Comments on: Troubleshooting Satellite TV Reception Problems

By: Nadine Evans

Nadine Evans — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:27:39 +0000

Dear chaps!!!! A massive thank you!!!! we have resolved the problem with a tracker thingy! Thank you so much for all your advice!

By: satandpcguy

satandpcguy — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:59:53 +0000

No signal strength or quality is usually down to dish not aligned properly, or the LNB skew is not correct.

A simple print out (or using the wonderful dishpointer tool) on their own is not really good enough to align a dish – at least a basic sat beeper is required, along with the box and a portable tv by the dish so you can see if your adjustments make a difference. Doing it without a meter or beeper is like liiking for a needle in a haystack – a few mm off is all it can take to have no signal, or have the dish pointing to another satellite!

It can also be an issue where by (if you are not in the UK) your dish is too small to receive that particular frequency that is measured by the sky boxes signal test screen.

By: Nadine Evans

Nadine Evans — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:48:00 +0000

Hi Jon… Thanks for the answer… the usual things tried are as follows:
1. New sky box bought
2. Got power to new LNB bought, but still no signal strength showing on the Sky box
3. Tried realigning according to print out and correct coordinates
4. Cables all checked and sleeving checked
5. Power checked at dish end with voltmeter
6. Ohm meter places across LNB with no change registered

Many thanks!

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:21:17 +0000

Nadine: what “usual things” have you tried?
No signal can be down to a number of things: dish not lookign at the correct satellites, dish not aligned, LNB not aligned, LNB skew not correct, loose cable connections – all need to be checked to make sure there is a signal going to the receiver

By: Nadine Evans

Nadine Evans — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:12:59 +0000

Anybody know anything about Satellite signals to TV? We have a new Sky box, new LNB and we are not receiving any signal strength or quality!!!! Driving us mad now!!! Please help1 We have tried all the usual things

By: satandpcguy

satandpcguy — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:52:06 +0000

The Network ID and Streams indicate you are on the correct satellite.
So the issue is either the dish is not aligned perfectly, or the LNB skew (rotation) is not correct.

By: Colin

Colin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:35:58 +0000

Hi
I am having some problms setting up a new Mk4 dish to replace the Mk3 whose bracket got damaged in high winds.
I have a sat meter and the best i can get is
Netwrok ID 0002
Transport Stream 07D4
I cannot get any signal stength or quality so no network lock.
Ibought the dish and quad lnb off ebay do you think it could be faulty or am i not getting the alignment close enough.
Thanks

By: terry prosser

terry prosser — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:00:25 +0000

satandpcguy

thank you – your reply has been most helpful

By: satandpcguy

satandpcguy — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:47:03 +0000

terry: probably due to any number of other things: dish alignment is out, lnb is starting to go, water in cables, bad conenction in the cables, or receiver is going.

By: terry prosser

terry prosser — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:33:49 +0000

i live in south wales. i am frequently experiencing picture and sound disturbances on my bush satellite receiver. the picture fragments or flickers and the sound includes loud and soft cracks. this occurs for varying lengths of time from minutes to hours. occasionally the programmes are not watchable. the interference often lasts for several hours then stops and the sound and picture becomes perfect. this may occur at about the same time on several nights then the interference totally disappears. could solar storms be responsible?