View Full Version : No Sigal since this morning...
i woke this morning, switched on sat, but got no signal, this is why, :roflmao::roflmao:, the LNB was completely buried, i had to get a brush and clear it, but it is almost covered again now.
http://www.vuplus-support.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=3834&d=1291040209
http://www.vuplus-support.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=3835&d=1291040214
http://www.vuplus-support.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=3832&d=1291040165
silverfox0786
29-11-10, 14:50
That is some crazy amount of snow
can i suggest not have the dih that low and close to the roof and wall thats what allows it to settle pull it a bit higher and away from wall and you should'nt get a bad build up of snow
To the right of the dish, is that an 8 foot pile of snow? Fook me, never seen snow like that before down here!
Or is your car under it lol
To the right of the dish, is that an 8 foot pile of snow? Fook me, never seen snow like that before down here!
hehe, no it's the extension roof, but snow is still about a foot deep in places. and my dog is loving it :D
Or is your car under it lol
it's the neighbour's truck :D
Wow, wish we had snow like that... Schools would then be closed, and I could have the day off :D hehe
Instead, I'm stuck in this school, with the lovely warm temperature of 13'C when I went in this morning :( It's still only just 16'C...
my garden, if you can spot it :D
http://www.vuplus-support.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=3836&d=1291040319
lol thats like mine. it's easily 2 foot deep round here now ( just out side Durham city )
and were expecting even more.
stuattravs
29-11-10, 16:11
Don't think i'll bother diggin it out!
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs494.ash2/76722_10150102243457025_727917024_7670728_5582690_ n.jpg
Its not fair, you northerners are having all the fun :roflmao:
here in manchester, we have no snow at all, its madness, that looks deep in some places there,lol
Well... Where I come from, it is quite common with 150-200cm of snow, and to avoid brushing snow of the LNB every day, many people use this (http://www.numa.no/para/himmelsk.htm) to help out the situation, and others simply use an empty plastic bottle, which is sliced off in both ends. You only have to find the correct angle, so it isn't blocking the reflection from the dish. No more than 10-15 cm long... I guess this is common knowledge, but thought I'd mention it anyhow. :)
lol thats like mine. it's easily 2 foot deep round here now ( just out side Durham city )
and were expecting even more.
me to , spennymoor :)
silverfox0786
29-11-10, 17:54
Its not fair, you northerners are having all the fun :roflmao:
yeah me too im not far from you sic i think and its bone dry down here.
my kids love the snow as does the misus
Well... Where I come from, it is quite common with 150-200cm of snow, and to avoid brushing snow of the LNB every day, many people use this (http://www.numa.no/para/himmelsk.htm) to help out the situation, and others simply use an empty plastic bottle, which is sliced off in both ends. You only have to find the correct angle, so it isn't blocking the reflection from the dish. No more than 10-15 cm long... I guess this is common knowledge, but thought I'd mention it anyhow. :)
lol back in the early days of sky it was quite common to find a clear plastic bag over the LNB of my dishes.
me to , spennymoor :)
lol i shoot the land belonging to the spennymoor gun club and air field.
me to , spennymoor :)
Same here Wingate:)
Same here Wingate:)
about 5 miles from me then. i went to school there.
Not fair.
I want some of that.
I'm sure I'll see some, I'm off to Birmingham tomorrow for 2 days, so I'm sure I'll get stuck up there.
Been snowing here for the last 24hrs on and off with more to come in the next 48hrs.
Added a couple more ,the road shot is rush hour in Sheffield this morning, almost got to work when i was rescued by one of the guys from work in a Toyota pickup on his way back home.
That's almost like modern art!
silverfox0786
02-12-10, 00:23
That's almost like modern art!
that is you could make christmas cards out of them
Lucky sods, here in Bedfordshire, only had a few bloody flakes:mad::mad:
We only got a light dusting too :(
Lucky sods, here in Bedfordshire, only had a few bloody flakes:mad::mad:
not so lucky, i'm now snowed in, can't get out of the estate in the car and as i can't walk very far, i'm snowed in lol.
Nice to look at ,not nice to be in ,had to walk to work in deep snow for the last 2 days.
