think i understand the frequency now,
on whatever satellite the dish was pointed at there was a channel on the same frequency i was using for set up on hotbird,
this would cause a signal but no picture as the frequency was carrying a transmission, but i was trying to view on hotbird, is that...
got it sorted thanks, don't know where it was pointed, but by the look of the neighbours dish, he's on hotbird, which i took as being on 28.2, therefore i was probably not far from due south.
thanks again for the help
ok, i'll try that, i didn't realise it would show a high quality reading on some hotbird channels if it was pointing at the wrong satellite
thanks very much for quick reply.
would it make any sense doing a satellite search to see what it's pointing at ? (whats close ?)
i just guessed the...
Hi i'm new so this may be simple but it's got me stumped.
i bought a potable set up from lidl for my camper, tried it and it worked ok.
i've now taken the lnb off the little dish and fitted it to an 80cm in the garden.
it's pointed at hotbird and showing strength at 80% and quality at 91%...
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