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lidl dish and rain

  • 23-11-2011 10:55PM
    #1
    teach nua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭


    I have a lidl 75cm dish with lnb and when it rains, particularily a mist the reception goes blotchy.

    I've read that this can be a problem with the lidl system.

    I was thinking of upgrading the dish and lnb but now i'm wondering if an Lnb upgrade alone would solve this or is it the combination of both?

    what is a middle of the road quality of lnb that would attach to my existing dish?

    if i need to replace both could anyone recommend a middle of the road combination of dish and lnb. I was thinking of a triax 80cm dish supplied w/out lnb and titanium lnb but not sure from website i saw them on if lnb fits into arm on end of dish, are they normally compatible?

    thanks


Comments

  • #2
    asif2011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 185 ✭✭asif2011


    Inverto Black Ultra (Quad) - you could get a single or a dual depending on what you are using now. If it doesn't help use it with your new dish...


  • #3
    Peter Rhea
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,285 ✭✭✭Peter Rhea


    teach nua wrote: »
    I have a lidl 75cm dish with lnb and when it rains, particularily a mist the reception goes blotchy.

    Which satellite are you trying to receive, 28 east? What part of the country are you in?


  • #4
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,460 ✭✭✭✭watty


    It's alignment. LNB type is irrelevant unless it's broken. A 75cm is OK for UK TV unless in Donegal or SW Kerry/Cork or west edge of Mayo. If you are wanting mainland Europe TV, the 75cm can be a little small for some channels and too small for all channels on some satellites.


  • #5
    teach nua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭teach nua


    yes trying to receive astra 28.2 with the usual bbc1, bbc2 etc. i'm living in the south east. the dish is located on the ground.

    could a dish be aligned in such a way that the signal is grand when it's fine and poor when it rains/mists?


  • #6
    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    teach nua wrote: »
    could a dish be aligned in such a way that the signal is grand when it's fine and poor when it rains/mists?

    It could.


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  • #7
    jezko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 454 ✭✭jezko


    teach nua wrote: »
    yes trying to receive astra 28.2 with the usual bbc1, bbc2 etc. i'm living in the south east. the dish is located on the ground.

    could a dish be aligned in such a way that the signal is grand when it's fine and poor when it rains/mists?

    Having the exact same Problem ... How do you Improve this ...The Signal is Very Strong in all other Weathers But is quite bad in Heavy rain...


  • #8
    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    Get your dish alligned correctly and if the dish is too small get a bigger one.


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