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Extra Lessons in FTA:
Recently, my entire 8-LNB set-up went off-air for over one week. All I could get was No-Signal on the SRT-4922. Tried a different decoder but the results were the same! Went up the roof with the WS-6906 Digital Sat-meter and confirmed that all the channels were up-and-running on all the LNBs up to the point of filtering-in into the 8 X 1 Eurostar DiSEqC switch;
I noticed that the 6-month old DiSEqC switch was corroded at the bottom so I replaced it with a new one. Back to the house, the scan results were the same . No Signal !
So who is the culprit here? Lets inspect the 4-year old, cheap, 30 meter Jacobs RG6 cable I have been using since the beginning of FTA world on this multi-LNB setup . Well, since February 2010.
Guess what? You are right. Under that black insulation, the whole 30 meters of cable is charred / burnt / corroded ... and such similar grotesque terminologies. Unbelievable!
I guess, either the cable could not cope with the daily traffic from my demanding set-up; or an alien Bug from outer space found its way through one of the LNBs into the DiSEqC switch and caused a thunderous blast in the circuitry during one of my many blind-scanning escapades / hunting expeditions.
Next step, rushed to one of the trusted shops on Luthuli Avenue, bought a 35 meter genuine Astel RG6 cable and replaced the old cable and Bingo! . .. The system roared back to life! Even the 7East-Europe beam goodies added 2-3% quality level above the former reading!
Life Lesson learnt: Always use genuine RG6 cable and FTA paraphernalia, no matter how much it costs.
You know, that cable carries up to 18 Volts of FTA traffic / electric energy at any one time![/QOTE]
Mp please +mob.number
MBC HD at 7w tp 12188H still available. Now watching "SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE" on mbc4 hd.Fta nash what should we now do coz the mbcs have disappeared...
Boss Jacobs / abu i-man, The worst that can happen is if the MBCs are moved to another beam that is out of reach from this part of the world, using the available dish sizes!
Here is my new Chinese made 180cm (6ft) offset dish fully assembled. It is partly meshed as you can see.
Please note the attached Chinese made twin Ku-band LNB with its conical scalar.
I now get all tps on 7E including 11618 V 30000 with Nat Geo and the good music with video.
My 11618 V comes in at 65% quality on SRT 4922 and this is the lowest tp, while others reach 98% quality which seems to be the absolute maximum you can get on Strong receivers.
I will soon add more LNBs to nab SES 5 and Nilesat Group on the same dish to reduce acreage on my dish farm.
The DreamBox perhaps? But be ready to dent your wallet. It almost costs as much as a used Vitz!
Wow !! what an overwhelming reaction. You guys are really ASAS sick. You need treatment very quickly.
Sorry for the delay in replying to all queries both on forum and PM about the 180cm offset dish.
I bought mine for US$150 from a Chinese company called Sanwei via a businessman who had space in
his container. Taxes came to approximately $100 and delivery was gratis (free).
The businessman was importing wall and floor tiles plus some cheap electronics and I had asked him to ask
around from dish sellers if they know of any factory that manufactures big offset dishes.
The manufacturer is: Renqiu Sanwei Communication Equipment Co., Ltd.
You can check for more details from their site as follows: Satellte Dish 180cm Offset - Buy Satellite Dish 180cm Offset,Offset Satellite Dish,Offset Dish Antenna Product on Alibaba.com
Hi member been trying to nab MBC packages frq 11471 V 27500 11678 V 27500 on Eutelsat 8A west 8.0 by using 180cm(6ft) focus dish in dar es salaam Tanzania
That would be the worst thing that would happen right now...lets just pray....
I'm curious kungu1, why should he not foil it? That's the thing that came to mind when I saw those holes on the reflector
Fta Nash they have just added another statement on the website but I don't understand what it means :;Adjust the receiver on the moon Eutelsat
Make sure you enter the correct frequency in the absence of the emergence of channels MBC PRO SPORTS you redirect the detector dish (shower). You may need to bring a shower technicians in your area to help.what is a shower technicians....
Currently not locked on 36B at the moment, but can anyone who is locked please tell me if this channel is worth watching
I mean is it worth investing a 90cm dish for because the other channels on this position CCTV News and CCTV 9, I nab from 5 East
watching "THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN" on mbc2 sd via AZAM tv, banner says 69:29.MBC HD at 7w tp 12188H still available. Now watching "SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE" on mbc4 hd.
And yeah, there is a red banner on the upper left corner with a count down timer now at 71:50.00 and near it read the words: "mbc PRO SPORTS"
Statement from Mbc last week....
MBC group on Thursday won the rights to
broadcast Saudi Arabias Professional Football
League and King Cup matches for the next 10
years. The deal is worth 4.1 billion Saudi Riyals (around
$1.093 billion). The value of the Saudi
Professional League and the Kings Cup has
increased from 150 million Riyals to 410 million
per season. The Saudi Arabian Football Federation issued a
statement on MBC attaining the broadcast rights
following its alliance with al-Riyadiah channel. After reviewing all proposals to sell the broadcast
rights, we chose the best one presented from the
alliance between the Saudi [al-Riyadiyah] channel
and MBC group. The [agreement] is worth 4.1
Saudi billion riyals and is valid for 10 years, the
statement read. The Saudi professional football games, the
Kings Cup, the Crown Prince Cup and the Super
Cup will be broadcast on MBC channel. The
Saudi League First Division, Prince Faisal bin
Fahad Cup, the Youth League U20 and Youngster
League U17 will be broadcast on al-Riyadiyah, the statement also said, adding that Ahmad Eid, head of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation,
will sign the agreement with representatives from MBC and al-Riyadiyah on Aug. 7 in Riyadh. The financial returns will be distributed to clubs
via two different contracts. Saudi professional
football teams will attain returns from MBCs
contract while the Saudi Leagues first and
second divisions will attain returns from the Al- Riyadiyah channel. In other news, MBC hired Saudi sports commentator Jaafar al-Suleih and Emirati sports commentators Amer Abdullah and Fares Aawad to commentate on football games. It also agreed to work with reporters Abdullah al-Odayabi, Abdulrahman al-Dehaim, Badr Rafea and Riyad al-Mezher.
So is there anything that can be done to fix this....