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Subject: Re: TU DSB in Stockholm Sweden

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Iain

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Date Posted: 08:01:25 11/16/03 Sun
In reply to: Erik of Sweden 's message, "TU DSB in Stockholm Sweden" on 07:59:13 11/13/03 Thu

>Hi Forum,
>
>Not to familiar with sat setups but do miss my sky in
>britain. Bought a TU DSB30 (EBAY) and have a Macab 90
>cm elliptical with a macab lnb .07dB . I have played
>with this for three hours and cannot pick up anything.
>I receive signal strength 75 to 80%,signal quality all
>over the place from none to 80% put it fluctuates back
>and fourth, the "lock indicator" always states ok
>whenever I have the lnb connected. A matter of fact
>the Signal strength goes up to at least 40 to 50%
>whenever the lnb is connected even when not mounted on
>the dish.... Any ideas of what I can do?? My fingers
>are pretty cold out there in the Stockholm darkness.
>
>
>Thanks
>Erik

Check that the cable is properly wired in the F-connector (the connector which screws onto the LNB). I just fixed my system at the week-end and got the exact symptoms you described at first. The cable wasn't in properly.

With a 90 cm you should get sky easily in stockholm if know roughly where the satellite is.

2d may be a bit more difficult with a 90 but finding the others is dead easy. No meters required just a little patience. Max 5 minutes if you can see a tv while you do it.

With a 120 it took me about 3 mins including the 2d channels. Without any instruments other than the signal meter from the digibox.

A 0.6 lnb is good enough (mti at8 ) Most reports indicate you don't gain anything by going to 0.3(invacom) and it may even be worse.

Use good quality cable (KTV 1.0/4.8)from satellite specialists not the ordinary coax from the usual onoff, expert etc.

/Iain

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