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Astra and UK tv channels

Anybody having problems
cbgbg
post 7.Jun.2012, 08:58 PM
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Joined: 17.Mar.2012
Is anybody having a problem receiving UK programmes such as the BBC and ITV at the moment, my picture is very distorted. All my other channels are ok. Its been like this for about a week now.
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Puffin
post 7.Jun.2012, 10:29 PM
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Location: Dalarna
Joined: 5.Apr.2006
no mine are fine

do you have a small dish that is more affected by the bad weather?
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Micardo
post 7.Jun.2012, 10:35 PM
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Joined: 22.May.2006
mine is small in cold weather !!
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Rick Methven
post 8.Jun.2012, 05:32 AM
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Location: Linköping
Joined: 30.Nov.2005
Rain and low pressure seems affect the Astra 1N reception. I find that it is BBC and chanel 4 most. ITV on HD seems better
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cbgbg
post 8.Jun.2012, 10:43 AM
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Joined: 17.Mar.2012
BBC, ITV, Channel 4 +5 is very fuzzy or no signal. All other channels are perfect. I do have a 80 cm dish and never had a problem before. It could be the bloody big tree on the otherside of the road blocking the reception. So typical as i really wanted to see the history of punk tonight
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cbgbg
post 8.Jun.2012, 01:17 PM
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Joined: 17.Mar.2012
Ive locked all the channels and have done a new search. Before the new search all the channels were fuzzy and had no signal. After the search there was no BBC etc in the new listings. I searched on 28.2E. Am i doing something wrong.
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cbgbg
post 13.Jun.2012, 04:47 PM
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Joined: 17.Mar.2012
Hi anybody,

Is there a reason why my UK channels are so bad? One minute its good and then no signal. Im in Göteborg.
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Micardo
post 13.Jun.2012, 06:58 PM
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Joined: 22.May.2006
No problems here in Tranås
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cbgbg
post 13.Jun.2012, 07:56 PM
Post #9
Joined: 17.Mar.2012
Mines buggered. Transmission breaks up all the time and i´m pissed off as i want to watch a programme at 10 pm on BBC4. I´m missing so much
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Puffin
post 13.Jun.2012, 09:31 PM
Post #10
Location: Dalarna
Joined: 5.Apr.2006
I think you probably need a bigger dish 80cm is minute - ours is 160
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Ambre
post 14.Jun.2012, 11:01 AM
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Location: Sweden
Joined: 8.Jun.2011
For the past month or so, I lost ITV2+1, Film 4 and Film 4 + 1, BBC3 and BBC4, all other channels are fine, dont know what happened, it was sudden from 1 day to the next...

Those channels had worked for several months without any problems and an OK signal but around a month ago, they just got a very very low signal and even in bright sunny day with blue sky, they are not watchable anymore...go figure
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oddsock
post 23.Jul.2012, 04:06 PM
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Joined: 19.Dec.2008
Anybody know what size dish is now needed in Skåne since the switch-over to 1N?

Would 80cm suffice? I can't really have anything bigger.
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fogelfeifer
post 24.Jul.2012, 08:03 AM
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Location: Skåne
Joined: 7.Jan.2010
East and West Skane are different requirements (so I believe) but 1.60 is minimum recommended here (East) and apparently there will be changes to satellite again in about a year, so better to go larger just in case.
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oddsock
post 24.Jul.2012, 12:35 PM
Post #14
Joined: 19.Dec.2008
Thanks for the answer.

I am on the west coast of Skåne just north of Malmö. Maybe I can ask around what people in Copenhagen are using.

But if Astra are changing satellites again in a year, maybe I'm better off sticking to a VPN for another while until the situation is clearer. And save money on the TV license as well. The dish is a dead giveaway... biggrin.gif
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Garry Jones
post 24.Jul.2012, 08:19 PM
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Joined: 20.Feb.2005
You don't even need a VPN on www.filmon.com, just click and watch.
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