Recent content by climy

Your right that was a bad example of a conversion table for db--but it's possible to have a lookup table in the STB signal quality code graphic display page--all a guess on my part however. And not questioning your knowledge. You seemed to be barking up the wrong tree because the point I...

The STB supplier calculates percent. it's a unit less quantity. and so is db. however you can convert db to percent all day. http://www.lightmachinery.com/percent-to-dB-conversion-calculator.php from the manufacturer data on the tuner: STR (Strength): Gives signal strength as a percentage...

The original poster never mentioned signal to noise in db and in that spirit, we are talking signal quality in percent which assumes full scale is unity or 100%. I never claimed any receiver measured db. updatelee just lamented the fact saying that db is the only way to measure s/n. true but...

Indeed. There is a data sheet for my tuner. STR (Strength): Gives signal strength as a percentage. A minimum level of 60% is required to ensure a quality signal. Signal Values Explained: STR (Strength): Gives signal strength as a percentage. A minimum level of 60% is required to ensure a...

The Reel Multimedia, Reelbox has Signal strength (STR), S/N, BER and UNC. On Ku it will go to near 100 STR and SNR. On the 1.8m (6ft) usually won't measure above 78 STR and 52 SNR. as long as BER is (0) zero, I get a good picture. BER is attempting to "correct" the image as long as there is...

Posting some pictures for those who might be interested. It's a cool box; streaming video server from the tuners, shared hard drives, a lot of 3rd party tools support. As mentioned, I soldered an ATSC annex b clear QAM tuner, the (North America) version of a cable tuner to a Reel board. But...

Brian, I like the Reelbox multi-tuner capability and with two DVB-2S tuners and a dual orthogonal feed x 2 lnb(s) connected, one H and one V bring down HD on C-band transponders. For cable, I asked them why not support the US standard, but that was not to be. I went as far as removing the...

Hi group; I guess I'm the only person in the US to own and successfully use a Reelbox AVG, media center in the States. It was dubbed the DreamBox Killer but sadly, there was not much support on this side of the world. I'd like to share my tips and tricks with yours if possible. I've had mine...

How do you switch them? do you use a actuator/dish mover?

Look up what kind of pole setting you'll need for it. Probably a hole at least 8' deep.

DW is ... Deutsche Welle. I was asking if there was a non PBS tp on this bird to help me align my dish for Deutsche Welle TP on 3740V. It's good to hear that folks report. The foot print is not out of bounds for where I live. So what setting are being used? is the tp DVB-S2? Are the...

I don't receive 3740V DW on 103W much at all. Just a glint now and then and there's not much to align to. Is there a good H or V transponder on that bird to help guide alignment to TP on 3740V? I have a 6 foot dish on the West coast. In the past, I've gotten DW with some success. I used a...

I have two cable runs out to the LNB's using two tuners. If I use the dual feed, one for H and one V, receiver is LINUX programmed so I edit the config file for the satellite tricking the receiver to think all the transponders are horizontal. The trick powers the LNB into 18 V (horizontal) but...

Good ol Japanese electronic parts. They were the best.

I should have also wiped down the outside of the Corotor too--looks like coffee splattered on it. Thanks for trying to look up the Ku lnb. That's an oldie part but I will try all the other settings you suggest. It may be the Ku antenna is not fully inserted as one cannot inspect that part of...