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#3349700 3-Mar-2025 17:48

Hi, you need multiple tuners so you can watch one program yet record any program or multiple at the same time should they not be on the same mux

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#3349702 3-Mar-2025 17:52

You would normally get the same signal stats from each tuner, but it might vary with different transponders. There are multiple channels on each transponder, except the test one.

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#3350000 4-Mar-2025 14:16

Please post a screenshot of your tuner screen readings.

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#3350001 4-Mar-2025 14:18

The reading for channel 777 should be 169/89 then signal dbuv and snr

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#3352279 10-Mar-2025 17:32

Has anyone seen an additional active transponder on 12644H?

I've occasionally had a scan where second version of the test Channel 777 appears on that transponder, but only for a very short period of time.

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#3355366 19-Mar-2025 21:54

Sorry I didn't upload a photo of my signal strength screen as requested. Every time I tried, web site said "There was an error" (or something similar).Anyway the signal on 777 is down in the 6 db s/n, where existing channels are 11 db s/n.

Today I received the following email from SKY. My brother who lives down the road a bit from me received one too. Neither of us have complained to Sky about anything...

We live in "remote" Invercargill. Going to be busy if everyone in Invercargill gets one of these emails...

Kia ora Peter,

We’re at the business end of our satellite migration and all set to switch satellites in April.

Since you live in a more remote area, this means we need to replace your satellite dish with a slightly larger one, so you continue to get Sky service after we switch to our new satellite.

There’s no charge for this, you just need to be ready for our technician, who’s scheduled to be in your area soon.

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One of our Sky technicians will visit your place in this timeframe. The technician will contact you closer to the time to confirm when to expect a visit.

It’s important that we carry out this work to keep you connected, so if you’re not home on the day and time the technician has confirmed, we’ll still go ahead and replace your dish, as long as your dish is accessible and it’s safe for our technicians to carry out the work.

You can let the technician know when they call you if there’s anything they need to know about your property to complete this work.

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#3355385 19-Mar-2025 23:14

If the signal strength is so much higher from K6 then no one will need a larger dish. That's bizarre.

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#3355393 20-Mar-2025 01:29

Higher power but a different footprint shape.

Thanks for posting that info.

I wonder how those in the Chathams are getting on?

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#3355692 20-Mar-2025 16:11

Beavis:We live in "remote" Invercargill. Going to be busy if everyone in Invercargill gets one of these emails...

Remote in this instance will mean remote from the beam footprint. The beam from the satellite will not provide uniform coverage - the further from the centre the lower the signal strength.

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#3355695 20-Mar-2025 16:41

Beavis:

Sorry I didn't upload a photo of my signal strength screen as requested. Every time I tried, web site said "There was an error" (or something similar).Anyway the signal on 777 is down in the 6 db s/n, where existing channels are 11 db s/n.

Today I received the following email from SKY. My brother who lives down the road a bit from me received one too. Neither of us have complained to Sky about anything...

We live in "remote" Invercargill. Going to be busy if everyone in Invercargill gets one of these emails...

Can your brother also test channel 777 and give his signal report.

I assume you are home users using the standard size Sky installed dishes.

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#3355748 20-Mar-2025 21:29

Yes, we both have standard size dishes. Unfortunately my brother has a rubbish install. Over the years trees have grown in front of his dish. I am surprised it works at all. Needs moved in my opinion! On existing channels a 9 db s/n and on 777 3.5db s/n with the odd "blocks".

Also have a friend on the other side of town. He has 11 db s/n on exsisting channels, 777 about 5.5 db s/n.

So there is a definite trend of weak 777.

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#3355807 21-Mar-2025 01:32

It must drop off massively, mines 18+ thats with the lnb being skewed 30 degrees in the wrong direction tweaking that would get it up over 20

its no problem at all even on 45cm

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#3355828 21-Mar-2025 08:55

That signal strength is amazingly high. I would have suspected that the problem is just bad installations at my house and friends, but obviously Sky knows there is a genuine problem.
Can’t see them sorting it out in time, might have to do my own aerial massaging!

(or Kodi on a Fire Stick)

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