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Feb 6, 2010
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I would like to use my home Humax box in my caravan, I have 100% signal strength and 60% picture quality (according to my twosignal bars showing on screen) however when I try to search for channels the box tells me my post code is not recognised and I donn't have a signal. I have used the box in France before with no problems so anyone know why? I am using a Multimo and have try resetting to the local poste code but it doesn't recognise that either. All replys most welcome thanks for looking
 
Jul 31, 2010
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When this happens to me, it is always because I have tuned into the wrong satellite, next time try turning the dish more towards the east. The box will only accept your post code if it is getting a signal from the Freesat satellite.

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Jan 5, 2011
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Hi
I have this box in my caravan, when you go into the sat search screen, there are two options Auto search, which uses your post code or Manual search, you need to use this setting, still use the two signal strengh bar indicatiors, you turn the dish, get the other half to shout when the signal is good, select save and jobs a good un
 
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Adrian

The reason for your problem is that there are numerous satellites in the same bit of sky as Astra 2D which is the one you want. Starting with Hotbird at 13 degrees east you next get Atlantic bird at 16 degrees east, then Sicral 1 at 16.3 degrees, then Raduga at 17.5 degrees, then Astra 1KR at 18.8 degrees then Astra 1E at 19.2 degrees, then Afristar at 21 degrees then Artemis / Eutelsat at 23.5 degrees before you finally reach the one you want Astra 2 D at 28.2 degrees right nexty to which is INmarsat at 25 degrees and Eurobird 2 at 28.2. So as you see there are quite a few satellites in close proximity to each other. Normal cheap satellite finders will give you a signal strength reading and make a noise for any of them. Unless you enjoy spending time sweeping the sky and using trial and error I would suggest you invest in one of these http://www.wizmaster.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=12_32&products_id=342 it will only respond to the satellite you have selected hence no trial and error and quicker set up times.

Hope that helps

Dave
 
Sep 23, 2010
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OH and I forgot to mention it will save you peering through the caravan window trying to see the signal strength indicator on you TV from the satellite recievers setup screen and / or the vague dialog with OH saying left a bit right a bit :)

Dave
 
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Thats nearly more than all my system cost 149 quid think l will stick with my maxiview, never had a problem but l don't use Humax l use maxiview's box.
 
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We bought dish from Aldi and failed to get it to work - good strength signal but poor quality. My wife tried for hours but in the end we took it back. We are technological idiots unfortunately. We are sticking with the digital aerial
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Nov 26, 2008
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We bought dish from Aldi and failed to get it to work - good strength signal but poor quality. My wife tried for hours but in the end we took it back. We are technological idiots unfortunately. We are sticking with the digital aerial
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Its the Aldi 49.99 kit I use. Have used it in Burgundy and all over UK it works fine but dish alignment is key.
For the record there is no such thing as a digital aerial. Aerials are designed for the frequency range they are intended to recieve and the gain of the aerial is in direct proportion to the number of elements so for TV the longer ones you see are higher gain aerials. During the digital changeover period both the old Analog and the new Digital signals are being broadcast from the same transmitters and the digital signal is at much lower power than will be the case when the changeover is complete.

The majority of people wouldn't have needed a replacement aerial to recieve the digital signals but have been mis-sold these by dealers cashing in on public ignorance. In fact people will probably have to buy additional kit once the changeover is complete to attenuate the signal produced by the over-spec'd aerial they have been mis-sold and probably never really needed.

Hope this helps

D
 
Sep 23, 2010
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Its the Aldi 49.99 kit I use. Have used it in Burgundy and all over UK it works fine but dish alignment is key.
For the record there is no such thing as a digital aerial. Aerials are designed for the frequency range they are intended to recieve and the gain of the aerial is in direct proportion to the number of elements so for TV the longer ones you see are higher gain aerials. During the digital changeover period both the old Analog and the new Digital signals are being broadcast from the same transmitters and the digital signal is at much lower power than will be the case when the changeover is complete.

The majority of people wouldn't have needed a replacement aerial to recieve the digital signals but have been mis-sold these by dealers cashing in on public ignorance. In fact people will probably have to buy additional kit once the changeover is complete to attenuate the signal produced by the over-spec'd aerial they have been mis-sold and probably never really needed.

Hope this helps

D
 

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