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<blockquote data-quote="chrisjr" data-source="post: 420494" data-attributes="member: 259343"><p>The zone2 dish measures 72cm, left to right and 59cm, top to bottom - cost being an issue for Sky, it’s the smallest size that could be deployed north of the border to catch the Astra2 spot beam (and only does that properly if it’s correctly installed). So check that the dish is a zone2 dish.</p><p></p><p>Also the lnb/box/boot on these dishes are notorious water collectors and it may be that the cabling has also taken in water, depending on the quality of that original installation - water ingress is the death of good reception.</p><p></p><p>If upgrading the stb doesn’t cure your problems, check that the dish has a clear field of view at about 20 degrees elevation and then try the flexing procedure, as suggested, to check on signal quality - note that precipitation seriously degrades the signal, so do this on a day when south of you has good weather. Also examine the lnb/box/cable for signs of water ingress and check the cable for damage (crimps/severe bends) and also for joins - all will reduce the signal quality.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chrisjr, post: 420494, member: 259343"] The zone2 dish measures 72cm, left to right and 59cm, top to bottom - cost being an issue for Sky, it’s the smallest size that could be deployed north of the border to catch the Astra2 spot beam (and only does that properly if it’s correctly installed). So check that the dish is a zone2 dish. Also the lnb/box/boot on these dishes are notorious water collectors and it may be that the cabling has also taken in water, depending on the quality of that original installation - water ingress is the death of good reception. If upgrading the stb doesn’t cure your problems, check that the dish has a clear field of view at about 20 degrees elevation and then try the flexing procedure, as suggested, to check on signal quality - note that precipitation seriously degrades the signal, so do this on a day when south of you has good weather. Also examine the lnb/box/cable for signs of water ingress and check the cable for damage (crimps/severe bends) and also for joins - all will reduce the signal quality. [/QUOTE]
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