About 2 weeks ago several BBC channels stopped working on my Foxsat PVR, including channels 101, 102, 106. Signal strength is 0% on those channels. I can see a few regional non-HD BBC channels, but not my own region (south). The remaining working channels including ITV have 100% signal strength, so my installation is good. This happened overnight (I think) after nearly 10 years of faultless performance.
I've tried re-tuning several times and factory reset. Nothing has helped.
Can anyone out there help please?
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Freesat BBC channels stopped working
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| Fri 23 Oct 2020 8:50:57 #1 |
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Could be a number of reasons. If you get water in the coax cabling it can knock out some transponders. Check the f connectors for signs of damp.
LNB may have failed.
Have you got channel 999 Freesat Info in your epg.
Do any of these still work
949 BBC Two HD
950 BBC 1 London
951 BBC 1 CI
952 BBC 1 E Mids
953 BBC 1 East (E)
954 BBC 1 East (W)
955 BBC 1 N West
956 BBC 1 NE & C
957 BBC 1 NI
958 BBC 1 Oxford
959 BBC 1 S East
960 BBC 1 Scotland
961 BBC 1 South
962 BBC 1 S West
963 BBC 1 W Mids
964 BBC 1 Wales
965 BBC 1 West
966 BBC 1 Yorks
967 BBC 1 EYrks&L
968 BBC 2 England
969 BBC 2 NI
970 BBC 2 Scotland
971 BBC 2 Wales HD
972 BBC ONE HD (England)
973 BBC 1 Scot HD| Fri 23 Oct 2020 9:16:27 #2 | -
Page 999 shows the page as in attached jpg. Some of the channels you ask about work, some don't. Working ones are 950, 951, 954, 955, 956, 959, 960, 965, 966, 968, 973. All others show "no or bad signal".
Excuse my ignorance - f connector is what plugs into the back of my Humax - right? I can't see any sign of water there. And LNB is the gadget pointing into the dish? My dish is quite rusty. Could that be a cause?Attachments
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| Fri 23 Oct 2020 10:35:25 #3 | -
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The dish itself being rusty unlikely to be the cause. Can you access your dish ?
Is it a oval sky type dish ?
everything is pointing to a lnb failure.
The newer dishes have a different lnb fitting.
You would likely need a legacy adaptor to fit the new type lnb.
I would be inclined to buy a Mk4 dish and quad adaptor and replace the dish. It's not that hard to diy.
| Fri 23 Oct 2020 11:05:30 #4 | -
Great. Thanks for your help. I'm not great on ladders, so I've got a satellite engineer coming to take a look. I'd rather pay a professional than try to diy it.
| Fri 23 Oct 2020 11:48:07 #5 | -
Aflan, please tell me if the problem was the dish, the lnb or the connections. I am in on your area and have a similar problem with other channels and am trying to resolve.
| Sat 7 Nov 2020 16:02:09 #6 | -
Cushie - Which channels have you lost - post say 6 examples including exact region.
The channels polarity and band, if the same, would indicate a LNB in process of failure.| Sun 8 Nov 2020 15:04:25 #7 | -
Thank you REPASSAC for your rapid response.
I'm South Coast, Dorset, BBC South and Meridian ITV area.
The dish has a clear view of the sky, points roughly SSE and has not been touched since installation (posssibly up to 10 years)
These Channels are OK These Channels are "Not receiving Signal"
101 102 103 104 105 107 108 109 110
106 112 113 111 114 119 126 128 120
115 116 117 118 130I have twin sat inputs and where working have about 90% signal on both inputs
and on dead channels have zero, as measured by the Humax HDR 1100$ settings. The Humax is nearly 3 years old.
Your help is most appreciated.| Sun 8 Nov 2020 16:51:00 #8 | -
Cushie do you have a channel 999 - Freesat info in your epg ?
When you run a freesat tune is your postcode validated ?
Do any of these work
Look at the working ones. Do they all have the same V - vertical or H Horizontal at the end.
This list is more useful because we know which transponders they use.
949 BBC Two HD 10773 H
950 BBC 1 London 10773 H
951 BBC 1 CI 10773 H
952 BBC 1 E Mids 10788 V
953 BBC 1 East (E) 10788 V
954 BBC 1 East (W) 10773 H
955 BBC 1 N West 10802 H
956 BBC 1 NE & C 10802 H
957 BBC 1 NI 10817 V
958 BBC 1 Oxford 10817 V
959 BBC 1 S East 10802 H
960 BBC 1 Scotland 10802 H
961 BBC 1 South 10817 V
962 BBC 1 S West 10817 V
963 BBC 1 W Mids 10788 V
964 BBC 1 Wales 10788 V
965 BBC 1 West 10773 H
966 BBC 1 Yorks 10802 H
967 BBC 1 EYrks&L 10788 V
968 BBC 2 England 10773 H
969 BBC 2 NI 10817 V
970 BBC 2 Scotland 10802 H
971 BBC 2 Wales HD 10788 V
972 BBC ONE HD (England) 10847 V
973 BBC 1 Scot HD 11023 H
974 Channel 4 10714 H
975 Channel 4 + 1 10936 V
976 BBC 1 Wales HD 11023 H
977 ITV 10758 V
978 BBC 1 NI HD 10847 V
979 BBC Two Wales 10788 V| Sun 8 Nov 2020 17:19:08 #9 | -
Hi Graham, I have 999 on the program guide but the channel 999 is "not receiving a signal"
I am receiving Freesat through the Humax box which has no tuning (as the Television has but is not being used)
In settings on the Humax the postcode is logged under "General Information".These channels work These don't work
949,952,953, 957,958, 950,951,954,955,956,959
961,962,963, 964,967, 969 960,965,966,968,973
971,972,975, 977,978, 979 974,976,981,999
From your list my working channels are mostly V except 949
I don't get the 10000 H or V listed on EPG or InfoI do have access to the dish and LNB
Your response is appreciated, thank you.| Mon 9 Nov 2020 14:32:20 #10 |
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