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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dopamine" data-source="post: 107286" data-attributes="member: 180698">Im back again.. I bought a very sturdy wall-mount,and got the dish another 1-2m higher up on the wall.Im testing the new setup with the following components:Quad invacom (instead of twin)3m cableNokia 9902sThe time is now 16:08, and the signal level is as follows: (+/- 0.2d<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />BBC 1 London: 7.3 dB S/NBBC 1 NI: 7.3 dB S/NBBC 1 Scotland: 6.3 dB S/NBBC 1 Wales: 6.3 dB S/NBBC 2 England: 7.3 dB S/NBBC 2 NI: 6.3 dB S/NBBC 2 Scotland: 6.3 dB S/NBBC 2 Wales:  6.3 dB S/NBBC 3: 6.1-7.3 dB S/N (this seems to be due to it not broadcasting yet)BBC 4: 6.1-7.3 dB S/N (this seems to be due to it not broadcasting yet)BBC News 24: 6.1 dB S/NCBBC: 7.3 dB S/NCBeebies: 6.3 dB S/NThe 7.x values seems to come inconsistently,especially as I go through the channels rapidly.It´s the same channels who have those values, though.(Although BBC News 24 only had it once)I dont know if it´s wind or some other factor that affects this.Anyhow, they all keep over 6.Having the nokia back downstairs,with an additional 10m cable and a diseq-switch,seems to only cut say 0.1 dB S/N off the reception.In both cases, as of now, 17:00 PM,the picture is perfect; no pixelation or distortion of any kind.Im pretty sure I´ve got all the settings perfect;they were all tuned in by hand, and they do upon reflectionseem to correspond almost exactly to the calculatedvalues on <a href="http://satlex.de/en/azel_calc.html" target="_blank">http://satlex.de/en/azel_calc.html</a>.Furthermore, any deviation from the current settingdoes only harm to the signal.I really don´t know if there´s anything more I can do to boost the signal.To my experience, the nokia can give a perfect pic out of 5.6 dB S/N or thereabout;while I haven´t tested this exact setup before,I expect the reception to drop in quality as the night comes closer.Hopefully there will be enough signal left to get a 24/7 pic,but I can´t say Im convinced that it will happend.I´ll post more when I know for sure how the signal worked out later tonight;but at any rate, I´d appriciate any pointers if there are such to be given.I did only pay £65 for the dish, so it´s not like I blew away the family fortune..but I still hesitate to blow another £275 for a Gibertini 150, althoughIm sure that would boost the signal enough to keep me out of worry.Peace,/Per</blockquote>

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