Thanks! that could explain it!Perhaps the reason 12733V on 5W appears to be weaker than other transponders is because of interference from the nearby 12739V on 3W, which is also strong. When it rains the interference that affects 5W 12733V is reduced.
Do you have some pictures "before - after" to let us see the difference in LNB position and the associated signal gain?Now then: Having changed a generic el crappo LNB for my ancient Black Ultra and then achieved success with 12733, I've done a bit more experimentation and discovered that the critical factor is not skew, nor is it LNB sensitivity, but the axial position of the LNB. Gotta love the long neck on the Invertos.
No. But the old LNB was clamped halfway along it's short neck. I fitted the IBU same, same but still had little joy. Moving it half an inch further away from the dish brought it in loud, stable and clear without degrading the other MTS outcomes.Do you have some pictures "before - after" to let us see the difference in LNB position and the associated signal gain?
Cheap aluminium-sheathed cable maybe? - that would probably corrode if the enclosure got cold enough to allow condensation to form inside, or maybe the enclosure is "weatherproof" and but not actually "waterproof"?.......To complicate the exercise further, in the midst of initially pratting about with getting that TP yesterday, I suddenly lost power to the motor and LNB - assumed I'd had a DiSEqC switch failure but kept getting rained off. In between showers (and more!) today, I found the actual problem was total disintegration of the sheath of the cable from the switch to the motor. It had turned to powder and there was almost nothing left of the sheath. Stripped it back three inches and remade it. Nay bother.
But the odd thing is that the switch is in a waterproof outer enclosure, which leads me to wonder if some sort of galvanic action has been going on. Who knows.
Is your line of sight clearI can fine tune, though even at its strongest it’s not enough to lock. The drop off is similar between the two TPs, except it’s from 70% to 60%. Hope it’s just some testing and it doesn’t move permanently!
which lnb you are using
badr4 is stronger @25.5 east signal is 56%So I've optimised my USALS settings to get the best reception on the existing French multistream. When I scanned for the Dubai channels on Badr it was too weak, but if I changed my USALS settings slightly I was able to get it (albeit at 30% quality and a little pixelated). I suppose that indicates something might have gone wrong at installation, because now I have Dubai One but no French stuff!
I tried to edit the location of the satellites (Blackhole on Vu+ Duo 4K SE) and it wouldn't let me scan satellites where I edited the position.
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I'd try another receiver but my other one isn't multistream. It would be easier on something else because as far as I know on my receiver you can't fine tune per satellite, which is a real pain. On my old cheapo box it was a lot better to set up with the motor even if it was a bit more labour intensive. That's how I knew I could get Dubai One as I'd had it on my old box. Maybe I shouldn't have "upgraded".
try inverto black ultra single 13.79 @ebayYes when I look into the settings the locations are set by group level and not individually for the cluster, which can be a pain if the signal is marginal like this. It does seem like I'm out of luck for French Multistream though.
I'm using a technomate TM-2.