I recently purchased a digital "free to air" satellite receiver.
It is a portable unit designed for caravan or camping use.
The instructions which came with it are very vague.
How about a forum discussing which satellites to view and where to point the dish to get the best reception.
I managed to locate 1 satellite, but most of the programs are German.
Any suggestions?
Toyman
hey, i'm a fellow FTA'er, but i have the pansat, what birds are you trying to locate. and if it has anything to do with "charlie", better PM me or come on our IRC channel.
I bought the Porty II from Lydl. I am new to this, so I don't know which "birds" I need to access.
I think the one I can get full strength is Astra, but most of the channels are German.
What is "Charlie" and how do I PM you? and where is your IRC channel?
the info for our irc channel is in my signature. charlie is dish network. you can PM by clicking the little icon with the person's face and an arrow on it on top of each post to the right.
try dssevolution.com for more fta info.
I'm getting a good signal on my Free to Air receiver, but everytime I do a channel scan I come back empty. Also, I have a cable to connect to my computer, but no directions on how to use it. Can you help me?
I found some info here:-
http://www.stvtalk.com/ftopic6133.html I think you may be pointing at the wrong satellite.
Astra 1 and Astra 2 are quite close. You will receive mainly German programs if you are pointing at the wrong one.
housetree what receiver do you have? also, does it have a quality meter as well as a signal meter? i kno with the pansat it has both but the quality level is the one you want. if you have a cable for your pc then you should be able to load a channel list with gtools or something similar.
