I am living in Mallorca and have a pile of 2nd-hand equipment for getting satellite TV. I have an Amstrad DRX400 Sky digi-box with viewing card, a Pace MSS100 box and 2 dishes with LNBs.
I have spent hrs on the roof (fortunately flat) with compass etc, trying to get a signal but the signal meter on the Anstrad shows 0 for strength and quality no matter what. Have no remote for the Pace but using it with the dish it originally belong to (and worked with 3 weeks ago) I still cant find anything. The dish is still on its vertical mount and came from 3km down the road so I know the elevation is corrct but i cannot get a picture of any description.
2nd dish is an oval (off-set?) Via-Digital with its original LNB. With this and the Amstrad I found Hotbird satellite for 5 mins. I know I need the Astra 2 group but cant find it and have no guide.
I have searched the island for a satfinder but no luck. Would have to spend a pile ordering overseas and trying to save cash hence 2ndhand kit
2007-01-20 03:01:52 · 1 answers · asked by Paul H 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
Not all of the transponders/satellites are receivable in Mallorca (without a large dish anyway). Astra 2D is not, Eurobird 1 IS but it's significantly weaker in Mallorca than in the UK, half of Astra 2A/2B are good and the other half (the north beam) would probably require a larger dish. Look at this link and you can see what channels are on what satellite, using what beam. Clicking on the different beams in the list will give you a footprint map. You need to click on the "P" icon to see channels inside a Sky Digital package.
http://www.lyngsat.com/28east.html
Make sure when you go pointing again that the box is looking for a satellite/transponder that is good and strong in Mallorca.
2007-01-22 08:57:48 · answer #1 · answered by Geoff S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