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Dogsbelly · 13-04-06, 02:53 PM

The Eurobird1 is normally seen as part of the Astra2 family on 28.2 East. Using my sky receiver this is indeed the case - my fixed 43cm sky dish picks up Astra2 A,B,D & Eurobird.

With my Relook400s, scanning the sats on Astra2 [28.2e] picks up A,B & D. [Eurobird1 {28.5e} is listed as a separate satelite]

No problem - just select it to be scanned as well - well no; it shows no signal strength whatsoever.

Any ideas?

Thanks
John

BGonaSTICK · 13-04-06, 03:42 PM

Does the Relook have a satellites.xml file? You could just edit it to merge the two transponder lists together. I don't know why they list them separately. You can't get one without the other anyway. 0.3 of a degree isn't much more than the spread of the various Hotbird satellites (0.22 degrees currently).

Or maybe you could just download some pet123 settings or similar. Is there not a plugin for the Relook to build one? Maybe you could try the Dreambox version, or use an external package like DreamBoxEdit.

Have a play. What's the worst that can happen?

Dogsbelly · 13-04-06, 04:08 PM

"You can't get one without the other anyway. 0.3 of a degree is less than the spread of the various Hotbird satellites." - Well... I have done it.

Probably just the way the reciever is setup. [ Each sat requires a separately defined LNB in the software and Astra 2[28.2..] ]& Eurobird1[28.5] are separate items in the original software. I don't understand it but I am new to this stuff. Only want 'Extreme Sports' out of 144 channels anyway

BGonaSTICK · 13-04-06, 06:37 PM

Sure, the receiver will filter-out those transponders not in the list identified for each of the two satellites, but it will receive both perfectly well without moving the dish.

If you don't want to mess about with the files in the box, just add the required Eurobird transponder to the Astra 2 orbital location and scan it there instead. There won't be any overlap between transponder frequencies and polarisations between satellites physically located that closely together ('co-located').

Have you setup your Relook and PC with an FTP connection via a network cable yet? The UserID and Password are both 'relook' as default AFAIK.

Dogsbelly · 14-04-06, 02:29 PM

Hi Stick,
"Have you setup your Relook and PC with an FTP connection via a network cable yet?" - No nothing fancy yet; just playing with the reciever 'as is'.

In the end just put in Extreme sports details under 28.2e and up it popped!

Cheers
John

13-04-06, 02:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dogsbelly Technology Forums Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 59 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Missing Eurobird. The Eurobird1 is normally seen as part of the Astra2 family on 28.2 East. Using my sky receiver this is indeed the case - my fixed 43cm sky dish picks up Astra2 A,B,D & Eurobird. With my Relook400s, scanning the sats on Astra2 [28.2e] picks up A,B & D. [Eurobird1 {28.5e} is listed as a separate satelite] No problem - just select it to be scanned as well - well no; it shows no signal strength whatsoever. Any ideas? Thanks John

13-04-06, 03:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,627 Thanks: 3 Thanked 76 Times in 41 Posts	Re: Missing Eurobird. Does the Relook have a satellites.xml file? You could just edit it to merge the two transponder lists together. I don't know why they list them separately. You can't get one without the other anyway. 0.3 of a degree isn't much more than the spread of the various Hotbird satellites (0.22 degrees currently). Or maybe you could just download some pet123 settings or similar. Is there not a plugin for the Relook to build one? Maybe you could try the Dreambox version, or use an external package like DreamBoxEdit. Have a play. What's the worst that can happen? __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

13-04-06, 04:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dogsbelly Technology Forums Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 59 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Missing Eurobird. "You can't get one without the other anyway. 0.3 of a degree is less than the spread of the various Hotbird satellites." - Well... I have done it. Probably just the way the reciever is setup. [ Each sat requires a separately defined LNB in the software and Astra 2[28.2..] ]& Eurobird1[28.5] are separate items in the original software. I don't understand it but I am new to this stuff. Only want 'Extreme Sports' out of 144 channels anyway

13-04-06, 06:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,627 Thanks: 3 Thanked 76 Times in 41 Posts	Re: Missing Eurobird. Sure, the receiver will filter-out those transponders not in the list identified for each of the two satellites, but it will receive both perfectly well without moving the dish. If you don't want to mess about with the files in the box, just add the required Eurobird transponder to the Astra 2 orbital location and scan it there instead. There won't be any overlap between transponder frequencies and polarisations between satellites physically located that closely together ('co-located'). Have you setup your Relook and PC with an FTP connection via a network cable yet? The UserID and Password are both 'relook' as default AFAIK. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

14-04-06, 02:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dogsbelly Technology Forums Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 59 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Missing Eurobird. Hi Stick, "Have you setup your Relook and PC with an FTP connection via a network cable yet?" - No nothing fancy yet; just playing with the reciever 'as is'. In the end just put in Extreme sports details under 28.2e and up it popped! Cheers John


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