Dreambox 500 s and satelite dish

[zlatan123]

Hi,
Please can somebody help me with the problem watching channels on 0.8W. Some channels i have 85% signal and few of them i would like to watch only 77-78%. Whatever i do i am unable to get more than 78%. Dish is 1M.
Thanks

[firestorm]

that dose not sound to bad for a dm500s as they dont have the best tunners in the world.You could try changing your your lnb to one with lower noise, a better grade coax make sure all connection are good and rust free,And get the dish checked for alignment with a good quality meter but as i said them signal are not to bad for a sat that is not aimed its footprint at the uk

[zlatan123]

Many thanks, do you think DM600 or 800 would pick up stronger signal

[firestorm]

as an avid dreambox fan i ve got to admit dreambox tunners are not the best through out the range i have a dm8000 and my old technomate 1500 had a better tunner in my opinion.If the signal is a real problem, then try looking at the linux technomate range and also dont forget that some transponders are stronger than others that will explain different signal strengths

[opsmonkey]

where do you live.. you may need a bigger dish, or your dish may need a tweak, your LNB maybe on its way out..

with a genuine DM500, 1m dish and a 0.2LNB in North West London I'm getting SNR 94 and AGC 90 on BBC World News 1W

[StillBlue]

Sounds like the dish may be out of alignment. I would start there before spending money.

[nellyscossy]

as already mentioned 0.8 is a bugger to find i'm in the midlands with an 80cm dish and a dm500 and can pick it up ok , i changed my lnb for a better one and got four more signal bars on my satellite meter when aligning