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<blockquote data-quote="caseyjay" data-source="post: 582145" data-attributes="member: 313559">I am in France and have had Canalsat on Astra 19.2E no problem, had an analogue box pointed at AB3 and just recently installed an Orange box pointed at Hotbird – all work ok so it seems I am doing something right.But I’ve just bought a Pinnacle PCTV Sat Pro PCI card for my HTPC and am having major trouble getting a dish aligned properly.&nbsp; All the software I’ve tried (Pinnacle PCTV, DVBDream and ProgDV<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /> expect you to already be pointing correctly at a dish, then run a scan for channels.&nbsp; I cannot see a real-time level meter in these programs (best I get it 58% signal, but 0% quality).&nbsp; I tried FastSatFinder and it comes up 0 for Signal and Quality no matter where I point the dish (did register a lot of noise on both for any TP below 11700Mhz though?)I’m trying to get FTA from Astra 2 – with one dish now aligned at 5W, I have a pretty good idea where 28.2E is for the other one (used dishpointer for alignment).&nbsp; Just bought a new dish and LNB and swapped the cable for one I know works.&nbsp;&nbsp; Tested the TV card with the other dish and picked up a few channels so in principle all the kit works.Am considering buying a Humax HD box at some point but wanted to ensure I could pick up something first.Any ideas appreciated..</blockquote>

[QUOTE="caseyjay, post: 582145, member: 313559"] I am in France and have had Canalsat on Astra 19.2E no problem, had an analogue box pointed at AB3 and just recently installed an Orange box pointed at Hotbird – all work ok so it seems I am doing something right. But I’ve just bought a Pinnacle PCTV Sat Pro PCI card for my HTPC and am having major trouble getting a dish aligned properly. All the software I’ve tried (Pinnacle PCTV, DVBDream and ProgDVB) expect you to already be pointing correctly at a dish, then run a scan for channels. I cannot see a real-time level meter in these programs (best I get it 58% signal, but 0% quality). I tried FastSatFinder and it comes up 0 for Signal and Quality no matter where I point the dish (did register a lot of noise on both for any TP below 11700Mhz though?) I’m trying to get FTA from Astra 2 – with one dish now aligned at 5W, I have a pretty good idea where 28.2E is for the other one (used dishpointer for alignment). Just bought a new dish and LNB and swapped the cable for one I know works. Tested the TV card with the other dish and picked up a few channels so in principle all the kit works. Am considering buying a Humax HD box at some point but wanted to ensure I could pick up something first. Any ideas appreciated.. [/QUOTE]

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