Recent content by gordonstewart

Great, Guys!! With it now snowing methinks this is a job for MUCH better & drier weather!! Roll on Spring

Thanks, Topper.. from what you have sent, it probably answers why I am picking up the stronger signals from 5 sats which are close to the tracked arc, and missing all the others. Am I correct in assuming I have to go back to the initial set-up and point my zero set assembly to 5W (my nearest...

Thanks, Rolf! I suspect my arc is wrong then, as I set the dish and motor up on a compass bearing of due south (my mounting pole IS vertical),and then found some satellites from the receiver. I know there are more there as sometimes I get a signal from others but can't seem to hold & store...

Some advice please! I have a motorised dish on a cheap SilverCrest SL65 receiver on which the LNB is set vertical on its mount, at 12.30 (as on the clock). Almost all the Sky installations here in the West of Scotland have their LNB's slightly offset (at 1.35). Would this improve signal...

VERY belated thanks!!

Thanks Topper for prompt response. I had found sport italia shown in red on livesat.com last season and picked up transmissions on 11862 27500 on Hotbird 13' (horz) giving me lots of live English games with italian commentary. Now on livesat.com after the summer break, sport italia is now in...

Last season's FTA football on Sport Italia with perfect reception now has gone at my end. I still get the channel but with message "Audio Video not available." Has Sportitalia 'lost' a contract to brodcast FTA matches, or is there something different about their signal since May/June 2007...