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Sky & Freesat fringe reception
Very poor reception 1.2m dish in Madrid
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<blockquote data-quote="paddyharben" data-source="post: 511029" data-attributes="member: 189538"><p>Hi Ian</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure if there have been any developments since your last post, but I thought I'd share my impressions as my situation is similar to yours as I am in Navalcarnero - not far from you.</p><p></p><p>The biggest factor in receiving Astra 2D in our part of the world is dish size. I have a 1.8m dish, but there are still times when reception of the more problematic "horizontal" channels (e.g. BBC3/BBC4) is poor. If you could move up to 1.5m or more you should see a notable improvement.</p><p></p><p>The LNB makes a difference too. I can recommend the <em>C120 Invacom quad </em>which apart from giving excellent reception also has 4 separate independent outputs so you can use up to 4 boxes. There is an authorised Spanish distributor for Invacom, whose prices are reasonable. You should find contact details on Invacom's website. You could also try </p><p>_http://www.satellitesuperstore.com who can also supply the feedforn for the LNB.</p><p></p><p>It will also be interesting to see what the new BBC/ITV Freesat is like when it is launched in a few weeks. If it avoids the horizontal 2D channels this may help us all out.</p><p></p><p>Best of luck</p><p></p><p>Paddy Harben</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="paddyharben, post: 511029, member: 189538"] Hi Ian I'm not sure if there have been any developments since your last post, but I thought I'd share my impressions as my situation is similar to yours as I am in Navalcarnero - not far from you. The biggest factor in receiving Astra 2D in our part of the world is dish size. I have a 1.8m dish, but there are still times when reception of the more problematic "horizontal" channels (e.g. BBC3/BBC4) is poor. If you could move up to 1.5m or more you should see a notable improvement. The LNB makes a difference too. I can recommend the [I]C120 Invacom quad [/I]which apart from giving excellent reception also has 4 separate independent outputs so you can use up to 4 boxes. There is an authorised Spanish distributor for Invacom, whose prices are reasonable. You should find contact details on Invacom's website. You could also try _http://www.satellitesuperstore.com who can also supply the feedforn for the LNB. It will also be interesting to see what the new BBC/ITV Freesat is like when it is launched in a few weeks. If it avoids the horizontal 2D channels this may help us all out. Best of luck Paddy Harben [/QUOTE]
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