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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Daly" data-source="post: 1099383" data-attributes="member: 402465">Thanks for that Moonbase.I'm using a 1.2mt dish &amp; the comparisons I took using the two TM receivers I have &amp; the SX88+ were all taken from the same satellites.The disappointment for me was that the two older TM receivers constantly brought in the transponders / channels that were available while the Sx88+ missed transponders / channels that were clearly there to be seen. Once I entered the transponder information or in some cases edited transponder information the SX88+ brought them in no problem. There were of course transponders that none of the receivers could read because of their low symbol rates. I wasn't to worried about spurious signals brought in from nearby satellites as these are easily discounted with reference to the satellite charts available.As I said previously I got the SX88+ as a modern replacement for moving the dish &amp; not for its blind scan ability. Its just a pity that the SX88+ blind scan doesn't function correctly. It may be down to the firmware which can be improved over time with regard to the mechanical limitations of the receiver itself of course.I was intrigued to learn that the SF8008 was capable of going down to a very low symbol rate &amp; was just wondering if its blind scan function was very near to perfect or just average.I understand of course that its an Enigma2 firmware receiver &amp; very different to the SX88+ in that respect.Tony.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tony Daly, post: 1099383, member: 402465"] Thanks for that Moonbase. I'm using a 1.2mt dish & the comparisons I took using the two TM receivers I have & the SX88+ were all taken from the same satellites. The disappointment for me was that the two older TM receivers constantly brought in the transponders / channels that were available while the Sx88+ missed transponders / channels that were clearly there to be seen. Once I entered the transponder information or in some cases edited transponder information the SX88+ brought them in no problem. There were of course transponders that none of the receivers could read because of their low symbol rates. I wasn't to worried about spurious signals brought in from nearby satellites as these are easily discounted with reference to the satellite charts available. As I said previously I got the SX88+ as a modern replacement for moving the dish & not for its blind scan ability. Its just a pity that the SX88+ blind scan doesn't function correctly. It may be down to the firmware which can be improved over time with regard to the mechanical limitations of the receiver itself of course. I was intrigued to learn that the SF8008 was capable of going down to a very low symbol rate & was just wondering if its blind scan function was very near to perfect or just average. I understand of course that its an Enigma2 firmware receiver & very different to the SX88+ in that respect. Tony. [/QUOTE]

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