Recent content by ChipButty

You mean that with a 1.8mtr Channel Master you get all 2D channels all the time ? You looking at around 1400 Euro's, so if it doesn't do all of the above its an expensive mistake ! Any particular reason for the recommendation of Channel Master ?

Don't worry Dishdoctor, its Real Madrid playing, you don't think that they wouldn't dare show the game on Spanish national TV....... I'll have to put up with the biased commentating though !

The lesson from all this appears to be don't leave you digibox off for too long..... Oh well, looks like I have my weekend activities planned for me..... Thanks once again for all your help and time... I'll let you know how I get on...

Your absolutely right Rolf, lets see if I can bodge together something over the weekend so I can have a thorough play around. Anyone know what the timelimit is for getting you new card active ? In reality I have tried mine 3 weeks after it was received at the UK address.

After getting the SW Version sorted, do you recommend to use the old card first when doing the channel download ?

I'll check the sw version when I can get access to a dish again. Do you think its important for the digibox to recognise the old invalid card first ? BTW thanks to everyone for the fast responses and help...! :)

Did a manual channel search in the 'installers' menu with the old card when I first powered up the digibox. I could see Sky News but when I switched to Sky One this is when it said that if I wanted to upgrade my subscription etc etc. I then inserted the new card and got the 'there is a problem...

A forced download..... yes callback... no, is that possible from outside the UK ?

I tried my new Sky card last night and the on screen message tells me that I have a problem and I should call Sky directly. The other problem is that I haven't used my digibox for a couple of months because of house moving, so when I received the new card I went to visit a friend with a Sky...

I'm also on the outskirts of Madrid (A6 corridor) and am thinking about upgrading my 1.2m dish. I've read about recommended sizes for Spain ranging from 1.2m to 2.4m. I moved house recently and haven't had the chance to set up all my equipment again, but I remember that before, I managed to get...

Still find it difficult to believe that these feedhorns are so hard to come by. I thought that the skew functionality was an absolute necessity with a movable dish....... oh well. However, I have managed to find an adapter plate from IRTE for WR-75 to C120 on a german website...

I'm currently in the middle of migrating my system to include Digital, I'll detail my complete system first then I'll explain what are my current problems : Echostar 1.2m Offset Dish Jaeger H-H Mount Gardiner 0.8db LNB (flange type) Feedhorn with mechanical polarisor Echostar AD3000IPVA...