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deejaypeejay · 29-11-09, 11:35 PM

hi guys i have my dish fixed on 1w at the moment and have channels. however today the weather has been pretty bad and i have had bad signal break up on most of the hbo channels and nova sports i have been getting a strength of 88 and signal quality of 50. when i switch to musiq1 and other music channel that are FTA or nat geo wild the signal shoots up to 97 and quality goes to 93. im just guessing here but im thinking my dish might be a bit misaligned i have not bein doing sat hunting very long so still new in the game and when i set it up i had the telly and box in the back yard and using the signal meters on the box to align it. its not the wind knockin it because the dish it very tight i have been out today to see if it has moved and its still the same. is there an issue with 1w at all?? when its dry outside i have no problems with any channels they all show 97/94 or 90/88.
oh for the records im in warrington north west uk and i have 80cm dish and technomate 3000d box.

thanks in advance

p.s sorry for the long post and if its confused you.

Analoguesat · 29-11-09, 11:42 PM

Bigger dish required - there are multiple transmission beams in use at 1W some of which are not particularly favourable for the UK.

Mickha · 29-11-09, 11:44 PM

Some of the channels are on different transponders, and different satellites, and so have different beams for the UK.
I would tune your satellite to one of the weaker channels, like Comedy Star, 12531 V 23340, and get gently move your dish to get the strongest signal quality you can, then test all the other channels.
Beaten to it by Analoguesat, but I'd still try and see if you can get the channels mentioned, but consider getting a bigger, or better quality dish, even if only the fracarro penta 85cm, but a 1M dish would be better.

deejaypeejay · 29-11-09, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Analoguesat

Bigger dish required - there are multiple transmission beams in use at 1W some of which are not particularly favourable for the UK.

i was thinking that analoguesat my neighbour has a 1.8m without any problems think i upgrade after xmas but for now it works kinda ok. love the films tho it ruins it when it starts breaking up.

thanks mucka!

deejaypeejay · 29-11-09, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mickha

Some of the channels are on different transponders, and different satellites, and so have different beams for the UK.
I would tune your satellite to one of the weaker channels, like Comedy Star, 12531 V 23340, and get gently move your dish to get the strongest signal quality you can, then test all the other channels.
Beaten to it by Analoguesat, but I'd still try and see if you can get the channels mentioned, but consider getting a bigger, or better quality dish, even if only the fracarro penta 85cm, but a 1M dish would be better.

comedy star?? never seen that when i first scanned or set up but i give it a go......i will get a 1m dish and see how that goes i just have to find some scaffolding poles now to permanently mount it and get it motorised for more fun and games

cheers

29-11-09, 11:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
deejaypeejay Learning everyday Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bewsey,Warrington,Cheshire,UK Posts: 40 Thanks: 9 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	help with 1w please hi guys i have my dish fixed on 1w at the moment and have channels. however today the weather has been pretty bad and i have had bad signal break up on most of the hbo channels and nova sports i have been getting a strength of 88 and signal quality of 50. when i switch to musiq1 and other music channel that are FTA or nat geo wild the signal shoots up to 97 and quality goes to 93. im just guessing here but im thinking my dish might be a bit misaligned i have not bein doing sat hunting very long so still new in the game and when i set it up i had the telly and box in the back yard and using the signal meters on the box to align it. its not the wind knockin it because the dish it very tight i have been out today to see if it has moved and its still the same. is there an issue with 1w at all?? when its dry outside i have no problems with any channels they all show 97/94 or 90/88. oh for the records im in warrington north west uk and i have 80cm dish and technomate 3000d box. thanks in advance p.s sorry for the long post and if its confused you. __________________ sky+ for now on communial feed looking forward to having my technomate set back up!!

29-11-09, 11:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,334 Times in 985 Posts	Re: help with 1w please Bigger dish required - there are multiple transmission beams in use at 1W some of which are not particularly favourable for the UK. __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

29-11-09, 11:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mickha Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,800 Thanks: 42 Thanked 1,203 Times in 850 Posts	Re: help with 1w please Some of the channels are on different transponders, and different satellites, and so have different beams for the UK. I would tune your satellite to one of the weaker channels, like Comedy Star, 12531 V 23340, and get gently move your dish to get the strongest signal quality you can, then test all the other channels. Beaten to it by Analoguesat, but I'd still try and see if you can get the channels mentioned, but consider getting a bigger, or better quality dish, even if only the fracarro penta 85cm, but a 1M dish would be better. Last edited by Mickha; 29-11-09 at 11:46 PM.