Paying for Sky Mexico in SF Bay Area
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What parts exactly you need? I thought all you needed was the Invacom
Universal Lnb, that is even on Fleabay? You got me puzzled now.
If you're looking at the same sites I saw, then if you dig deeper, you'll find that none of the places listing the item actually have it in stock. I called Invacom USA, and they do not receive these items from Invacom any more in the US. Invacom USA is actually some other company acting as an Invacom distributor.
75% Q - no picture
Well, I finally received my Invacom TWF-031 and feed horn. Awesome improvement in signal quality. My FTA receivers are both reporting around 75% Q instead of 45%. I can still see free channels on the FTAs.
On the Sky boxes, I've gone from 0% quality to about 20% quality with a BER of 1.5x10-3. BUT STILL NO PICTURE
. I have both LNB cables plugged in to the two satellite inputs and have the LNB set to Universal settings. When I was in Mexico, I checked a working Sky receiver in Mexico City and the Q was also down around 30%...I think the boxes may just report a lower Q than typical receivers.
The diagnostics menu reports "Tune Status: DMOD NOT LOCKED". The diagnostics also report that the software on the receiver updated in November 2009. The box hasn't been in Mexico since September 2009, so I've received a complete software update successfully (the GUI also changed) with my current set-up. I must have been getting a good enough signal from Mexico for a software update, and now my signal is significantly better than that.
The only things I can think of to explain why I don't have a picture:
- maybe there is a transponder that the Sky box is expecting to see that is more localized (smaller cone) than the transponders I'm seeing
- there's some magic hidden setting on the receivers that I can't find (hold down this button, and press that button or something)
- I need some signal re-sent from Sky since the boxes have been disconnected for a while
Can anyone think of anything else? Thanks...frustrated as heck...
Well, I finally received my Invacom TWF-031 and feed horn. Awesome improvement in signal quality. My FTA receivers are both reporting around 75% Q instead of 45%. I can still see free channels on the FTAs.
On the Sky boxes, I've gone from 0% quality to about 20% quality with a BER of 1.5x10-3. BUT STILL NO PICTURE
. I have both LNB cables plugged in to the two satellite inputs and have the LNB set to Universal settings. When I was in Mexico, I checked a working Sky receiver in Mexico City and the Q was also down around 30%...I think the boxes may just report a lower Q than typical receivers.The diagnostics menu reports "Tune Status: DMOD NOT LOCKED". The diagnostics also report that the software on the receiver updated in November 2009. The box hasn't been in Mexico since September 2009, so I've received a complete software update successfully (the GUI also changed) with my current set-up. I must have been getting a good enough signal from Mexico for a software update, and now my signal is significantly better than that.
The only things I can think of to explain why I don't have a picture:
- maybe there is a transponder that the Sky box is expecting to see that is more localized (smaller cone) than the transponders I'm seeing
- there's some magic hidden setting on the receivers that I can't find (hold down this button, and press that button or something)
- I need some signal re-sent from Sky since the boxes have been disconnected for a while
Can anyone think of anything else? Thanks...frustrated as heck...
Skew
It's at about -45. I can never remember which way is +/-, but if I am standing in front of the dish (blocking its reception), the LNB is rotated clockwise from vertical about 45 degrees. I have tweaked the skew while watching a meter and have peaked it with its current position.
The skew has a massive effect on the Q (if you rotate it back to zero, Q drops to near zero).
It's at about -45. I can never remember which way is +/-, but if I am standing in front of the dish (blocking its reception), the LNB is rotated clockwise from vertical about 45 degrees. I have tweaked the skew while watching a meter and have peaked it with its current position.
The skew has a massive effect on the Q (if you rotate it back to zero, Q drops to near zero).
OK on the menu you are getting any CALIDAD reading? and which SAT do you have selected as they have 2 for the 58w slot?
btw: I have many family members with SKY MEXICO here in Socal, so I can confirm settings with them to match with yours
OK.. have u tried with an FTA receiver the transponders from SKY to see what kinda signal u get?
Like 11960H 30000
Yes. I've used the transponder for SkyView which is one of the 'Mosaico" channels that is unencrypted (just shows you what's on Sky PPV). I get signal and Q of 75% on two different FTA receivers and can actually watch the channel.
The Sky receivers always report much lower Q than the FTA's. I have read that this may just be a problem with how the Sky receivers report Q.
The Sky receivers always report much lower Q than the FTA's. I have read that this may just be a problem with how the Sky receivers report Q.
