RE: Re: Sky Digital + Loftbox

["Dean Smith" <dean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just an update :-  Replaced the LNB and all now seems fine.

It became increasingly obvious that it happended more when it was damp
outside. Even to the extent it would work fine in the day then get worse as
the evening dew came down.

Also bought one of Screwfix's Satellite signal strength meters to ensure
the very best alignment - should help set the dish up a bit quicker on the
pilgrimage to Le Mans in the summer.
-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
Dean Smith
Sent: 10 January 2006 17:09
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Sky Digital + Loftbox


Sounds absolutely identical - In the early days I did check the signal
strength when we were missing channels and it was good. Its only more
recently the signal strength has been showing zero.

It's also still happened with the loftbox bypassed albeit less often I
think, so I think I've eliminated that as a cause.

I have another old dish and LNB that I know works. I may set that up and
see
if it cures it. Should tell me if its LNB or Knackered digibox at least.

>
> Over the last few weeks we've been losing our sky signal on various
> channels, so we get the "no satellite signal being recieved"
message
> but it comes and goes. Sometimes all the channels are fine,
> sometimes we're losing virtually everything. Looking on the signal
> strength page, When the signal's there its fine i.e. about 75%, or
> there's nothing and we dont even get the "locked" message.
It
> doesn't vary in strength, its all or nothing. It's been
> getting steadily worse to the point where we could only get BBC1/2
> (and Paramount1!) No ITV, CH4 or Sky1 etc.


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