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destroying nature so the missus can watch footballers wives extra time? she wants it, she's doing it!

ah, yes, that might well be the reason. there were a couple of trees in the way but they were trimmed back when we moved in, but since then they've grown quite a bit - which might actually be the reaon behind the slightly depleting signal. however, given that the difference between 19.2 and...

yep - tried to scan it and nothing's coming up. 28.2 is usally ridiculously easy to find which is why its so odd. i've taken the satellite down and tried in in different parts of the garden, but with the same result.

hi everyone. i've got a reception problem which i'm hoping somebody out there might be able to help me with. i can get astra 19.2 and hotbird 13.0 no problem but, strangely, Astra 28.2 is nowhere to be seen. This is mostly strange as, in the past, i've had no problem getting Astra 28.2 and...

Hi guys. I'm considering upgrading from a Fortec 5100 Ultra to a 5100 Ultra Diamond so I can receieve terrestrial digital, but I've heard a rumour that they won't be able to use the much fabled 'red button' feature to use all the interactive gubbins. Is this true? And if so , why? Also, is a...

Hi Rkshaw. I bought an S-video - scart connector a couple of years back but, despite various attempts and configurations, couldn't even get a picture. It was admittedly a cheap one from a well known auction site, so a more expensive one might do the job. Mark

Well I've done a bit of tweaking and have managed a reasonable signal on Astra 1, but still nothing for Hotbird. I've played around with moving the LNB but, while the satfinder squeeks away happily and the signal strength gets to about 75%, there's still no signal quality. I've also taken out a...

How do i check the cable without buying new cable? Sorry if this is a stupid question! Thanks

Dear all. I have tried for the last 2 days to replace my old LNB for a universal Invacom 0.3 LNB but can recieve no signal. I made this decision as lots of the hotbird channels i regularly watch have suddenly dropped in reception quality (42-50%). My sat finder tool informs me accurately when...

Hi. I don't know if its just my equipment or if everyone else is finding the same thing, but for the last couple of weeks i've being blocked from Astra 19.2 channels that up until then i could access no problem (C+ Deporte 1,2,3 and most of the other football showig channels on Astra 19.2)...

You'll need to go into control panel>system>hardware>device manager and locate the installed device. on the port settings i believe should be an advanced settings section. here you can select the com port. change it to an available between 1-4 and it shoudl work. if this doesn't work, the...

Hi all. I'm thinking of buying a patched Force Star 5100 + Ultra. The guy says its patched but that no keys are installed in the patched software. What does this mean and how do i alieviate this problem? Is this simply a case of getting a beginners guide to keys and key editing and starting...

Does anyone know anything about the windows version of 'Loader', the program some of you may have used to make your receivers do more things than it really should? Its called, imaginitively, Winloader, and I've just tried to use it for my Aston Simba 201 but, despite using the different flahing...

right - thought that might be a problem when i set it up. i've got no serial socket on my laptop so i've ordered a USB to serial cable - will that do the job do you reckon?

aha, that may well be where the problem is. i've had to use two serial cables connected 2gether because of male/female issues. is that likely to cause a problem? also, where on the receiver should it say boot ready etc? i've got a simba 201 and there's no readout on the front panel.