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    Signal quality without Signal Strength on one connection

    Spot on guys. Other points OK, so definitely indicated a cable problem. Removing the wall plate showed that some shielding on one input cable was making contact with the other input cable. Problem solved with a bit of rewiring. Thought this was going to more involved! Apologise for being such a...
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    Signal quality without Signal Strength on one connection

    I have a Quattro LNB on an 80cm dish connecting to a 5/12 switch, and then a Sky HD box. The symptoms I have is that on one of my connections to the HD box provides 75% signal quality but 0% signal strength. The other connection shows 100% signal strength and signal quality. The problem follows...
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    Cannot get channel 998 with quattro LNB and 5/12 Switch?

    Just an update and to close this thread, the problem was the LNB, in particular the H.Lo. When this was swapped out, everything worked fine. I cannot remember the brands, but the faulty LNB was Italian and we replaced this for a German made LNB. The installer told me that he has often had...
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    Cannot get channel 998 with quattro LNB and 5/12 Switch?

    OK - just spent the last hour trying to troubleshoot this with no success although I now think I know where the fault may lie. When I disconnected the H.Lo this had no affect at all on the reception of the channels I can actually get. I thought that this might indicate that the Lo's were...
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    Cannot get channel 998 with quattro LNB and 5/12 Switch?

    I have a 75% Signal Strength, but no reading of Quality at all! Thanks for the tip though - I'll have a go with the connections tomorrow.
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    Cannot get channel 998 with quattro LNB and 5/12 Switch?

    SM - thanks I will check the connections - I assume a trial and error approach won't cause any problems? Re: choice of switch - why would you consider the V5 a strange choice? Is there a disadvantage of using this switch? It might be something I'll take up with the installer (as well as the...
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    Cannot get channel 998 with quattro LNB and 5/12 Switch?

    Robbo - apologies you were right. BBC1 - OK BBC2 - no signal ITV - OK Channel 4 - no signal Channel 5 - no signal CBEEBIES - no signal The switch is a Vision Multiswitch V5-512: _http://www.dastv.co.uk/shop/Vision_V5512_5x12_Multiswitch_78.php I didn't do the install myself, but it is...
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    Cannot get channel 998 with quattro LNB and 5/12 Switch?

    Thanks for the responses. Certainly is true - BBC1, BBC2 channels received OK, but not CBEEBIES, although I understand where you're coming from, i.e. Astra 2D Satellite (28.2° East) Transponder 45 Frequency: 10.77325 GHz Horizontal polarisation Symbol rate: 22.0 Mbaud FEC5/6 should provide...
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    Cannot get channel 998 with quattro LNB and 5/12 Switch?

    I tried that - comes up with no channels found!
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    Cannot get channel 998 with quattro LNB and 5/12 Switch?

    I have recently changed my standard Sky HD+ install for an 80cm dish, Quattro LNB and 5/12 switch so that I have access within each room in my house (with the use of a receiver). However, I have just connected a receiver in one bedroom (an old Thomson Digibox), and cannot receive the Sky...
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