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Comment on Non Freesat Channels…get more channels from your Freesat Box by satandpcguy

satandpcguy — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:58:51 +0000

john pugh: that good to hear. yes a t connection is not a good idea, as the reciever connected will both be fighting for use of the LNB. If the receivers are looking at different frequencies or polarisation, then channels will be not be available.

Comment on Non Freesat Channels…get more channels from your Freesat Box by john pugh

john pugh — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:00:39 +0000

Hi satandpcguy I had a look at my connections , I have a t-piece from my wall socket 1to a humax in the living room, and the other to the bush box in the bedroom. I know I can’t run both together, so I only use one at a time. I disconnected the humax, and the bush works ok. I can’t have two cables from the dish as I live in a block of flats with a communal dish. Many thanks for the advice

Comment on Non Freesat Channels…get more channels from your Freesat Box by satandpcguy

satandpcguy — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:19:14 +0000

john pugh: C4 is on freq 10714 H 22 5/6.
This will be the same frequency used during the Freesat scan.

So is C4 on 104 the only channel you are missing – as that would be very strange? Are you also missing BBC2 England on 102 – as thta is on a similar frequency to C4 – and so if C4 is missing then BBC2 England will also be missing

Comment on Non Freesat Channels…get more channels from your Freesat Box by john pugh

john pugh — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:44:57 +0000

thanks satandpcguy for quick reply I have tried a first time install but no luck, had the box a couple of years no problem so cant understand why this has happened.
can I do a manual tune for 4? if so what frequency do i use?

Comment on Non Freesat Channels…get more channels from your Freesat Box by satandpcguy

satandpcguy — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:13:19 +0000

john pugh: the channel fives changed frequency back in December, and recently that last remaining region of Five moved from Astra 2d to the same frequency as the other fives – as mentioned http://www.uksatellitehelp.co.uk/2012/01/22/some-recent-channel-five-frequency-changes/
So you will have had to rescan to get Five back on 105 under its new frequency.

Channel 4 should be on 104 – or S4C on 104 if you use a welsh postcode.

110 is BBC Alba – this moved frequencies about October I think.

If channel are missing, then I suggest a Freesat rescan…as that will seach for all the channels that are on the Freesat channel list for the postcode you have entered.

Comment on Non Freesat Channels…get more channels from your Freesat Box by satandpcguy

satandpcguy — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:07:53 +0000

steve: the channel numbers on non freesat mode are in the order that the channels were found – in the order of the transponder / frequencies that were scanned. The channel numbers in nonfreesat mode are not set in stone, and may / will differ for different people.

Comment on Non Freesat Channels…get more channels from your Freesat Box by john pugh

john pugh — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:52:42 +0000

I have a bush freesat sd which I use in my bedroom and caravan.this week I couldnt
get any of the 5 channels in my caravan,I brought it home,re-tuned it and got the 5s
but cant get channel 4 or the welsh (I think) channel 110, whats gone wrong?

Comment 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!

Comment on Troubleshooting Satellite TV Reception Problems 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.

Comment on Troubleshooting Satellite TV Reception Problems 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!