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<DIV>My signal strengths vary from around 52% up to 78%. Even the 52% are good and stable.</DIV>
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<DIV>If I have the amplifier off and scan I only pick up the TV3 C4 transmission, with the amplifier on I get TV1 and TV2 as well.</DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Graeme Woollett <g.woollett@irl.cri.nz><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> MythTV in NZ <mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, 17 February, 2009 12:09:38 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [mythtvnz] DVB-T signal strength<BR></FONT><BR>Jean-Francois Pirus wrote:<BR>> > I'm having some issues with my Nova T 500 card. I can scan and lock to<BR>> channels, but after a while they go jumbled and I get "error<BR>> encountered<BR>> > displaying video"<BR>><BR>><BR>> Have a look at this:<BR>> <A href="http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=NovaT500" target=_blank>http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=NovaT500</A><BR>><BR>><BR>> The short version:<BR>><BR>> cd /etc/modprobe.d<BR>> echo "#switch on onboard amplifier on
Nova-T-500 card" > dvb-usb-dib0700<BR>> echo "options dvb-usb-dib0700 force_lna_activation=1" >> dvb-usb-dib0700<BR>><BR>> <BR>Thanks for that, I forgot to say that I do have the following line in my <BR>/etc/modprobe.d/options<BR><BR>options dvb_usb_dib0700 force_lna_activation=1<BR><BR><BR>What signal strength readings are aqequate for DVB-T reception? <BR><BR>This assumes that interference isn't a problem.<BR><BR>I would like to guage how much work I have to do to improve the signal..<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>mythtvnz mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz" ymailto="mailto:mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz">mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz</A><BR><A href="http://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/mythtvnz" target=_blank>http://lists.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/mythtvnz</A><BR>Archives <A href="http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/mythtvnz/"
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