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Anyone suddenly unable to receive Sky Sports 1 through the EPG???
I'm getting the horrible 'No Satellite Signal is being received' message.
No problems with Sky Sports 2 and 3.
Also if I select Sports 1 through 'Add Channels' at 12110H I can view it.
FYI Sky Sports 2 is also now on 12110 H.
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denis1501 said:
Anyone suddenly unable to receive Sky Sports 1 through the EPG???
I'm getting the horrible 'No Satellite Signal is being received' message.
No problems with Sky Sports 2 and 3.
Also if I select Sports 1 through 'Add Channels' at 12110H I can view it.
FYI Sky Sports 2 is also now on 12110 H.
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I think it may have moved to 2A North beam!!! 12148.
I hope not.....I can only receive this transponder for an hour in the evening. Please God let them keep it on 12110 as well!!
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I think it may have moved to 2A North beam!!! 12148.
I hope not.....I can only receive this transponder for an hour in the evening. Please God let them keep it on 12110 as well!!
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I'M SORRY.
SKY SPORT 1 IS NOW ON 12.148 2A NORTH BEAM.( I HAVE 3 MT FOR IT)
SEE WWW.LYNGSAT.COM
CIAO
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I'll do a check and see if it is listed as such on the meter later Denis. Yes, it is definitely on 12.148 H North Beam I'm afraid.
 
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I'll do a check and see if it is listed as such on the meter later Denis. Yes, it is definitely on 12.148 H North Beam I'm afraid.
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This is great.....now Sci-Fi is gone on the North Beam also.
I notice I'm the only one complaining about not receiving these channels...I really need to have an expert look at my dish and LNB.Can anyone recommend someone in Lazio? Someone who knows all about Astra 2A North?
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Denis

I'm surprised that you are experiencig these problem with the North Beam.

I'm located in Roma Eur and I can ensure that I manage to see Channel 4 at every hours of the day and night ( even in light rain conditions ).

For your convenience I attached a file with some information as retrieved from my grundig digibox last march.

You may also notice the striking difference between North 2A and 2B.
I asked a couple of times this forum about this difference but so far I never received an answer.

As not being an expert I cannot also explain why there is a difference in signal quality between 11778 ( EPG ) and 12168 ( C4 ) but in any case from my data you should not have any problem receiving 12.448 with a 80 cm dish.

Hoping that this may help

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ameolive said:
Denis

I'm surprised that you are experiencig these problem with the North Beam.

I'm located in Roma Eur and I can ensure that I manage to see Channel 4 at every hours of the day and night ( even in light rain conditions ).

For your convenience I attached a file with some information as retrieved from my grundig digibox last march.

You may also notice the striking difference between North 2A and 2B.
I asked a couple of times this forum about this difference but so far I never received an answer.

As not being an expert I cannot also explain why there is a difference in signal quality between 11778 ( EPG ) and 12168 ( C4 ) but in any case from my data you should not have any problem receiving 12.448 with a 80 cm dish.

Hoping that this may help

Ciao

Ameolive
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Ameolive,
Thanks for your reply.
I'm living near Sora in Frosinone province and I have a 125cm offset dish (by Fracarro) with an Invacom LNB and a Pace 2600.
My installer didn't have a clue about weaker signals on 2A north and set my system up on the strong Sky News transponder...despite me trying to explain it to him.
Tomorrow with my father in laws help I will be trying the 'Skew' solution recommended by Barney (cheers Barney for your advice) but would like to know whether in your opinion my dish may need to be adjusted....slightly or otherwise.....to receive 2A North better.
At the moment I receive a small signal on 11778 from about 11.30 in the morning and this remains constant until about 17.30 (about 15% signal, no pictures) when suddenly it starts to increase and by 18.00 I can see Granada +, Ch.4 and Sky 1 Mix. By 19.00 I can see British Eurosport trying to break through but it never quite makes it. By 20.00 Sky Sports Xtra and Sky Sports News almost come through but quickly disappear again. By 21.30 the dreaded 'No Satellite Signal is being received' message has completely returned.
Any advice appreciated.
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denis1501 said:
Ameolive,
Thanks for your reply.
I'm living near Sora in Frosinone province and I have a 125cm offset dish (by Fracarro) with an Invacom LNB and a Pace 2600.
My installer didn't have a clue about weaker signals on 2A north and set my system up on the strong Sky News transponder...despite me trying to explain it to him.
Tomorrow with my father in laws help I will be trying the 'Skew' solution recommended by Barney (cheers Barney for your advice) but would like to know whether in your opinion my dish may need to be adjusted....slightly or otherwise.....to receive 2A North better.
At the moment I receive a small signal on 11778 from about 11.30 in the morning and this remains constant until about 17.30 (about 15% signal, no pictures) when suddenly it starts to increase and by 18.00 I can see Granada +, Ch.4 and Sky 1 Mix. By 19.00 I can see British Eurosport trying to break through but it never quite makes it. By 20.00 Sky Sports Xtra and Sky Sports News almost come through but quickly disappear again. By 21.30 the dreaded 'No Satellite Signal is being received' message has completely returned.
Any advice appreciated.
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Ciao,
here in Abruzzo is the same with a 120 cm. For to get the 2a north beam i have a 3 mt dish, but in Campobasso with a 180 channel Master offset the signal is ok. My friends with a 120 cm can get C4 until 11-12 pm but he has the yours problem.
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barney said:
Ciao,
here in Abruzzo is the same with a 120 cm. For to get the 2a north beam i have a 3 mt dish, but in Campobasso with a 180 channel Master offset the signal is ok. My friends with a 120 cm can get C4 until 11-12 pm but he has the yours problem.
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Sorry,the invacom has a best performance on low band. I,with a MTI 0.6, had a best performance on high frequency .(PLus,Sport news ,C4)
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barney said:
Sorry,the invacom has a best performance on low band. I,with a MTI 0.6, had a best performance on high frequency .(PLus,Sport news ,C4)
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Well guys, if I didn't realize the significance of SKEW before, I certainly do now!
I can now see Channel 4, Granada +, Sports 1, Sports Xtra, Sports News, Sci-Fi with perfect pictures!!!!!!
Cheers Barney, you were the first one to point me in that direction.
Thanks Ameolive, you gave me hope!
I'm off now to watch Sky Sports!!
God, I love this forum!!!!!
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