Recent content by diarmuid

Bradley is correct. Piracy is a crime. So why do so many of us spread throughout Europe need to resort to unofficial cards and keys? Because the broadcasters operate either a monopoly type situation or a form of cartel. In the UK I cannot buy a French subscription channel card or Dutch or...

Am nervous about upsetting my setup! What is the advantage to the latest software for the 9800S? The Nokia menu structure at present I find very manageable with the range of alternative menus an advantage over the basic single menu Pacom 2100 I have. But, the speed of the Nokia is very slow by...

I have an official Dutch card receiving all channels on an Aston Seca 1.04. It is sensitive because if the receiver is accidentally switched off or there's a power cut, the card takes ages to kick back in and lots of error messages. Sometimes the Aston Cam requires a little adjustment and then...

Had the same problem Dave with two digiboxes. Drove me mad because I could get the signal on one then the other but not both and got all your error messages as swell. In the end it's not technically possible or advisable. It was solved by the use of the Quad LNB.

I'm in Dublin with two digiboxes and two cards one Sky - one Next Genaration for UTV, Channel 4 and 5 etc. Two digiboxes is the least trouble. Buy a refurbished Digibox for best value and avoid the nuisance of switching cards which is not a good idea. The only other minor problem is switching...

Thanks to all for tips and comparisons. Good to learn other experiences. For a beginner it's impossible to know what is available without the cross-check. For example you say Nilesat probably needs a 1.2 metre. Now I know to stop wasting my time and move on a couple of degrees. As I said...

Thanks to all for the info on Amos et al. Have rechecked the dish and absolutely set the axel mount dead level. Coincidence or not but I am now getting Hispasat at 30 West with a rake of channels, all with strong signal and crystal clear. I have Taquilla 1 to 10 but 12, 13, 14 and 15 are...

An update on the I metre motorised dish setup in South County Dublin. At present am restricted on the full swing East to West but can obtain strong and clear 28.2 East (the BBC free to air) to 30 West Hispasat Strong and clear. In between I have Thor I West strong signal 70%, Sirius East 8%...

Will do. Thanks again

Thanks Razor for the quick reply. I'm in South County Dublin. The Palcom (Digenius) receiver has listed pretty well all the channels from 68 East to 45 West and I have locked in on quite a few. One glitch is that I downloaded the latest Firmware to the receiver and the German/English manual...

Recently installed (DIY) Motorised Dish 1 Metre with a Palcom DSL 2100 receiver. Hoping to make use of the forum and contribute later when I'm up and running. Currently getting the main satellites Atlantic Bird 3 5 West, Thor 1 West., Hotbird, Astra 19 and Astra 2 28.2. Trying without success...