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    Aligning dish for 2d in Berlin

    Have played with the setup using a nokia 9200 for the last week - much better feedback on signal strength and quality - not been successful in tweaking it to get any 2d channels. Before I buy a new lnb and try again I have some questions regarding the Invacom LNB - I have a 1.5m ofset dish can...
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    Aligning dish for 2d in Berlin

    Thanks snap - have you the name/contact details of a supplier for a ChannelMaster feedhorn?
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    Aligning dish for 2d in Berlin

    Thanks Rolf - so the shopping list should be Universal Invacom quad-output LNB 0.3dB with C120 flange - unlike th quatro this does not need a multi switch? C120 feedhorn - so I need a special adapter to let the Invacom slot into the 40mm holder on my dish? The c120 is better than the 40mm neck...
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    Aligning dish for 2d in Berlin

    Hi Rolf No - I do not think so ,I am using the standard 40mm lnb holder ring.
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    Aligning dish for 2d in Berlin

    Thanks. A local sat company installs 1.8m to get astra 2d east of berlin and they say 1.50m should do it at my location but it has to be just right. Have tried/am trying the manual tuning on the pani 30 - are the vertial transponders supposed to be strongest on 2d in fringe areas?
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    Aligning dish for 2d in Berlin

    Hi A plea for advice - I have a 1.5m Gibertini, MTI lnb, pani 30 and pace 2200 digiboxes and am trying to get 2d. Took 10 minutes to get 2a and b tuned in -a week of frustrating twitchin and not a sniff of 2d. Neither box provides any feedback on 2d transponder strengths. My next move is to get...
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    ASTRA 2D BBC & ITV RECEPTION

    Bavarian Satelite recommend a 1.00-1.40m dish for Berlin - depending on location - signal fades rapidly from west to east. Satcure seem to think a 1.25 channel master will do the trick. Anyway Im in need of some advice/help. I am in Berlin, I have a 90 cm dish, a hama 0,6db lnb and a panasonic...
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    GOT BBC BACK in fringe area

    THANK-YOU!!! :) :) :) It works - a typo on the recievable astra transponder frequency but it works! I'm off to make a doantion to this site - top stuff! Thanks again Mike
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    GOT BBC BACK in fringe area

    I have been trying this since Sunday - has anyone in France/Germany got this to work or is it just people in Spain etc who cant get the Astra 2 A signal??
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