I want a Multi-Fuel burner now!
And hibernate for the winter!
Anyway, what's the best way to keep the snow off the LNB?
Anyone got any good idea's
I want a Multi-Fuel burner now!
And hibernate for the winter!
Anyway, what's the best way to keep the snow off the LNB?
Anyone got any good idea's
in the analogue days i used to use a clear plastic bag over the lnb.
Anyway, what's the best way to keep the snow off the LNB?
Anyone got any good idea's
Sure someone posted in this thread somewhere about a clear plastic coke bottle or similar being cut around to just fit over the lnb arm, and being at correct angle that it doesn't impact on the signal... Not sure if it'd work, but sounds a good idea...
I was look for something more inventive.
I'm sure I read someone had once install a battery powered heater to help melt the snow away?
Or perhaps it was just a dream.
Wouldn't a coke bottle eventuly build up more now?
satmanbasil
02-12-10, 22:25
Hi mates
Found a few ideas you can try
Hi mates
Found a few ideas you can try
All of which are along the coke idea :p
Have a google of "Ice Zapper 2 Dish Heater"
Don't want to post any links as I don't think it's allowed.
For some reason the snow on mine as had very little difference to the signal with the lnb and dish completely covered with about 3" of snow.
I keep getting problems with my Normal Sky dish, but that's seem to just be covered in ice.
I keep getting problems with my Normal Sky dish, but that's seem to just be covered in ice.
Remember though, that the sky dish is usually just about able to receive a signal :p I remember watching tv when lived with my parents on their sky dish. If we had heavy rain, there was no signal to be had... The 40cm dish just gets enough of a signal...
Which is a good thing!
I can moan to er indoors why the Gibertini dish should be installed!
Not worked yet though!! :(
Which is a good thing!
I can moan to er indoors why the Gibertini dish should be installed!
Not worked yet though!! :(
lol, I don't think you'll get that up at all mate! Sorry. I got major moans from the missus when we put up the 85cm gibertini. She said it was far too big... But, since it's been up, she hardly looks at it, since we don't need to look up at it! I would've loved the 1m, but even I think it's a little too big :p hehe
They do love this hobby don't they! :P
I started off with a 60cm dish, then one day while she was out it turned into a 80cm dish. It wasn't noticed for about a month.
But when the 1m one turned up she said no way! I'm still tempted to go for a 85cm Gib, but not sure I'd see that much improvment over what I've got at the moment.
But currently it's a no-name (lidl) dish which is now a bit buckled and rusty.
They do love this hobby don't they! :P
I started off with a 60cm dish, then one day while she was out it turned into a 80cm dish. It wasn't noticed for about a month.
But when the 1m one turned up she said no way! I'm still tempted to go for a 85cm Gib, but not sure I'd see that much improvment over what I've got at the moment.
But currently it's a no-name (lidl) dish which is now a bit buckled and rusty.
What signal you getting with the 80cm on digitalb? They still quite fringe reception over here needing around 80cm dish? What location are you? I'm in the east midlands, and currently getting a signal of 77% on klan tv. Can't check many of the others, as my settings are a little out of date :p But thought it might help you to see if you can get a better signal with this dish...
[Edit]
Just rescanned 16e, and got the digi film channels. On "Film Komedi", I am getting about 58-59%...
i woke this morning, switched on sat, but got no signal, this is why, :roflmao::roflmao:, the LNB was completely buried, i had to get a brush and clear it, but it is almost covered again now.
http://www.vuplus-support.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=3834&d=1291040209
http://www.vuplus-support.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=3835&d=1291040214
http://www.vuplus-support.co.uk/attachment.php?attachmentid=3832&d=1291040165
i am not being funny but looking at where ur dish is im suprised it moves at all lol
What signal you getting with the 80cm on digitalb? They still quite fringe reception over here needing around 80cm dish? What location are you? I'm in the east midlands, and currently getting a signal of 77% on klan tv. Can't check many of the others, as my settings are a little out of date :p But thought it might help you to see if you can get a better signal with this dish...
[Edit]
Just rescanned 16e, and got the digi film channels. On "Film Komedi", I am getting about 58-59%...
Not sure.
