Recent content by Gavin Adcock

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I made the switch to internet TV a few years ago and have a few interesting but unused Sat bits lying around looking for a new home. The first "old" setup: a Technisat Multyenne dish. This has 4 heads so can receive signals from 4 different satellites (13, 19, 23 and 28E). It has two cable...

Seeing as you are all so generous with your comments today, onto the choice of dish. Again, any recommendations with the choice of these two: Wave frontier T-85 or Visiosat Big bisat? [Link error corrected]

Me again. Is there anything special to note about Diseqc switches? There seems to be a large difference in price but I am not sure I am comparing apples... As an example, these two: Around €9, around €27.

Wishful thinking aside, I have internet TV as a backup! New dish on order, not delivered yet.

I was up on the roof yesterday to dismantle the old terrestrial antenna. You were right - the mast wasn't up to much so I took it down too. However, your argument of having a dish within easy reach is probably a counter-argument for me: every time I start fiddling with the alignment it usually...

As I was on a roll, I tried a few tests tonight. Firstly, the SatFinder app confirms I have a perfectly unobstructed view of all satellites. I then played with the dish alignment and managed a minor improvement on signal quality - BBC HD was at 47, now it oscillates between 48-62 (readings from...

A google search tells me solo2 are headphones and vuplayer is a music player. So, somehow you are getting an audio signal of the signal level? Is that right?

Good to know. One issue with the Multytenne is that you don't have the flexibility to adjust each LNB. You have one single position for all 4 LNBs. What do you use to adjust your dish? Any special tools?

19° is almost perfect - I loose some HD channels but this is rare (remember it is a 45cm dish). 13° has some issue because (1) I only watch Swiss HD channels and (2) when you set up the Multytenne, you focus on 19° and 28° and 13° should be aligned. However, the device alignment assumes an...

I want to avoid a vanilla 28°-only setup because I also have some (lesser) issues with 13° and 19° reception. So, it's multifocus only! I found the WaveFrontier T85 here which seems like a decent option, or alternatively the Variosat (more expensive). Do you see an advantage for either option...

Good to hear form you again! I looked at the T-90 and it seems over-engineered for my needs. I might take you up on the offer for a loan, although if you say it works with an 80cm dish around here, I would probably just buy one. Can you suggest a suitable setup for me and websites where I might...

I'd like two sat feeds (so I can watch and record at the same time), so I guess I need a slim, dual LNB? Any suggestions as to which one? Married to this I'll need two 1/4 Diseqcs, right? Again, anything particular to look for? Yes to large antenna but I don't think I need to go above 80cm...

Thanks, Paul, especially for answering Q1 by confirming my hunch that HD will fade first and that, as a result, a bigger dish will probably help. It's certainly worth an experiment. On to Q2 options: 1. I'd love to just stick on a 80cm dish but the Multitenne doesn't allow this (at least, I...

I have a 45cm Technisat dish and multytenne twin feeding an HTPC with two sat cards (digital devices pro and WinTV Nova S2). This system has been running for about 8 years, mainly to watch UK TV from 28°E but also some German (19°E) and Swiss (13°E) TV. I am based near Geneva, Switzerland...