xerxes
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I've got a problem trying to pick up digital FTA German channels from Astra 1 with a 2 LNB multi-feed system. The problem is: I can't seem to do it.
I've got a 100 cm Gibertini dish, pointing pretty accurately at Astra 2, with an Invacom Twin to make sure I can get reasonable Astra 2D reception.
Up until last week I was using a 2nd LNB (an MTI universal twin) on the same dish to pick up the analog FTA German channels from Astra 1, with pretty good reception. Last week I replaced my analog receiver with a Technotrend TT-Micro 320 digital receiver (from Amazon). I've now run its autoscan feature several times, and can pick up a total of 201 stations, including BBC World and Sky News, but only very few German stations - only Das Erste, Arte, and Phoenix, actually.
I assumed that perhaps I needed a more sensitive LNB and should take more care positioning it. So I bought another Invacom Twin to replace the MTI, and spent the whole of the afternoon up a ladder in the cold doing what I could to make sure I was getting the best signal from Astra 1. But this made absolutely no difference - I'm still getting exactly the same 201 stations, and absolutely no sign of ZDF, RTL, SAT-1 etc.
I had been auto-scanning only for FTA stations only. Tried auto-scanning for "All", to include encoded stations, and located several Premiere (ie German Pay TV) stations, but still absolutely no sign of ZDF, RTL etc.
I don't want to replace the dish with something bigger. I also don't want to install a 2nd dish to point directly at Astra 1. So has anybody got any other suggestions how I could get my missing German stations? Or will I have to give up living the digital dream (with Astra 1), and return to boring old analog?
ROLFW: should you be reading this, I'd like to thank you for your encouragement and help back in 2003 when I was originally setting up my system. Your advice then was extremely helpful, and very much appreciated.
I've got a 100 cm Gibertini dish, pointing pretty accurately at Astra 2, with an Invacom Twin to make sure I can get reasonable Astra 2D reception.
Up until last week I was using a 2nd LNB (an MTI universal twin) on the same dish to pick up the analog FTA German channels from Astra 1, with pretty good reception. Last week I replaced my analog receiver with a Technotrend TT-Micro 320 digital receiver (from Amazon). I've now run its autoscan feature several times, and can pick up a total of 201 stations, including BBC World and Sky News, but only very few German stations - only Das Erste, Arte, and Phoenix, actually.
I assumed that perhaps I needed a more sensitive LNB and should take more care positioning it. So I bought another Invacom Twin to replace the MTI, and spent the whole of the afternoon up a ladder in the cold doing what I could to make sure I was getting the best signal from Astra 1. But this made absolutely no difference - I'm still getting exactly the same 201 stations, and absolutely no sign of ZDF, RTL, SAT-1 etc.
I had been auto-scanning only for FTA stations only. Tried auto-scanning for "All", to include encoded stations, and located several Premiere (ie German Pay TV) stations, but still absolutely no sign of ZDF, RTL etc.
I don't want to replace the dish with something bigger. I also don't want to install a 2nd dish to point directly at Astra 1. So has anybody got any other suggestions how I could get my missing German stations? Or will I have to give up living the digital dream (with Astra 1), and return to boring old analog?
ROLFW: should you be reading this, I'd like to thank you for your encouragement and help back in 2003 when I was originally setting up my system. Your advice then was extremely helpful, and very much appreciated.