ON the Tring Channels I'm getting 49% most of the time.
Can just about pick up the JTV Channels on 26E and sometimes the MBC Channels.
I'm in Chelmsford, Essex.
So just a smidge up from London.
Not sure.
ON the Tring Channels I'm getting 49% most of the time.
Can just about pick up the JTV Channels on 26E and sometimes the MBC Channels.
I'm in Chelmsford, Essex.
So just a smidge up from London.
Well, dunno what the difference would be from you in essex to me in midlands, but I am getting 56% on MBC2 at 26e. It's apparantly showing End Game, but it's not clearing. So guess MBC is encrypted?!
Hmmm.
Might be worth me getting the 85cm one then.
Or maybe it's the LNB that needs changing (or both)
Hmmm.
Might be worth me getting the 85cm one then.
Or maybe it's the LNB that needs changing (or both)
I dunno, but I know that when I was researching, the gibertini dishes are supposed to be one of the better because they have good high gain. Plus, the inverto Black Ultra lnbs are considered to be one of the best lnbs... So whether that is what gave me better signal results?!
The dish is certainly going to be better than what I've got, but I might try the cheap and easy fix first the Black Ultra LNB as I've also heard very good reviews of them.
The dish is certainly going to be better than what I've got, but I might try the cheap and easy fix first the Black Ultra LNB as I've also heard very good reviews of them.
Tell you what, you can have mine, provided you come around and install a quad version of it, and run another cable in to the living room from it :p
I'll do that as soon as I get the 1m put up then! :)
I'll do that as soon as I get the 1m put up then! :)
lol, see you in 50 years time then :D
i am not being funny but looking at where ur dish is im suprised it moves at all lol
no problem with it matey, get all the sat's i need :)
What signal you getting with the 80cm on digitalb? They still quite fringe reception over here needing around 80cm dish? What location are you? I'm in the east midlands, and currently getting a signal of 77% on klan tv. Can't check many of the others, as my settings are a little out of date :p But thought it might help you to see if you can get a better signal with this dish...
[Edit]
Just rescanned 16e, and got the digi film channels. On "Film Komedi", I am getting about 58-59%...
For Klan TV I'm getting 61% and Film Komedi I get nought.
SO I need to go bigger and better I think!
For Klan TV I'm getting 61% and Film Komedi I get nought.
SO I need to go bigger and better I think!
Have you got the correct transponder for film komedi? I needed to rescan the satellite to get the channel, as previoulsy I was getting 0%...
No idea.
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Just trying a re-scan now.
[edit]
Just re-scanned still the same so it musy be the dish size.
Haven't got a Digitalb card so I'm not that bothered anyway really.
Been sunny here most of the day and the dish is clear from snow, now we have some 2 foot icicles and a overhang above the dish ,its massive :eek: the picture doesn't show how big it is, i tried knocking some down with a brush but nothing really came off.
Been sunny here most of the day and the dish is clear from snow, now we have some 2 foot icicles and a overhang above the dish ,its massive :eek: the picture doesn't show how big it is, i tried knocking some down with a brush but nothing really came off.
hehe, i have some of those too :)
Thought I'd join in as well.
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Now shall I knock them off the dish, or wait till it's warmer tomorrow? :confused:
silverfox0786
03-12-10, 21:22
Sorry a bit off topic but those icecles look awsome keep em there
btw andy you need to get the gutter guys in your iceycles are caused due to your gutter not draining properly and water falling over the sides
I doubt its anything to do with faulty guttering i can't even see my guttering at all due to all the snow on top of it, i'm expecting it to come off anyway when that snow comes off, if it hits the dish that will be coming down as well.
I removed as many icicles as i could due to most of them being above the doorway we use ,the one on the far right was 3 foot long i wouldn't fancy that on top of the head falling 20 foot.
Sorry a bit off topic but those icecles look awsome keep em there
btw andy you need to get the gutter guys in your iceycles are caused due to your gutter not draining properly and water falling over the sides
yeah, because they full of snow :lol3:
:eek: Everything is melting now.
I'm scared to go out the back down in case the 3ft Icicle goes through my head.
Temperature has now shot ip to 1.5
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