Old Sky box playing up?

[Wicksey]

We still have our original old Sky box and 1.3m dish we used to use for UK TV. We've kept it as the EPG is useful and there are still a few channels that work. Last few days it's been going a bit odd. The EPG worked but didn't show the full details of the programme when you used the i button. The channels all worked but kept going on and off and pixilating.

Today the EPG works fine, some channels work but others like Sky News just come up with the 'no satellite signal' message. Is it atmospherics I wonder as it seems to change every day. Our very poor mobile phone signal has also disappeared over the past few days.

[satandpcguy]

Sky News (SD) is on of the strongest signals...being on the European beam.
If you are struggling to receive this, then either, your dish is not aligned correctly, your LNB is failing (they dont like heat!), your cable is failing (cable split by the sun and water getting inside), of your receiver is failing. With any of these, with the heat and humidity can cause less signal getting to your dish.

[Wicksey]

Many thanks for that information. We do have a spare box so could try that, otherwise it may be the heat has just made either the LNB or the cable rot. The dish is rock solid.

[El Cid]

My best guess would be the LNB.

Sid

[Wicksey]

I suspect it may be the case Sid. Sitting in the baking sun for 11 years!

[costakid]

Free to a good home. I have a 1.3 metre dish and LNB on my house. If anyone want it they can come and remove it. Its a gift if anyone wants it.

[Wicksey]

How easy it is to replace the LNB? I seem to remember it was difficult to get the signal if it was a mm out of line. Come to think of it, our neighbour still has the Sky dish and LNB from the previous English owners. Being German, I'm not sure if they use it at all

[costakid]

How easy it is to replace the LNB? I seem to remember it was difficult to get the signal if it was a mm out of line. Come to think of it, our neighbour still has the Sky dish and LNB from the previous English owners. Being German, I'm not sure if they use it at all

If you dont replace the dish it should bolt straight on. The LNB is only out of line if the dish is.

[El Cid]

You also need to make a note of exactly how the old LNB is positioned both in terms of fore and aft and "skew" or twist.

Sid

[satandpcguy]

Different LNBs seem to have different skews for the best signals. Its millimeters but they are not all the same. So can be a bit trial and error

[Wicksey]

Strangely it has started working again without us doing anything! Firstly the EPG came back to life the other night and currently all the channels are now working as normal. I'm glad I didn't touch anything now.

[El Cid]

Might make sense to buy a spare LNB. Maybe this https://www.amazon.es/Inverto-Ultra-Hig ... ics&sr=1-1

Sid

[Wicksey]

Thanks Sid.