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Last updated: December 15th 2004 |
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| Arboga 160km W of Stockholm |
| Panasonic TU-DSB 30 |
| 1.0m Macab dish |
| LNB 0.7db which does a bad job |
| Posted 31-05-03 |
| Excellent 2D 24/7 except during rain or worse, no 2d on V transponders. Hope to replace with 1.2metre dish eventually and killer lnb. |
| R.E. |
| Bjorklinge - 85 Km north of Stockholm |
| Nokia 9902 |
| 1.8m “FUBA”, old symmetrical fibreglass antenna |
| LNB MTI Blueline AP8 T2 |
| Posted 24-08-04 |
| I am successfully receiving horizontal channels of Astra 2D in Bjorklinge, 85 Km north of Stockholm. Perfect quality also in rainy weather, vertical channels can be received from time to time. |
| Signal strength estimated to approx. 50% (no proper indicator on this receiver). |
| At first I tried with a “left over” Nokia LNB, without any detail figures I can confirm that the improvement with the MTI was great. Before the change the receiver did not find any vertical channels at all. As the antenna is missing the feedhorn I am using this kind of LNB with built in feedhorn that are meant for modern offset antennas. It would be interesting to try with the “proper” parts. Maybe this will be tested in future. |
| Jan Oman |
| Borlänge WNW of Stockholm |
| Panasonic TU-DSB 30 |
| 1.2m Channel Master dish |
| LNB Blue line AP8-T2 |
| Posted 01-09-03 |
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spending 4 hours on a ladder I finally put up my 1,2m Channel Master
dish near Borlänge (200 km WNW of Stockholm). The receiver is a Panasonic TU-DSB30. Where I with a 1m dish could get horizontal transponders of 2D unless it rained to much, they are now in clear 24/7. I can now also get the vertical transponders. ITV2 is a little bit weaker than the other vertical transponders, so I have even in good weather, pixilation here. The other vertical transponders are fine. Don't spend a lot of money on a 0.3dB LNB, the Invacom did not get any vertical transponders. The Blueline AP8-T2 gave a better result. |
| Puffin |
| Emmaboda - In the South East |
| Humax 8100 pvr |
| 90 cm offset steel no name dish with SG-2100 motor |
| Interstar 0.3 db lnb |
| 17 meters of KTV 0.7/4.8 |
| Posted 14-01-04 |
| I live in
a small town called Emmaboda in the south east of Sweden lat 56.633
long 15.533 I must say I was very surprised when I did a manual search on my Humax Saturday 10 January and received all the BBC channels loud and clear since I only have a 90 cm offset dish and the sky was all cloudy and temperature -2 C.I received the horizontal channels with more than 50% pic-quality and only had some pixelisation on the weakest channels( BBC London etc.) a couple of hours that day. In the evening it was good too. Vertical transponders seem to be dead for me. Haven't been testing in good weather yet but I will later. I knew the satellite was leaking to other parts of Sweden but to this part of the country I didn't know because I have read about people in the south trying with very big dishes without any luck! Planning on an update of my system because I have been testing in rain, snow and fog too the last couple of days and I have no "weather reserve "(pixelisation starting under 50% pic-quality). Don't know if the Invacom 0.3 db is any better than the Interstar but maybe anyone else have compared them but certainly the Interstar is not a bad lnb. |
| Johan |
| Genarp - 30 km East of Copenhagen |
| Nokia 9802S |
| LNB: Nokia Universal (2624 5587-01) |
| 90 x 80 cm Amstrad dish |
| Posted 01-08-03 |
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Reception: Astra 2A, 2B (Radio 4 FM now,
hurrah) no problem.
Astra 2D; enough to allow the receiver to lock on and save channels
on 10,773 H (transponder 45) and 10,803 D (transponder 47) when tuned
manually. But no picture, sound, or channel information. Also, the
Nokia 9802S will not find those channels automatically on "channel update". Anyone trying to get 2D from Malmö, Lund, Trelleborg, Copenhagen or the vicinity please contact me, perhaps we can probably compare notes to determine required dish sizes. Official footprints suggest "Scandinavia, forget it", but other reports show the problem is not that bad. John Tel +46 40 480401 |
| Göteborg (NO ASTRA 2D) |
| Grundig receiver |
| 2.0 or 2.5m dish |
| LNB Not given |
| Posted 28-05-03 |
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I have at least a 2 m dish (it might be
2,5 m) and I have a refurbished Grundig receiver. I don't know the
details of the LNB yet. I have had perfect reception for all my
channels and BBC1 and 2. I was in England last week and since I came
home on Sunday I have been unable to get a signal for BBC 1 and 2. And
before I spend an age on the roof adjusting the dish, I just wanted to
be sure that I wasn't wasting my time. Chris L. |
| Höllviken - 22km south of Malmö |
| Topfield 4000 receiver |
| OP150 (a Gibertini but from Kjaerwolf1), 1.5m offset dish |
| LNB Sharp Universal 0.3dB |
| Posted 29-08-03 |
| Reception in weather with NO rain all BBC channels on Horizontal (TP 45& 47), signal disappears at around 20.00 C.E.T. Signal strength is found to be around 55-60 % between 17.00-20.00 C.E.T .(I'm not home to check if signal is there daytime, but will do so over this weekend). I haven't been able to recover the signal again, after 20.00.Regardless of what I do with the dish or skew.... As the signal dies off, there is nothing I can do to improve it. Nothing found on Vertical. 10m cable & a switch. |
| Lars Renhad |
Lund (5 km outside)  |
| Panasonic TU-DSB30 & Technomate TM-5500 D Super |
| Channel Master 1.8 dish with CM feedhorn |
| LNB Invacom QDF-031 (0.3dB/C120/quad) |
| 15m cable run (CT125) |
| Posted 25-10-04 |
| Upgrading to a new Invacom LNB (from an MTI AP82-TW) produced an immediate quality increase of 4-5% on 10832H. Now, H reception rarely dips below 50% quality during the day and usually settles a few percent below 50 during the evening, but this is extremely dependent on weather conditions. V reception is slightly improved also, but still very different to the other side of Öresund (ie in Copenhagen approx. 40 km away) where V reception is stronger than H. |
| Playing around with the outputs on the LNB revealed that the inner two gave slightly better quality readings than the outer two. |
| H reception stable 24/7 in all but the worst weather conditions. 10832H is the strongest transponder, giving up to 66% quality readings during the evening peak, which occurs at around 18.10 (CET+1). V reception typically ½ hr in the mornings and 1 hr in the evenings on the stronger transponders, with nothing at any time on 10906V. |
| All signal quality measurements made on Technomate receiver |
| Corrigap |
| Linköping |
| Amstrad & Pace |
| 1.1m dish |
| LNB 0.5dB EuroStar ESKD-T2 Twin feed |
| Posted 25-05-03 |
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Generally good 2D reception, signal
strength approx 85%, quality / lock good.
