Recent content by Roddyb

Location: Alviano, Italy. Coordinates 42.57518 deg N, 12.26355 deg E. Channelmaster 1.8 m, Invacom LNB, Pace 2600C digibox with Freesat card. Receiving all Astra 1N horizontal transponders (BBC, ITV, Ch4 and Ch5 etc) Strong, stable signal.

Thanks Snap, I think you've answered my question in your thumbnail. The scale on the feedhorn is aligned to the vertical i.e. zero when the LNB is vertical, so my -99 deg is actually -9 deg from the horizontal. Regards Roddy

Hi again. I've just been back to Italy and this time I bit the bullet and took a Sky card and box with me, this allowed me to get the Sky channels, C4, C5, BBC radio etc., but nothing from 2D. I'm relatively happy, but one thing is perplexing me. The recommended LNB skew for Astra 2 in my...

PJG Another source of dishes may be DIEM Technologies in Genoa. They have a website and are really friendly, helpful people, despite being a large telecoms supplier. I bought my 1.8 CM dish from them at a very reasonable price compared with suppliers outside Italy. They also do larger dishes...

PJG I was having the same problem with the Vcard info as yourself so I went in and ticked it again and now I can see the change when I select "contact info" in my details. You should now be able to get my e-mail address and contact me. Roddy

JPG How do I access your e-mail address? When I click on the profile it doesn't give any obvious (to me) info on the e-mail address. I am quite happy to make contact with you by e-mail now, or by phone when I return to Italy next week. I've also ticked the Vcard box in my profile, so if you...

PJG Thanks for the response and apologies for my tardy reply. I've been in Italy and without internet access for the past 2 weeks. I used a Digisat Pro meter and a digital compass to set the system up. Initially I was getting no reception despite the signal strength and quality showing in...

Location Alviano Italy - I've eventually managed to get reception on Tp 24, 12168 V, 27.5, 2/3, quality 70% strength 70%, but only when the LNB skew is set at max i.e. -40 deg, rather than the recommended -16 deg. However I cannot get channel 4 no matter what. I get a multitude of channels not...

Thanks for the advice, I'll try that. I think I may have to buy another box though, searching through the pages I see advice that a forced download should not be attempted unless the signal is being received. Unfortunately in my ignorance I attempted to do so a number of times.

I installed the following equipment CM 1.8m, Invacom C120 with CM feedhorn, Pace 2600C receiver in a fringe area, Umbria in Italy. When setting up the dish I got a signal strength of 50 to 60 on a digipro meter. However when I tried to tune the receiver it reported "no signal available". The...