Hi all,
Heres an update on my setup......
Thought i'd have a go at tweaking the LNB as i'd not touched that since i put the dish together - i started by connecting up my sat meter and strangely enough when the signal improved on the meter, the picture quality reduced or disappeared alltogether when i checked on the tv. So i removed the meter and using my mobile (hands free) got someone to watch the screen while i tweaked the LNB. Managed to peak the signal by adjusting the 'skew' and also moving the LNB nearer to the dish so my quality readings have improved significantly from what I had before.
33E MAP TV STRENGTH 97 QUALITY 71 now 79
26E AL MANAR 97 50 now 66
23.5 TV NOORD 97 80 now 91
21.5 YEMEN TODAY 97 57 now 74
16E TVR NEWS 97 61 now 87
13E BLOOMBERG 97 81 now 91
10E MGM CHANNEL 97 80 now 86
10E PENTAGON 97 67 now 74
9E CCTV DOCUMENTARY 97 77 now 91
7E TRT ANADOLU 97 89 now 95
7E TRT TURK 97 68 now 77
4.8E RADA 97 88 now 96
4.8 1st BALTIC MUSIC 97 52 now 71
3.1E TV EUROPE 97 76 now 80
5W FRANCE O 97 55 now 90
7.3W QATAR TV 97 47 now 53
8W NRT 97 85 now 87
11W RETECAPRI 97 71 now 76
12.5 BETHEL 97 74 now 88
Really pleased with that now - all the effort and countless trips up the ladder have been worth it !
Next job is to get my head round the 'recording' function - dont think this is going to be as straightforward as using the Sky+ box.......
Cheers for all the help so far guys