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Antenna power overload detected

ellectrastar

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28 February 2020 at 9:39PM in TV MoneySaving

I have a couple of Freesat boxes that have worked fine until yesterday afternoon when it popped up a message saying “antenna power overload detected”. Each box connects to the dish via a separate cable which made me think it was possibly the dish at fault? Wondering if buying a new dish would sort it? Has anyone come across this before?

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Mister_G Posts: 1,945 Forumite

29 February 2020 at 3:20PM

No, but it sounds like a LNB fault. Could well be water got into it with the recent storms. You won't need to replace the dish, just the LNB.

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chib Posts: 537 Forumite

29 February 2020 at 4:29PM

Did each of the Freesat boxes have the same issue? A new LNB as Mister_G should sort it, pretty cheap and easily fitted if you have access.

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ellectrastar Posts: 188 Forumite

1 March 2020 at 2:43PM

Thank you! This was my thinking too so replaced the LNB and all’s well

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