Recent content by thisisgil

I'm looking to start viewing on a darkbox rev 2008 with the eventual intention of weaning myself off of the sky teat althogether! Although I have a good signal on my Sky Box (one LNB is slightly worse quality than the other, but I rarely, if ever get signal break up), I seem unable to set up...

Thanks for all of the advice. I was away for a couple of days, and started playing with the dish again. Unfortunately this time I have been unable to receive anything over the course of two days - hoping that I haven't broken the LNB somehow! Anyhow, as suggested right at the beginning of the...

Hmmmm Now I have found: Bet TVT 6 $Discovery-Channel $Fox News Karbala_Path_1 $History Channel I've had a google and I'm thinking it might be Atlantic Bird 4 but I can't be sure. Is there an easy site to check what satellites these channels are on? Thanks :)

Sorry - I replied and missed your post. Am I right in assuming that the elevation is the same for Hotbird, so I just need to spin it left a little until I get something else?

......I think it's Thor2 which means my cheap satellite compass is knackered! Time for an evening of spinning and hoping I think! ;)

Actually, I'm starting to suspect I'm not pointing at hotbird after all :( Most of the channels I get are encrypted (with a $ in front of them) and the channel list includes the following: - PVTV $AXN SciFi $AXN Crime $Money Channel $Trinitas $HBO Comedy $Nat Geo Wild CE $TV 6 $Mezzo $Movies...

Thanks for the response - I changed the dish and went for elevation 30 degrees, east 13 and did a blind scan. Bingo! 73 TV and 31 radio Hotbird channels were found. Despite this, the signal strength still says 45% and the quality still says 5% Does the fact that I managed to get Hotbird...

I have now had the chance to try this setup but am getting a little frustrated. For the purposes of checking a signal, I purchased a cheap box from Maplin (Fortec Star F4000) and used the provided Astra 2 compass to point the dish in marginally the right direction. I set the elevation to 25...

Hi there, If anyone can offer me any advice on the below, I would be much appreciated - I have tried reading every FAQ I can come across, but have not had much joy getting answer to these specific questions, and this forum looks to be my best bet! I rent in a block of flats and am forbidden to...