reagding, even if not pointing at a satellite. You adjust the sensitivity, to give you a reading, 3-5, then gently move your dish, until it goes to 10. You then decrease the sensitivity, on the meter, to get it back to 3-5, move your dish, to get it back to 10, then keep doing this until you get the strongest signal possible. Once done you check your receiver to see what satellite you're on, using sites like lngsat.com. With a meter you can have this done in minutes, whereas I've seen new satellite enthusiasts take hours, even days, just to find a satellite, let alone the correct satellite. Don't you have a screwfix, or other store, nearby? They are slightly more expensive, than if bought online, but if you're in a hurry they're useful. [/QUOTE]
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