Reception on 7.3W Nilesat

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Has anyone else noticed how very poor the reception has become this past 2 or 3 weeks on 7.3W (including 7W), espec since JSC Sports ceased brodcasting 31/12/13?
I used to get a decent signal most days after 5pm GMT on my TM5402HD M2/1.1M dish/White Sharpe LNB here in North Lincs, yet now I struggle to get even the most obscure Eastern channels any more!:Biggrin2:
 
Cheers manic, I had my dish settings checked professionally 4-6 weeks ago, so am therefore open to any suggestions on how I may improve MY reception in North Lincs mate?
Weatherwise its a beautiful day - sunny and clear blue sky, so perfect for satellite reception surely?
My satellite settings on the TM5402HD M2 are set up to my location correctly - so apart from 'physical' positioning I cant think of much more I can do - unless of course my 1.1M dish has moved a touch during the past few weeks' stormy weather here in North Lincs?

Regards
 
my signal has undoubtedly reduced down here in the far south west, i too suspect the recent storms may well have had an impact, need to get up the ladder to check it out... waiting for my working at heights certificate lol
 
Cheers manic, I had my dish settings checked professionally 4-6 weeks ago, so am therefore open to any suggestions on how I may improve MY reception in North Lincs mate?
Weatherwise its a beautiful day - sunny and clear blue sky, so perfect for satellite reception surely?
My satellite settings on the TM5402HD M2 are set up to my location correctly - so apart from 'physical' positioning I cant think of much more I can do - unless of course my 1.1M dish has moved a touch during the past few weeks' stormy weather here in North Lincs?
Regards

It's a long shot, but before jumping up on the roof, you could try (temporarily) changing motor control from USALS to DiSEqC. That way you can 'nudge' the motor either way & see if that helps your signal.
 
It's a long shot, but before jumping up on the roof, you could try (temporarily) changing motor control from USALS to DiSEqC. That way you can 'nudge' the motor either way & see if that helps your signal.

Thanks mate, hadn't realised you could do that so will try tomorrow! Least I dont need to jump up on the roof here as I have a bungalow and can get to dish with ease!! lol!!
Regards

PS: Actually I can go into settings and 'move' dish anyway mate?
 
Not to sound funny but if you had the system so called professionally checked some 4-6 weeks ago should the person performing this check have at least try and tweaked your setup for maximum performance.

There is only one way to improve reception from what you have now in a significant way and that is to install a bigger dish
 
Not to sound funny but if you had the system so called professionally checked some 4-6 weeks ago should the person performing this check have at least try and tweaked your setup for maximum performance.

There is only one way to improve reception from what you have now in a significant way and that is to install a bigger dish

Yes mate, thats exactly what I was getting at - he did ALL of that and more besides, yet I still experience reception probs!
So maybe there's something else I've missed here, since I can only report exactly what is actually happening on my system!
 
I believe it's the installer at fault.
On the other forum where you are a member, there is member with almost identical set up receiving most ok.
 
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Yes mate, thats exactly what I was getting at - he did ALL of that and more besides, yet I still experience reception probs!
So maybe there's something else I've missed here, since I can only report exactly what is actually happening on my system!

Is it a long and/or old cable run? The slightest bit of moisture in a cable can have the strangest effects- from notching out one or two random frequency bands to blocking out the signal altogether. Usual guilty situations are (1) underground, (2) cable passed through a hole drilled in the wall (3) a bad joint. All can be causes of letting in moisture.
 
Is it a long and/or old cable run? The slightest bit of moisture in a cable can have the strangest effects- from notching out one or two random frequency bands to blocking out the signal altogether. Usual guilty situations are (1) underground, (2) cable passed through a hole drilled in the wall (3) a bad joint. All can be causes of letting in moisture.

Its a longish run from 1.1M dish/LNB to box in room. at least 15M - from one end of bungalow to other end down side of wall not underground- then through wall yes (no other way to do it!) so suppose that COULD be contributing mate - but I'd need to buy some new cable then, what spec would you advise? Plus for pushing it thru hole in wall I havent really got the tools!
Least there isn't a joint!
Thanks for suggestions Trevor
 
Tape the end of the existing cable to new one and pull it through.
Run the cable through door way to start with make sure its cable issue, no use fitting properly untill you find issue.
 
Tape the end of the existing cable to new one and pull it through.
Run the cable through door way to start with make sure its cable issue, no use fitting properly untill you find issue.

Thing is I would still have to actually BUY a length of new cable first mate as I havent got any good enough at home (but to what spec do you recommend?) anyway - but I would have tried first feeding it from dish at far end outside through side lounge patio door to box in lounge anyway, so thats not a problem thanks manic!
 
Thanks @manic01, you beat me to it on both counts!

Re. cable spec- your local electrical wholesaler should be able to advise. TV-spec co-ax has a loss of about 30 ~ 31dB @2150MHz (the highest frequency you are likely to encounter in the co-ax) and that is actually OK for runs up to 50m. Sat cable losses are lower, but it does cost a bit more. Don't be tempted by offerings from B&Q, Screwfix & the like. If you don't mind waiting a couple of days, Satcure know their stuff & have everything you need.
 
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for a 15m run which is pretty average by the way you could get away with Bog standard RG6 but id you want to squeeze every last drop out of the signal then WF100 or TX100 should do the trick but on that cable run i doubt you will see the benefit if there is one it will be miniscule
 
for a 15m run which is pretty average by the way you could get away with Bog standard RG6 but id you want to squeeze every last drop out of the signal then WF100 or TX100 should do the trick but on that cable run i doubt you will see the benefit if there is one it will be miniscule

So its presumably looking like a pointless exercise guys - as cannot think of many other ways of improving my signal at 7.3W - OTHER than by buying an equally - or even MORE expensive replacement larger dish - so can only assume its a somewhat futile objective to get a better signal on an equally unpredicatably forecastable mission without a lot of extra expense for that privilege?
 
So its presumably looking like a pointless exercise guys - as cannot think of many other ways of improving my signal at 7.3W - OTHER than by buying an equally - or even MORE expensive replacement larger dish - so can only assume its a somewhat futile objective to get a better signal on an equally unpredicatably forecastable mission without a lot of extra expense for that privilege?

Wow! That is one elaborate way of saying 'feck it'!!
 
Wow! That is one elaborate way of saying 'feck it'!!

No mate, I'm probably having to accept that 7W is rapidly becoming inaccessible to me with MY set up?
What else can we try Trevor?
 
Same problem here. Most of the MBC channels are very weak (MBC1 has completely vanished) and even Fox is down to sub 50%
I'm using a 1.3m dish in W London with a TM-6800HD-Super
 
Funny thing is that I actually get signal on MBC1 HD etc plus Bein Sports SD & HD various at 'allegedly' 8W - but only after 1130pm at night into the night!!!
 
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