bbc and itv
Mar 4th 2009 | 8:18 am
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Re: bbc and itv
just spotted this thread here....
loosing channels is down to a few things
dish needs realigning
cable connectioned need to be checkedwater in the cable - bad cable
LNB needs replacing
box is going (noticed many older grundigs failing recently)
bad weather / heavy cloud / rain
nothing to do with whether the phone line is connected or not - this does not affect the reception of free tv channels on a sky box
get an installer out and have it checked out - it may have been blown out of alignment with the winds we have had - i am still getting calls from people who did not know about the storms as they have been in the UK!
loosing channels is down to a few things
dish needs realigning
cable connectioned need to be checkedwater in the cable - bad cable
LNB needs replacing
box is going (noticed many older grundigs failing recently)
bad weather / heavy cloud / rain
nothing to do with whether the phone line is connected or not - this does not affect the reception of free tv channels on a sky box
get an installer out and have it checked out - it may have been blown out of alignment with the winds we have had - i am still getting calls from people who did not know about the storms as they have been in the UK!
Hi sat and pc guy
thanks for your reply,
we are guessing it cant be the lnb as the whole thing is about 2 months old...
also, some of the channels are fine, so i guess that means it wouldnt be the alignment?
and
we had the most horrific high winds a while back and everything was fine for weeks after, this only started happening the other day when it was really sunny...!
so i guess that leaves the box or the cable? is there anything we can do ourselves to find out? we dont wanna call anyone just yet cause everything seems to cost about £1M round here
OH AND it seems to happen randomly- sometimes its fine, then it goes wrong and with random channels, and not all at the same time
thanks v much again!!
Mar 4th 2009 | 8:30 am
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Re: bbc and itv
some channels are transmitted from strong signal satellites....
bbc itv are transmitted from a very signal specif / weak for spain satellite...and require exacting alignment
as do the 30 or so channels that are on the North beams - like Sky3, Hallmark, SkySportsNews Eurosport2 and the Sky Movie channels.
Check the LNB and metal feedhorn (thats attached to the LNB) for any NASTIES that may be lurking inside (be careful when doing this - do not prod into the LNB, but if there is something in there try and get it out with someting soft and NON METALLIC)
if it just happens to be one the same channels, and these are the weaker BBC ITV C4 E4 channels then it will be someting i mentioned in my first post.
Mar 4th 2009 | 8:35 am
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Re: bbc and itv
no necessarily...
some channels are transmitted from strong signal satellites....
bbc itv are transmitted from a very signal specif / weak for spain satellite...and require exacting alignment
as do the 30 or so channels that are on the North beams - like Sky3, Hallmark, SkySportsNews Eurosport2 and the Sky Movie channels.
Check the LNB and metal feedhorn (thats attached to the LNB) for any NASTIES that may be lurking inside (be careful when doing this - do not prod into the LNB, but if there is something in there try and get it out with someting soft and NON METALLIC)
go along the cable and see if the cable is damage, or if the installers used two peices of cable and joined them together and check the connection - water in the cable or conenction can cause major signall loss and possible LNB and dodybox problems.
if it is on random channels and random times then some NASTIE will be in the LNB...i get this when people call me up an say they loose FIVE on a 1.8m dish...impossible unless there is something in the LNB blocking the signal.
if it just happens to be one the same channels, and these are the weaker BBC ITV C4 E4 channels then it will be someting i mentioned in my first post.
some channels are transmitted from strong signal satellites....
bbc itv are transmitted from a very signal specif / weak for spain satellite...and require exacting alignment
as do the 30 or so channels that are on the North beams - like Sky3, Hallmark, SkySportsNews Eurosport2 and the Sky Movie channels.
Check the LNB and metal feedhorn (thats attached to the LNB) for any NASTIES that may be lurking inside (be careful when doing this - do not prod into the LNB, but if there is something in there try and get it out with someting soft and NON METALLIC)
go along the cable and see if the cable is damage, or if the installers used two peices of cable and joined them together and check the connection - water in the cable or conenction can cause major signall loss and possible LNB and dodybox problems.
if it is on random channels and random times then some NASTIE will be in the LNB...i get this when people call me up an say they loose FIVE on a 1.8m dish...impossible unless there is something in the LNB blocking the signal.
if it just happens to be one the same channels, and these are the weaker BBC ITV C4 E4 channels then it will be someting i mentioned in my first post.
thanks v v v much for your help, i will send mr FB to the roof tomorrow to find the nasties (i dont like the sound of this lol).
Mar 4th 2009 | 5:53 pm
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Mar 4th 2009 | 11:11 pm
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Mar 8th 2009 | 7:14 am
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Re: bbc and itv
dare i ask....
did mr featherbum have a good poke and did it solve the problem?
i can answer satellite questions as well as personal questions also!
did mr featherbum have a good poke and did it solve the problem?
i can answer satellite questions as well as personal questions also!
Mar 8th 2009 | 8:57 pm
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Re: bbc and itv
not yet as its been raining all weekend so i didnt want him climbing up the roof, but looks like its gonna stop now
so he will go up there and i will let you know, as its still happening... but less, this is all v odd!!!xxx
Mar 13th 2009 | 7:33 am
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Re: bbc and itv
after losing all my channels and missing essential tv viewing last night (i'd better not say what that is so i dont get picked on
) we managed to fix it today thanks to sat and pc guys website
turns out our sky box was blocked, but all was good after finding a step by step guide in his website - sat and pc guy you are my new hero
thanks to you we can catch up on all my trashy tv this weekend, much to mr fb's delight
) we managed to fix it today thanks to sat and pc guys website turns out our sky box was blocked, but all was good after finding a step by step guide in his website - sat and pc guy you are my new hero
thanks to you we can catch up on all my trashy tv this weekend, much to mr fb's delight
Mar 13th 2009 | 7:58 am
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Mar 14th 2009 | 1:33 am
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