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<blockquote data-quote="RobNorthcott" data-source="post: 633037" data-attributes="member: 57999">Not really a MediaPortal question, but this seemed as good a place as any to ask...I'm using DVB-S from Astra 28.2E, which is working fine.&nbsp; I can also pick up the fta channels on Eurobird 28.5E, but the reception on these is very poor.&nbsp; Obviously most of the channels are rubbish, but there are a few I'd use occasionally if the reception was better.So, firstly, is it reasonable to assume I should be able to get good reception on both 28.8 and 28.5 on a single fixed LNB?&nbsp; They seem to be included almost as one item on listing sites.If so, then is there any reason Eurobird reception should be so bad, apart from dish alignment?&nbsp; I set my dish up myself using a cheap signal meter until the signal is as strong as possible, but does it need to be done better to get both signals?&nbsp; Or perhaps worse...&nbsp; could it be that I've pointed it too directly at 28.2 to get the strongest Astra signal and this is bad for getting the 28.5 signal?I think my dish is a 60cm one (it's bigger than the ones Sky fits in this area) so it should be able to get a decent signal.Any hints much appreciated.Rob</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RobNorthcott, post: 633037, member: 57999"] Not really a MediaPortal question, but this seemed as good a place as any to ask... I'm using DVB-S from Astra 28.2E, which is working fine. I can also pick up the fta channels on Eurobird 28.5E, but the reception on these is very poor. Obviously most of the channels are rubbish, but there are a few I'd use occasionally if the reception was better. So, firstly, is it reasonable to assume I should be able to get good reception on both 28.8 and 28.5 on a single fixed LNB? They seem to be included almost as one item on listing sites. If so, then is there any reason Eurobird reception should be so bad, apart from dish alignment? I set my dish up myself using a cheap signal meter until the signal is as strong as possible, but does it need to be done better to get both signals? Or perhaps worse... could it be that I've pointed it too directly at 28.2 to get the strongest Astra signal and this is bad for getting the 28.5 signal? I think my dish is a 60cm one (it's bigger than the ones Sky fits in this area) so it should be able to get a decent signal. Any hints much appreciated. Rob [/QUOTE]

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