Recent content by PGH

I have a Topfield and regularly use the method given on Doom9's site under "DVB to DVD-R guide": http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/DigiTV/dvbs-soft.htm Most of the time you only need PVAStrumento - one pass to split the file to its video and audio components, MPEG2Schnitt - to edit out the ends...

Is this the sort of thing you are looking for? http://www.satellite888.ru/catalog/tuner/arion/9400/test%20report%20-%20arion%209400PV2R.pdf - as it says in this review of the Arion 9400 PV2R: "This box not only has a built-in HDD and two tuners but a separate and independent output for a...

I recently purchased a Logitech Harmony universal remote and despite many problems and shortcomings, the one thing it did do was control all my equipment – despite having some quite old and weird models. I’ve just checked their on-line lists and although they don’t have your exact model they say...

I don't know if this helps, but I had a similar problem with my Humax F2 Fox on weak signals. It can be very annoying, particularly when recording a programme. I contacted Humax and they sent me a version of the software, not in fact the latest, which is more robust on weak signals and I’ve...

Does anyone have any information on the Inverto C120 twin? Adverts for the single all say things like "great performance" and "very sensitive", but no such comments about the twin - makes one suspicious! Has anyone tried the twin?

There are a few on Hotbird, check out: http://www.lyngsat.com/hotbird.html and search the audio column for Gr. You will need to change your dish position though and maybe even buy a cheap FTA receiver (although most seem to be on 27500 3/4). I remember one channel that was around last year...

The reason for the high-density polystyrene is to insulate the concrete from the ground underneath. This is to stop this ground from freezing, which would produce a differential expansion in the ice and tilt the concrete plinth. The reason for the depth of concrete is to get below the frost...

I had much the same problem with my old Nokia receiver. Not only were Three and Four blacked out but also BBC2 England, BBC News 24 and all the CBeeblies. No help from the Beeb's web site nor Lyngsat, etc. In the end I did a delete channels and a new manual search on just that transponder. All...

I also have a 9450 and have found those two bars unreliable at best. You are quite right in your interpretation but it is highly context sensitive! So best to ignore them. The only way I managed to get in the BBC channels was to put in all the channel data into the advanced manual search for...

Thanks, I also use Netdate which has worked well for me for many years, but I want to set up a PC as a stand alone recorder which will not be connected to the Internet. I thought that since practically every set top box nowadays sets its internal clock from the GMT time signal transmitted by...

Does anyone know of a utility program that can set the PC’s system time from the time transmitted by FTA satellites?

The nearest town to me is Sundsvall, which is on the Swedish east coast about 350 km north of Stockholm. I'm too far from Gothenburg to give you any indication of reception there but have a look at the reception reports from: http://www.astra2d.co.uk/sweden.htm

Looking at the Boeing specs for Astra 2D seems to offer an explanation for the difference in strengths between the horizontal and vertical polarised signals. I quote: Antennas: 80" (2.03 m) diameter shaped surface reflector Precision antenna pointing system maintains accuracy of better than...

Location: 62 deg 40 min N, 17 deg 40 min E – central Sweden Equipment: 1.4 m Luxor offset dish with MTI AP8-TW lnb (0.6 dB noise figure) feeding a Nokia Mediamaster 9450 (Not exactly the best combination for DX ing!) Tp 45 and 47 (Horizontally polarised. Nothing from the vertical transponders)...