hairybadger
Bricoleur
- Joined
- Jul 20, 2012
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- Location
- 46.1N 6.4E
- My Satellite Setup
- see sig
- My Location
- near Geneva, Haute-Savoie, France
yes - perfect weather. Can only get worseAs I was on a roll, I tried a few tests tonight. Firstly, the SatFinder app confirms I have a perfectly unobstructed view of all satellites. I then played with the dish alignment and managed a minor improvement on signal quality - BBC HD was at 47, now it oscillates between 48-62 (readings from within MediaPortal, although it's mainly at 48). This is enough to make the difference between a very broken up image, and perfection. In my mind, this is a confirmation that I'm on the edge of a 'receivable' feed. (especially as it is perfect weather tonight). I do find it weird that the signal can vacillate so much; maybe this is just a feature of MediaPortal?
I have mine on the (back) side of the house so I can have easy access. I fiddle with the T-90 and a 1m motorized dish quite often, sometimes because I need to, sometimes to try something new Pretty ugly and my wife isn't exactly happy but she puts up with it. One of the dishes is at the edge of the garden and I've spray-painted it green so it stands out less from the road. You'd have to check that the existing mast is solid enough for your needs - a largish dish catches the wind much more than a TV aerialHairybadger - I'm considering mounting the new dish on the roof connected to a disused TV antenna (for esthetic reasons). Good or bad idea given difficult access? How often do you adjust your dish?