Which Skybox for low-fringe Lefkosia,Cyprus?

[bignick]

Having just looked at the thread again, one thing that is clear is that the DSB30 is still a decent enough box in your part of the world using the dishes that you use!!

 

[iceman]

Your smaller offset dish is nowhere near big enough to bring in the astra 2d stuff, therefore it is tuned for everything else which it brings in ok = no lock ups.

I couldnt quite understand your above statement...
on 1.5m dishes (no 11778) =we get lockups
on 1.8m dishes (with 11778 = No lockups

How about you trying a DSB30 on a 2.4 or 2.7 dish (with 11778) in your area and letting us know the result.

 

[bignick]

I couldnt quite understand your above statement...
on 1.5m dishes (no 11778) =we get lockups
on 1.8m dishes (with 11778 = No lockups

How about you trying a DSB30 on a 2.4 or 2.7 dish (with 11778) in your area and letting us know the result.

I don't have a panni 30 in stock to try (I will endevour to borrow one though)....My point is that out here we can have more combinations of sats on these sizes of dish.

On smaller dishes, not capable of receiving any BBC AND which may also have problems with 11778 then we will get lock ups.

Other dishes, typically 2.3m prime and up can be fine tuned to receive BBC at certain times of the day (and usually are), it is therefore possible to have no 11778 but good BBC/ITV AND VICE VERSA....my experience is that it is weak channels that cause lock ups because we have far more channels coming in and out at different times of the day!

Like I say, I think it's the poeple who have constant and strong 11778 but yet have lockups on weak channels that will prove and point I have to make!

Cheers

Nick

 

[Lefteris]

... Its hard to tell because I'm not sure of the area and not even certain of the dish, but were the 2 channels I mention 410 & 411 eurosports channels clear at this time? If they are clear then the panni won't lock! These two channels maybe weaker than 11778, therefore what I am trying to prove is that DSB lockups are as a result of trying to 'channel hop' to weak channels rather than in some way being linked to the strength of the default transponder. Keep an eye on these channels and any of the other weaker ones such as sky3, hallmark, paramount 2, and scifi+1....if you if the box is taking a while to 'make up its mind' or when the channel does come in, it is heavily pixelating, then try channel shifting up and down to see if the box locks.

Any chance of posting a piccy of the front and rear of the dish?

Cheers

Nick

Iceman vs BigNick - The Challenge Part II

:-omg I go a lock up on 410/411 (well my wife did)
I had perfect background music and the EPG was working OK.
Signal strength 40%. Signal quality was fluctuating between 10-20%.
I tried the same for 302 and got a lock up but I could not simulate the same lock up again, i.e. after power off/on there were no lock ups.

I'm still getting the drinks for all

Regarding the photos BigNick asked for, I uploaded the back, the front and the LNB.

 

[bignick]

Iceman vs BigNick - The Challenge Part II

:-omg I go a lock up on 410/411 (well my wife did)
I had perfect background music and the EPG was working OK.
Signal strength 40%. Signal quality was fluctuating between 10-20%.
I tried the same for 302 and got a lock up but I could not simulate the same lock up again, i.e. after power off/on there were no lock ups.

I'm still getting the drinks for all

Regarding the photos BigNick asked for, I uploaded the back, the front and the LNB.

Looks like a 2.7m DH to me (I owned one myself up till a fotnight ago - I've never seen wind bars on a 2.4)

Iceman...It sounds like you enjoy the odd Keo so I'll bring some along anyway

Cheers

Nick

 

[Zorba]

definately DH.what is the focal length set at?

 

[bignick]

definately DH.what is the focal length set at?

Yes,
http://www.dhsatellite.com/images/39IN A MOUNT INSTRUCTIONS.pdf#search="dh antenna" Says 35 7/8"....maybe a smidgen further forward might help a tadge!!

 

[iceman]

Yes,
http://www.dhsatellite.com/images/39IN A MOUNT INSTRUCTIONS.pdf#search="dh antenna" Says 35 7/8"....maybe a smidgen further forward might help a tadge!!

You are right Nick...The feed is at the furthest point it can get on the collar..I would have prefered to slide it a little more to see if it improved the signal more but the collar wouldnt allow the movement...
Looking at the JPG now,i reckon reversing the collar on the plate will allow another 6-8mm..

 

[bignick]

You are right Nick...The feed is at the furthest point it can get on the collar..I would have prefered to slide it a little more to see if it improved the signal more but the collar wouldnt allow the movement...
Looking at the JPG now,i reckon reversing the collar on the plate will allow another 6-8mm..

I like DH Dishes but I really really HATE the feed mounting system. It it difficult to setup, adjust, readjust and the screws seize too easily. I've thought in the past to remove the whole damn thing - even the struts - and drill news holes in the dish just next to where the struts were bolted, and put in something similar to the famaval setup! I reckon the those struts, thanks to typical American over engineering, must be taking some of the reflectors gain away - And I'd like to know how much!

Anyhow I digress .... a very learned Cypriot (he knows who he is) told me that a good rule of thumb is that you should be able to slide your index finger between the feed mounting plate and the feed flange (where its bolted to the LN - sounds a bit Heath Robinson but it works !!!! :-righton Also if you need to push it in futher you can remount the clamp on the lower face of the plate - this is especially true of the 0.4f/d, 3m dishes, with the long focal distance (47 3/4")

Cheers

Nick

 

[wayne ruddy]

I Live In Southern Spain,i Have Had Signal Problems For Years Until I Got Sky Hd. And A 0.5lnb Its Recomended I Use A 2.4 Dish.i Have A 1.30 Dish On 70% Signal Quality.try Hd It May Sort Out Your Problem.

 

[carleen]

is it possible to get bbc or itv with an offset 2.7 dish in larnaca or is it a definate no way answer??

 

[bignick]

is it possible to get bbc or itv with an offset 2.7 dish in larnaca or is it a definate no way answer??

I'm afraid not carleen....sorry

 

[geoffreys]

is it possible to get bbc or itv with an offset 2.7 dish in larnaca or is it a definate no way answer??

Hi,
no chance, you'll need a dish nearly twice that size for 24/7 reception of BBC and ITV channels.
Geoff
Cyprus

P.S. Nice thought though!

 

[kibris]

Hi,
no chance, you'll need a dish nearly twice that size for 24/7 reception of BBC and ITV channels.
Geoff
Cyprus

P.S. Nice thought though!

Hi I get ITV no problem on a 2.4 prime focus in Kyrenia ...no BBC tho

 

[iceman]

Hi I get ITV no problem on a 2.4 prime focus in Kyrenia ...no BBC tho

Do you realize you have replied to a thread three years old?
It has only been few months since ITV has been available on small dishes in Cyprus ;)

 

[Zorba]

While you're at it,you can also get CH4

 

[ralphmagno]

hello,
heard that the bbc and the itv rebroadcasting may be moving to a stronger satellite to get a stronger signal to cypress.
don't know if i can mention this.
if i hear any more i will inform you
ralph

 

[Zorba]

Yes you can mention this,we in CYPRUS appreciate this very much.These are the sort of rumours we like to read about.Where did you hear this and when will this happen ?;)