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<blockquote data-quote="Captain Jack" data-source="post: 810049" data-attributes="member: 243342">Right, the new Black Pro LNB is installed and this is much more like it. Comparing signals on my Uno from the same channels on my 1.2m Channel Master dish I can report that.... I don't know. It seems to perform better on some satellites (5E and 7W - between 2% and 4% SNR increase) but on some like 1W, I am a few percentage points SNR points down like on Canal+ First HD. Cannot get more than 68% there whereas I used to get around 74% on the Channel Master. I am in a slightly different location - further south but only around 30 miles as the crow flies.Stored most popular locations between 37.5W (9.4dB on Dove Vision) and 42E. I can see 45E but most TPs read around 3dB on F15 so is not lockable due to trees. Cannot see anything beyond that.SES-5 is STILL not lockable <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/sad.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Sad&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" data-shortname=":(" /> Quality keeps jumping up to 4dB but no lock. I guess that's to do with DVB-S2 8PSK modulation. Astra 4A HD channels are between 11.5dB and 13dB. SD chans on the Nordic beam are even higher.12245H Sub-Saharan beam on 36E is 6.4dB - no others on that beam lock but some are spiking.Good signal on MBC channels on 7W - 7.4dB. Same channels on Badr-4 fluctuate between 9db and 11db(!) No idea why - I guess maybe because of interference from strong 28E.So, looks OK but no miracles just yet. I think the dish is aligned pretty well but maybe a few more tweaks are required.Amos 4W - no Xtra TV channels. A brief flicker of quality but nowhere near a lockable threshold.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Captain Jack, post: 810049, member: 243342"] Right, the new Black Pro LNB is installed and this is much more like it. Comparing signals on my Uno from the same channels on my 1.2m Channel Master dish I can report that.... I don't know. It seems to perform better on some satellites (5E and 7W - between 2% and 4% SNR increase) but on some like 1W, I am a few percentage points SNR points down like on Canal+ First HD. Cannot get more than 68% there whereas I used to get around 74% on the Channel Master. I am in a slightly different location - further south but only around 30 miles as the crow flies. Stored most popular locations between 37.5W (9.4dB on Dove Vision) and 42E. I can see 45E but most TPs read around 3dB on F15 so is not lockable due to trees. Cannot see anything beyond that. SES-5 is STILL not lockable :( Quality keeps jumping up to 4dB but no lock. I guess that's to do with DVB-S2 8PSK modulation. Astra 4A HD channels are between 11.5dB and 13dB. SD chans on the Nordic beam are even higher. 12245H Sub-Saharan beam on 36E is 6.4dB - no others on that beam lock but some are spiking. Good signal on MBC channels on 7W - 7.4dB. Same channels on Badr-4 fluctuate between 9db and 11db(!) No idea why - I guess maybe because of interference from strong 28E. So, looks OK but no miracles just yet. I think the dish is aligned pretty well but maybe a few more tweaks are required. Amos 4W - no Xtra TV channels. A brief flicker of quality but nowhere near a lockable threshold. [/QUOTE]

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