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08/05/2008, 9:22 CBC Joined on 23/08/2004 65 Posts 75 Re: More channels FTA this morning Hello everyone Here in deepest, darkest Hautes Pyrénées (65) these channels appear to be FTA, but our Sky box is giving the "no satellite signal" message on all of them.  Do we perhaps need a bigger dish to receive them (we have no problem with ITV, though it's the first to go in bad weather)?  Thanks in anticipation. CBC       Report

08/05/2008, 11:25 Ron Avery Joined on 29/11/2004 Aveyron 12 Posts 3,197 Re: More channels FTA this morning  CBC wrote: Hello everyone Here in deepest, darkest Hautes Pyrénées (65) these channels appear to be FTA, but our Sky box is giving the "no satellite signal" message on all of them.  Do we perhaps need a bigger dish to receive them (we have no problem with ITV, though it's the first to go in bad weather)?  Thanks in anticipation. CBC  Even weirder, I have two boxes with a dual LNB, I can get a good reception on some of the more obscure channels like True movies and Zone Romantica but as CBC, "no satellite signal being received" on the other box for the same channels....... and before anyone chimes in about being a big  softy, I like Ally Mc Beal Why not post a sensible answer, people will appreciate it more    Report

08/05/2008, 12:03 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot (46) Posts 6,782 Re: More channels FTA this morning I don't know if this is relevant, but this morning, I could not bring any of the Sky channels up and theere was a "technical problem" with them I disconnected the satellite receiver and let it reboot itself and all is well now... . Clair, a Real Virtual French Person Ma Plus Belle Histoire d'Amour    Report

08/05/2008, 13:56 Ian Joined on 05/06/2006 Nr. Buzancais, Indre Posts 85 Re: More channels FTA this morning Martin, a big "thank-you" for this. Your posting encouraged me to search for Channel 4 and its variants using co-ordinates, rather than just "Autoscan". Lo and behold, there they were - C4, More4 and the rest - my wife's favourite channels (and sadly missed they've been). She's now a happy little bunny. All I need now for the set is Channel 5.... Thanks    Report

08/05/2008, 14:22 Tim Joined on 19/03/2007 76 Haute Normandie Posts 428 Re: More channels FTA this morning There are rumours about Five coming soon - how soon I don't know. Last year, when asked, Five replied that they were already broadcasting 'in the clear' but I think their attitude has changed a little recently - so, who knows?? It will probably happen - sometime    Report

08/05/2008, 14:42 Martinwatkins Joined on 23/08/2004 W Devon/NE Perigord Posts 954 Re: More channels FTA this morning @ CBC Difficult to say,  as you will probably have worked out the ch 4 group of FTA channels are on the same satellite (2D) as ITV,  so it could just be that 10729 MHz is a gnat's crotchet below the required strength as received on your set up. If they still don't work when the sky is clear then the first thing to try is a very small adjustment to the skew of the LNB -  ie how far it's twisted round in its holder.   2D does seem to favour a slightly more than usual clockwise twist (as veiwed from the front of the dish) but having said that I got ch 4 to work on someone's set up by twisting back towards the vertical recently.   If you can't reach the dish easily,  or if that doesn't work,  I'd try borrowing someone else's box (Sky or otherwise) that DOES get ch 4 when it's at home,   and see if it works on your dish.  If not then it might be time to consider a bigger dish,  the extreme south of France is getting to the edge of 2D's footprint. @ Ian -  glad to have done something useful for you! @ Timco -  even in analogue days ch 5 were unable to grasp the distinction between FTA (which they assured me during the tests transmissions that they would be) and FTV (which is what they actually are).   So when the Spice Girls loop went so did my picture.    But I know you knew that already!    Report

08/05/2008, 19:56 Tim Joined on 19/03/2007 76 Haute Normandie Posts 428 Re: More channels FTA this morning I've read many posts on several sites where people have written to Five (some might describe these people as sad with no lives) asking when they will be going FTA and as has been said, they thought they already were. The latest rumour is sometime in the summer ( I like to be as precise as possible). My goodness, yes - the analogue days - when receiving Five , or Channel Five as it was then, was an art it itself - still is in some places. I remember thinking at the time that is was a strange game they were playing with their satellite transmissions, although I never had the problem as we were just about line of sight to the transmitting mast in Croydon. Spice girls loop? Heard about it, but never saw it. Being in Surrey I never bothered with satellite for Channel Five - my dish was normally pointing at something completely different. I expect you can find the clip on Youtube Martin and re-live the moment all over again. Tim    Report

09/05/2008, 18:16 CBC Joined on 23/08/2004 65 Posts 75 Re: More channels FTA this morning @ CBC Difficult to say,  as you will probably have worked out the ch 4 group of FTA channels are on the same satellite (2D) as ITV,  so it could just be that 10729 MHz is a gnat's crotchet below the required strength as received on your set up. If they still don't work when the sky is clear then the first thing to try is a very small adjustment to the skew of the LNB -  ie how far it's twisted round in its holder.   2D does seem to favour a slightly more than usual clockwise twist (as veiwed from the front of the dish) but having said that I got ch 4 to work on someone's set up by twisting back towards the vertical recently.   If you can't reach the dish easily,  or if that doesn't work,  I'd try borrowing someone else's box (Sky or otherwise) that DOES get ch 4 when it's at home,   and see if it works on your dish.  If not then it might be time to consider a bigger dish,  the extreme south of France is getting to the edge of 2D's footprint. ------------------------------------ Hello Martin The odd thing about this is that we have no problem at all with C4 (or Five), in fact it holds its own in bad weather:  ITV channels are the first to go, followed by BBC, but we can almost always continue watching C4 and Five ..............  Hmm! Now, as I write I've tested them again and it seems we can get E4 and More4 (not perfect reception as weather is a bit off again).  I just have to work out if there is anything I desperately want to watch on them!! Thanks for taking the time to reply. CBC    Report

09/05/2008, 19:52 Tim Joined on 19/03/2007 76 Haute Normandie Posts 428 Re: More channels FTA this morning I'm wondering whether this is a 'skew' problem again? If you can get to the dish easily, then it may be worth just tweaking the lnb at the end of the dish's arm slightly one way the the other to see if this improves anything. Some channels are more critical about this than others but I'm not aware that this affects Channel 4 and the rest. If this doesn't help then it has to be down to dish position. Tim    Report

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