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Struggling to receive sky movies in sd & hd
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<blockquote data-quote="Terryl" data-source="post: 1062375" data-attributes="member: 369937"><p>There are several other things to look into, one would be where you are in the satellite(s) footprint, if too far away from the prime footprint for that transponder you may need a larger satellite dish then a land based setup for the same satellite.</p><p></p><p>As this is an off shore setup it could be that the dish and LNB are covered by seagull droppings, a good cleaning of the dish and the eye of the LNB would/could help a bit.</p><p></p><p>Next would be the type and quality of the coax coming down from the LNB, again as this is an off shore setup the connections are exposed to salt, this can cause all sorts of problems if the connections are not weather tight, a quick inspection of all outdoor connections would be a must, any connection that has salt water intrusion should be replaced and properly water proofed.</p><p></p><p>If the coax is of the copper coated steel center conductor type it could have excessive rusting of the center conductor,(possible due to a cracked PVC jacket) this type of coax center can be tested with a small magnet, if it sticks to the center conductor it's possible that the signal is dropping due to internal corrosion, the run of coax should be replaced if that looks to be the problem.</p><p></p><p>Next possibility could be the switch, the model number would help us a bit, is it an externally powered amplified one? </p><p></p><p>Awaiting for more info from you...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Terryl, post: 1062375, member: 369937"] There are several other things to look into, one would be where you are in the satellite(s) footprint, if too far away from the prime footprint for that transponder you may need a larger satellite dish then a land based setup for the same satellite. As this is an off shore setup it could be that the dish and LNB are covered by seagull droppings, a good cleaning of the dish and the eye of the LNB would/could help a bit. Next would be the type and quality of the coax coming down from the LNB, again as this is an off shore setup the connections are exposed to salt, this can cause all sorts of problems if the connections are not weather tight, a quick inspection of all outdoor connections would be a must, any connection that has salt water intrusion should be replaced and properly water proofed. If the coax is of the copper coated steel center conductor type it could have excessive rusting of the center conductor,(possible due to a cracked PVC jacket) this type of coax center can be tested with a small magnet, if it sticks to the center conductor it's possible that the signal is dropping due to internal corrosion, the run of coax should be replaced if that looks to be the problem. Next possibility could be the switch, the model number would help us a bit, is it an externally powered amplified one? Awaiting for more info from you... [/QUOTE]
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