Repeated Software Download helped. Poor weather (heavy rain causes loss). Need to double check / optimize LNB Skew. |
| S.A. |
| Linköping |
| Nokia Mediamaster 9802s receiver (with Viaccess, now Videoguard) |
| 85cm offset dish |
| LNB MTI Blue universal twin 0.6dB |
| Posted 09-06-04 |
| I have replaced the lnb with a MTI Blue universal twin 0.6dB, as suggested and what a difference, almost 15% of increased signal strength and up to 20% increase in quality. In practice this has meant almost uninterrupted viewing even after 1900 CET even in less than perfect conditions. SKEW is approx. 10 degrees from due south towards the east. Rain is still a bit of a problem but I found out that by wiping the face of the lnb keeps the picture from breaking up in all but the worst conditions. Just got to find a method of keeping the drops from accumulating!! |
| Steve |
| Motala - 24 km WSW of Stockholm |
| Reciever Nokia 9802S |
| 1.8m Luxor dish |
| LNB std Nokia |
| Posted 19-07-03 |
| All BBC channels, even in bad weather, 10dB in good weather. |
| LA |
| Ostergotland - approx 250km south of Stockholm |
| Panasonic receiver |
| 1.2m dish |
| LNB Not given |
| Posted 11-08-03 |
| We live in
Ostergotland (approx 250km south of Stockholm) & use a 1.2m dish for Astra 2D - no problems! We currently use a Panasonic Sky box but will try out a Nokia 9800S on an 85cm dish to compare. |
| David S. |
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Simrishamn in sothern Sweden |
| Panasonic TSB 30 & Samsung 9500 |
| 1.8m CM offset |
| LNB Dual ouput |
| Posted 24-11-04 |
| Equipment is the same as before Panny 30 and a nice new CM 1.8m dish. I have also tried MY SAMSUNG 9500 all with pretty good results. LNB is now a dual output from "Biltema", no idea what it realy is. The Samsung seems to be slightly better than the panasonic. I get all 2d horisontal transponders at between 50 -55% signal and 90% quality, nothing from the vertical transponders. . I have no dropoff at any time of the day. If the weather is fine then I get signal. Upgrading from 1.2 to 1.8m has made a very big difference. |
| Andy H. |
| Trelleborg (NO ASTRA 2D) |
| Panasonic TU DSB 31 |
| 1m offset Macab dish |
| LNB Alps |
| Posted 31-05-03 |
| Hi, as I am just round the corner geographically speaking, Trelleborg Sweden, just thought I would let you know that I get nothing here from 2d with a solid 1m offset Macab dish, Alps LNB and a Panasonic TU DSB 31. Not surprising I guess from what I have learnt recently about the 31. I will keep trying and inform if I get any success. |
| Andy |
| Trelleborg - outside of |
| Panasonic TU-DSB40 |
| 1.8m prime-focus dish |
| LNB MTI AP8-TW 0.6dB |
| Posted 09-02-04 |
| Reception
of all horizontal transponders in clear weather, light rain or
drizzle. Loss of reception in heavy rain. Signal quality peaking at
80% (late afternoon) and bottoming out at 50% (mid-evening). (All
figures apply to dry weather conditions.) Reception of four vertical transponder (in order of strength: 10876, 10788, 10818, 10847) for - at most - an hour a day. No signal - at any time - from 10906 or 10936. |
| Vexio (southern Sweden) |
| Nokia 9802S |
| 1.2m Prime Focus dish |
| LNB 0.3dB |
| Posted 08-11-04 |
| I live in central southern Sweden, Vexio, using a Nokia 9802S, 1.2 prime dish, and a o.3 lnb. The reception for BBC is good all day with a signal input 6.0 db S/N until around 1700 CET, then the signal drops away to under 5.0, no picture of course. |
| George R. |
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