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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 1097063" data-attributes="member: 82144"><p>Oh, that's far from ideal. TV Server is only designed to give a <em>very</em> rough indication. You should at least use dedicated signal monitoring software such as FastSatFinder... or even better, get a professional installer with proper tools to come and align your dish properly. They will also be able to check and advise on your cabling, terminations etc.</p><p></p><p></p><p>That's true. If the signal quality is good but signal strength is too weak then you may simply be able to put in an amplifier. However most amplifiers boost noise as well as signal. An installer would be able to advise and probably let you try and see if it helps.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Plenty of things to think about...</p><p>Connectors - especially at the dish end - can allow water ingress over time. Especially screw-on connectors. Sometimes even trimming the end off and re-terminating them (crimp connectors recommended) can be enough to help.</p><p>LNBs are the same - the plastic casing perishes with sunlight and can crack... and in general, the internal electronics can wear out (electron migration etc.) leading to local oscillator frequency drift.</p><p></p><p>mm</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 1097063, member: 82144"] Oh, that's far from ideal. TV Server is only designed to give a [I]very[/I] rough indication. You should at least use dedicated signal monitoring software such as FastSatFinder... or even better, get a professional installer with proper tools to come and align your dish properly. They will also be able to check and advise on your cabling, terminations etc. That's true. If the signal quality is good but signal strength is too weak then you may simply be able to put in an amplifier. However most amplifiers boost noise as well as signal. An installer would be able to advise and probably let you try and see if it helps. Plenty of things to think about... Connectors - especially at the dish end - can allow water ingress over time. Especially screw-on connectors. Sometimes even trimming the end off and re-terminating them (crimp connectors recommended) can be enough to help. LNBs are the same - the plastic casing perishes with sunlight and can crack... and in general, the internal electronics can wear out (electron migration etc.) leading to local oscillator frequency drift. mm [/QUOTE]
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