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Give it another try today. Found another sat, with a lot of transponders, but only two were lockable: 11563 SR 13998 11625 SR 5425 There were also bumps on spectrum analyzer around 11080, 11130, but receiver can not have lock. [edit] Found, this is Intelsat 15 @ 85.2E, just lyngsat has no...

As far as I know, linear increase of dish size does not linearly increases the gain. For example, difference between 60cm and 120cm dish gain is more, then 120cm vs 240cm. As dish size goes higher, effective illumination area decreases.

It will destroy, and I've already killed several of them, if temperature is rapidly decreased/increased (I've poured liquid nitrogen, and after opening dead lnb, found all parts unsoldered). This system has quite large intertia, so it cools down/warms up gradually. The another problem is that...

Thanks. I know that LNB cooling is not the best way, but I would disagree that it is more expensive than larger dish. Now I have 1.5 meter primefocus dish. If upgrading, should get at least 2.4 meter one. For the 2.4 meter one, I have the following choices: 1. Prodelin 1251, 1700...

Hello everyone, long time no post here :) Since I can't get any dish larger than 1.5 meters for reasonable price, I decided to squeeze out maximum from my system, and built a cryogenic LNB cooling system. It consists of series of peltier modules and brings LNB main body temperature to whopping...

We're receiving several transponders from Astra 2B North beam on 1.5 meter primefocus. As others say (I haven't seen by myself) on 2.4 meter north beam comes almost complete and several transponders from south beam also do appear. Reception is year time dependent, worst is august-september, and...

Even diseqcs/cable joiners steal your signal. For example, 1M european beam is OK (sometimes pixelates, but overall is ok), if I've hooked receiver directly to LNB via short, 1 meter cable. But when I just plug it into 10 meter cable+diseqc, I can't lock signal any more.

Here, in Tbilisi (East Georgia), so called "european beam" of 3B is OK on 60cm dish, but fades quickly in rain (very interesting comparison, say we have 7dbi signal power on both 1M wide beam and 3B europe beam, each are on separate 60cm dishes. Rain started... 1M will hold up quite well, but 3B...

No, strength increase is not such strong. For example, on my 1.5m offset dish, 1M wide beam transponders have 15db signal strength, but certain 1M europe beam transponders were 1-2db and unlockable, and now, they are 5db and lockable. Previously, 12640 and some others were listed as 1H on...

Thanks, I already have report from Lithuania - signal is same there, so I don't think Helsniki will notice any change. Too bad my Dvbdream trial expired, so I can't further log signal changes across the timeline. Maybe there is some freeware alternative?

seems like no one cares :) strength went even further recently.

Or this is just local fluctuation, due to clear winter weather? Some transponders of Astra 1M europe beam are unusually strong today, for example 12285 V, is so strong, that I was able to lock it and scan channels even on 1.2m dish ! Previously, even on 1.6m dish I only get peak on spectrum...

A lot of proxy servers do keep logs. So police can go and ask them for these logs.

There's SUN KTV package @ 9E, I think it is receivable in Aberdeen ?

I was on a business trip to India couple of months ago. I was able to get Tata Sky package activated w/o actual instalation and local citizenship, by just bribing sales clerk - it cost me 1000 rupees (around 10 pounds maybe?) :)