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Enemies.Closer

I have installed my satellite system at the weekend but I cannot get a signal.

I have a satellite finder with a meter and a beeper and I got the dish in a position where I got the channel listing on the Sky Box, was I close to the signal?

If I got the channel listing should I get the signal? My signal strength is around 75% but my signal qualitity is only around 25% and I have lost my channel listing??

Anyone any tips??

scotsbob

When I installed my system I didn't use a meter, just a compass and a length of string.
If your receiver was like mine then the channel listing has been programmed in. Therefore getting the listing means nothing.
The way I did it was to check my elevation first, remembering that your location will need to be added into the calculation. Then tighten the bracket bolts.
Then make sure you have the correct alignment (if the Atra/Sky satellite it is 28.2 degrees east of south.)
If you are still stuck send me a PM and I can send you a couple of web sites that will help you.

Enemies.Closer

I am using a meter and setting the dish to the same roughly as my neighbours granted that my neighbours is about 50-100 yrds away!!

I think I may be in the wrong placed altogther!!

Can you send me the web site you refer to?

dragon47

Good signal strength but poor signal quality normally means there's something disrupting the signal (like trees).

Try looking in the direction of the LNB arm at an inclination of about 30 degrees up from horizontal (if you are in the UK), and see if you can tell what's causing it. You might need to put the dish in a different place altogether.

Enemies.Closer

Got the signal last night!!

I was locked into the Hotbird satellite so I moved the dish more towards the east and bingo!!

I am now recieving all the FTA channels the only thing is E4 & E4+1 has the wee squares across it any ideas? Should I try and move the LNB Skew?

Also I live in Northern Ireland but I would like to recieve RTE Channels if I get a Sky Viewing card posted to an Ireland address would I then recieve the channels?

almillar

I thought that NI Sky customers were uniquely advantaged in that they got the RTE channels too?

dragon47

If the signal strength and/or quality are low when tuned to E4 it would be worth trying to fine tune the dish allignment or LNB skew.

RTE is Free to View but still scrambled, so you will need a card posted to an Ireland address yes.

Enemies.Closer

Thought so.

If I order a viewing card to be posted to a Ireland address will I still get BBC Northern Ireland etc. ,and all the channels I recieve now?

will-in-estoril

almillar wrote: »

I thought that NI Sky customers were uniquely advantaged in that they got the RTE channels too?

All Irish customers, North and South, are uniquely disadvantaged in that they first need to pay for a Sky subscription to be able to view their national broadcaster.

A Freesat from Sky card for a N Ireland address will not decrypt the main Irish channels.

There is no such thing as a free to view card for republic of Ireland: RTE sold out to Sky, bundling their channels up with pay TV channels: http://www.sky.com/portal/site/ireland/offers

If you want RTE by satellite and you are in the north you will have to shell out at least £17.50 a month.

Enemies.Closer

Well I will give up on the idea of getting RTE !!!

Another question I have is currently I have 1 connection operating from my Freesat from Sky but I am hoping at some stage to get 7 connections by purchasing a Octo LNB would I need to change the Dish size? The current dish is 60cm standard dish?

will-in-estoril

There are standard dishes and Sky dishes, the difference being the collar. Standard dishes have a 40mm collar, whereas Sky versions have a sprigot, which looks like a small wedge of cheese.

Your dish will be fine, but you need to choose the correct Octo LNB, Sky or standard.

The Octo LNB will weigh more than as single one, so that the dish will need to be raised slightly to compensate for the weight on the arm.

An Octo LNB will allow the connection of 8 separate standard digiboxes or 4 Sky+ receivers or a combination. I presume you either have a massive house with telly addicts or are a landlord??

See the 'satcure' website.