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Subject: Re: FTA Cards and Reception

Author:
Bobben

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Date Posted: 02:12:46 12/22/03 Mon
In reply to: Simon 's message, "FTA Cards and Reception" on 17:42:51 12/21/03 Sun

>Hello All
>Has anybody else noticed improved reception with the
>new Solus cards?? Seems like a dopey question I know,
>but I've been using the new card for about 2 months
>now and where previously the ITV channel was awful
>(even though the Beeb was fine) and everything was
>dependant on the weather, the reception has been
>great, can't remember it breaking up once. I didn't
>twiddle anything at all, just stuck the new card
>in.... It worked perfectly within seconds and hasn't
>stopped since. Could it be that the new card allows
>better reception- can hardly believe that! But then
>why is reception so much better?? Anyone else had any
>similar experiences or have any input?? BTW looked at
>signal strength and quality and it's about the same as
>it ever was using the Panasonic 30- ie: 90% & 70-80 %
>

Smartcard has nothing to do with signal quality.

There are several possibilities:
-Colder outside (LNB noise decreases and the L.O. could
be more ideal,should be excactly 9750.00MHz)
-Signal from 2D varies during the day and could now have
its minimum at a different time of day(i.e. when you
sleep..).
-A satellite manouvre(routine) could also
slightly have moved the footprint making with the result
that you are not as close to a null point/zone from the
transmission antenna in the satellite.

I think the time when the Astra 2D signal is at its lowest have changed- at least I was able to receive 2D later in the evening than I was before (in clear sky 0deg. Celcius).

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: FTA Cards and Reception	Simon	06:56:49 12/23/03 Tue
Re: FTA Cards and Reception -- pmh, 09:09:00 12/23/03 Tue Re: FTA Cards and Reception -- Bobben, 10:54:14 12/28/03 Sun