Unionberlin
Member
- Joined
- Nov 4, 2008
- Messages
- 21
- Reaction score
- 0
- Points
- 0
- Age
- 43
- My Satellite Setup
- Head 3500 receiver, 1 metre dish, lots of lovely white cables and techy stuff
- My Location
- Germany
Hello everyone,
I have read through the past posts on the forum with great interest, love the professional support you guys give.
Here is my specific problem. I live in Berlin and have just installed a satellite system after the nice cable company cut us off.
The dish is 1 metre with a He@d 3500 receiver and three heads, one to Astra 1, one to Hotbird 6 and one to Astra 2 28.2.
Problem 1:
I want to watch BBC1 and BBC2 on the system but cannot get a signal when searching for the various frequencies detailed on the BBC website. I receive ITV, channel 4, Five, Sky News and the Sky channels without a problem (apart from the fact they are locked, see the other problem below). The signal strength is constantly around 90%. I suspect the dish is too small or is misaligned (was all installed by some, lets say “very semi-professional” friends of ours). Why can I access the Astra 28.2 satellite but not for all channels, surely a satellite is a satellite? All frequencies on the Astra2 channels are above 11200 Mhz, meaning any search below this has a 0% signal strength…
Problem 2:
I will want Setanta Sports and some Sky packages at some point in the future (not to mention ITV and C4, both of which are locked). How would I go about getting a card that works on my receiver? Would I have to get my parents to register it in England? If my receiver doesn’t work, can they bring over a Sky box of some sort with a card so that I can just connect the cable from the satellite? Can I use a Freeview card on this receiver or does it have to be linked to a Sky receiver in England?
Also, if I do need a Sky box, will I then be able to access the other two LNBs on Astra 1 and Hotbird? Do Sky boxes have a manual antenna search program like my existing receiver?
Many, many thanks in advance for any help!
Mark
I have read through the past posts on the forum with great interest, love the professional support you guys give.
Here is my specific problem. I live in Berlin and have just installed a satellite system after the nice cable company cut us off.
The dish is 1 metre with a He@d 3500 receiver and three heads, one to Astra 1, one to Hotbird 6 and one to Astra 2 28.2.
Problem 1:
I want to watch BBC1 and BBC2 on the system but cannot get a signal when searching for the various frequencies detailed on the BBC website. I receive ITV, channel 4, Five, Sky News and the Sky channels without a problem (apart from the fact they are locked, see the other problem below). The signal strength is constantly around 90%. I suspect the dish is too small or is misaligned (was all installed by some, lets say “very semi-professional” friends of ours). Why can I access the Astra 28.2 satellite but not for all channels, surely a satellite is a satellite? All frequencies on the Astra2 channels are above 11200 Mhz, meaning any search below this has a 0% signal strength…
Problem 2:
I will want Setanta Sports and some Sky packages at some point in the future (not to mention ITV and C4, both of which are locked). How would I go about getting a card that works on my receiver? Would I have to get my parents to register it in England? If my receiver doesn’t work, can they bring over a Sky box of some sort with a card so that I can just connect the cable from the satellite? Can I use a Freeview card on this receiver or does it have to be linked to a Sky receiver in England?
Also, if I do need a Sky box, will I then be able to access the other two LNBs on Astra 1 and Hotbird? Do Sky boxes have a manual antenna search program like my existing receiver?
Many, many thanks in advance for any help!
Mark