Recent content by alex.w.russell

Thanks for the replies. I had it in my head that the motor returned to Zero if I reset it; could be wrong in that then. I did do the reset button and am sure I had returned ot to zero manually on at least one occasion that I did, but I will give it a go at the weekend to make sure. The...

Good evening all, Do you ever get one of those occasions on which you just need a second opinion... ....Well this is mine! For a couple of years now I have happily been using a motorised dish and my boring but trusty Fortec Star FSCO II box as a back up to our lousy digital in Dorset, to...

Hi all, Yep. I know. Like an unfaithful partner, I've been gone so long and now come crawling back when I want something. Fickle. Shallow. All that and more. But I beg forgiveness, before I go absolutely insane! In my defence, I moved a couple of years ago. The set-up that had worked so...

Hi there, My advice would be to see if you can pick up some cheap equipment (my neighbour has numerous old sky boxes/dishes he got at boot fairs), if you haven't got some already, then take a slow, considered walk around your gardens. I had a similar experience with Sky; though the beligerent...

:-worship I am indeed in the presence of greatness! I would like to express my very great thanks to all of you who took the trouble not only to reply, but to reply so quickly. As with so many things in life, it's easy to avail oneself of information, tools, gadgets and opinion, but good...

Hi and thanks, in advance, for any advice anyone can give. OK, I am lost and, well, you know that point when you are just exhausted from trying... I have poor terrestrial reception; don't know why it's just normal around here. Always resisted Sky, cos I don't like Murdoch and he doesn't need...