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I want to know how to set up a portable satellite system?I bought a portable satellite system from LIDL to use at my caravan in Perthshire as the analogue TV reception in the area only receives 4 channels. (no channel 5).
The manufacturer of the system is Comag. I cannot find the Astra 28Deg East satellite.The only one I can find is the hotbird satellite.
I am using a satellite finder but when I try to locate Astra I get good signal quality(85%) but only 14% signal strength.
Because I receive Hotbird , I assume that that the receiver, cables and the LNB are OK?
The system has a small plastic satellite dish.Could this be the reason for the weak signal.If not could someone please advise me on what I am doing wrong Thank you.
BobH August 2009
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thats true T , but not everybody that shops in aldi / lidl , is from the uk as you know .
mick August 2009 |
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I have installed boxes from Lidl, Aldi and Maplin. They all worked with Astra 28.2 OK.
If you think about it, why on earth would Lidl, Aldi, et al sell boxes that could not receive the UK FTA channels. They would have more returns than they would now what to do with.
T August 2009 |
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thats cool T any of the satellite boxes i ever got from Lidl ect" never had astra 2, on its sat menu list . (astra 1 and hot bird , turksat, sirius 2 , ect , must get myself one of them boxes,,,,,,,
mick August 2009 |
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I'm sorry Mick but a DVB-S receiver is DVB-S receiver. They neither know nor care where a satellite is in the Sky.
To the OP, your problem is your Signal Quality. There is no way that you will get it to work that low.
Are you sure that there are no trees or other obstruction in the way of the signal when pointed at the Astra 28.2 group?
You need to get three settings right, Azimuth, Elevation and Skew. Try this site for a step by step how to. www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2007/08/01/the-perfect-satellite-dish-alignment-a-how-to-guide/
T August 2009 |
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i think that satellite system , that you got, only works on the astra 1 , at 19.2 deg, east , and not on the astra 2a/ 2d/2b . at 28.2 east , so thats why you cant find it", if you go to your menu . and look up the sat list . i dont think that you will see astra 2 on it , you can all ways get another sat box that will have the astra 2 , on it , and use the same dish , that you will get to see some bbc , itv c4 , ect" on it , and not german and french ch .
mick August 2009 |
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