Recent content by nick6470

A little update for you : Geoff from Bavaria Satellites stopped by on his way up to Frankfurt and very kindly replaced all the 'bulging' capacitors in the box and there were quite a few!!! He also checked out my dish, the 110 dish that i upgraded to in the summer was a bit twisted and generally...

ok guys thanks for your help, I am flying back to the UK next week so i will try and get it repaired somewhere.

Thanks for the info, i will certainly try and repair it even though i have never done this kind of thing before. Maybe someone could help answer a couple of questions for me, Is there a actual 'kit' to buy with all the components in it or do i have to open the box first and see what is broken ...

Ok a little update, hooked up a cheap FTA receiver to my dish and all the channels came in great so its definatly the box that needs replacing. So any suggestions which Sky HD box i should go for ? Is the Amstrad good for fringe reception ? Any suggestions would be great. TIA Nick

Ok guys thanks for the help, i will get the top off tomorrow and have a look. One more thing if i replace the box which is the best one for fringe reception and do sky still insist on the box doing a call back to sky to pair the card or is a phone call sufficient ? thanks again Nick

Could changing the LNB have screwed things up because before i changed it it seemed to work better , I thought a change to this black ultra LNB would have improved the situation but it seemed to be worse afterwards, so i changed back to the old sharp LNB, But could the LNB change have somehow...

No probs, Dish is 110cm, Sharp LNB (also tried a inverto black ultra but no improvement), SKY HD box is a Thomson about 2 - 2.5yrs old. Hope that helps

Hi Guys, Something strange is going on...... Since about 2 weeks i cant seem to receive the channels from Astra 2B on the North beam , ie SkyNewsHD,History Channel HD, South beam channels are ok. Also Cbeebies has totally gone and other 2D are considerably worse than before. So i tried a...

Thanks again for the reply, i can understand that the reception for 2D channels will always be a bit difficult for me because of my location, but i cant understand Sky News HD, this is on the 2A North beam, the other channels on this beam like Nat Geographic HD work fine, (signal strength 80%...

Thx for the reply, dish is a no namer cost 40 euros, could that be a problem ? Will check the branches from the trees have not grown into the dish line of sight.

Hi Guys, Heres my setup : Location : Nuernberg Receiver : Sky HD Dish : 110 cm LNB : Inverto Black Ultra The problem i have is that for some strange reason i can't receive BBC 1, BBC HD and Sky News HD any more or if i can picture freezes. The 2D channels were always a problem, but Sky News...

Thanks, also read somewhere else that the samsung box should be good, one other thing, when i upgrade my box, is it just a case of card in the new box and a phone call to sky to get them paired up ? Or will they insist on a callback from the new box to pair the card ? I have had sky HD for about...

Thanks for the quick reply, picture is ok and have a 'lock' but only when there is no rain ( HD box ) where as the cheap fta box performes much better in rain ( bigger weather reserve with 60 - 70 % in sig quality...? ). Thanks for your info anyway, will look into which HD box is best for...

As some will already know from my other thread, i recently unpgraded to a bigger dish to improve astra 2d reception. Anyway when i compare my signal quality levels on BBC 1 for example i get about 40 % on my Thomson HD box and 70 % on a Digcam fta box, also with BBC 2 its about 30% compared to...

Hi Ralph, Thanks for the reply, Couple of questions... What would you consider a long cable run ? Mine is about 20 meters, is that long ? Would a signal booster be worth considering ? Regarding my LNB, it is about 5 years old and it is made by sharp, do you think one of these black ultra...