richyrich2 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 See this is now live on channel 126. but only get " No Or Bad Signal" message on my humax box. All other HD channels are working fine. Anyone else got problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seb47 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 We are in Lot et Garonne. Our "signal strength" is poor. No doubt someone more technically minded will explain why. Our picture pixelates and when it was raining yesterday (Saturday 23 April) we had a blank screen. Unless you can improve your reception (bigger dish etc), I doubt you can do anything about it...sorryPete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 No problem receiving C4HD here.Maybe your dish may is slightly misaligned...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 out of interest what size are your dishes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 [quote user="Théière"]out of interest what size are your dishes?[/quote]Not sure who you're asking, but in case you're interested, ours is a 60cm Sky dish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Thanks Clair, it was an open question to all. It may help to see the difference in performance of 60cm region 2 dishes over 43cm region 1 dishes. We use a 43cm and occasionally get picture breakup but we are further north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Redman II Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Broadly people who travel with caravan and motor homes say you can pick up the channels which pay for power and band width in almost all of France with 43 cms. However - south of say Paris 60 cms is worthwhile for for instance Classic FM. My experience was that 80cms gave better signal quality near Limoges than 60 cms and is definitely worthwhile once you are as far South as Bordeaux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin963 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 ch 4 HD has been negotiated to be broadcast from Eurobird 1, which is near - but not absolutely co-positioned - with the other Astra 2 satellites. In Britain there's little problem, but as the signal tails off in France it's another matter.As Anton says, dish size may need to be increased, but in addition it's this problem that a lot of installations are optimised for 28.2 deg E and not 28.5 deg E. So if you have trouble with Classic FM you'll probably have trouble with ch 4 HD.Re-tweaking the dish can help, as can slightly undoing the over-skew that optimises reception of Astra 2D (where most of the BBC/ITV/ch 4 SD reside) if you've done that in the past. ch 4 HD shares the frequency with other channels using the opposite polarisation, so if you've optimised LNB skew for 2D you may have compromised cross-polarisation rejection for Eurobird 1.It's all a question of compromise, but before you all go up ladders I'd suggest that it may not be a situation that lasts for ever, as Astra 1N is due for launch soon and will be parked at 28.2 deg E to add to narrow band capacity, and it's generally thought that ch 4 HD on Eurobird is a stop-gap. So assuming they don't drop 1N in the sea things may change in the not too distant future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob T Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 This thread had me rushing off to check my C4 HD before Time Team started to record. All is well in the Dordogne with an 80 cm dish - thank goodness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSKS Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Good reception here in the Bresse - if only there was anything on the channel worth watching....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 So true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneySuckleDreams Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 80cm near Tarbes is fine...thanks for the tip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 The Good Wife is on Channel 4 and I do think that that is worth watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richyrich2 Posted April 25, 2011 Author Share Posted April 25, 2011 Have an 80cm dish in Haute Savoie, but still no 4HD. Thanks for advice. We Only just receive Capital Radio, so dish may need a little tweak. Think I will wait a couple of weeks first though. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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