[linux-dvb] Re: Broken reception of Pro 7

[Joachim 'roh' Steiger <roh@convergence.de>]

On Mon, 8 Jan 2001, Lars Bensmann wrote:

> for a couple of weeks now I have problems with the reception and recording
> of Pro 7 and Sat 1. (Although Sat 1 is not nearly as bad) I haven't
> experienced this problem with other stations yet.
this stations use both the same transponder (same frequency)

> It's really strange. It looks like a broken MPEG Stream, but it just
> happens from time to time. If I'm lucky I can get a one hour recording
> without any problmes, but most of the time I have broken parts in the
> recording (or while viewing). Those broken parts last from a second to 30
> minutes or so and vary greatly how broken they are. Sometimes it's still
> viewable and the audio dropouts are very short and sometimes it's really
> bad. No audio or just some "beeps" and a picture that refreshes itself
> only in the first couple of lines on the top.
what you see is a interference of your DECT-telephone.
it uses the same frequency on which pro7 and sat1 are after frequency
downmixing in the lnb

solution: - use better coax-cables
          - try repositioning the DECT-base-station

regards

roh

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