Le Dimanche, 24 Juillet 2005 13:23, thomas schorpp a ?crit?: > >>status 1f | signal ffff | snr d1d1 | ber 006511de | unc ffffffff | > >>FE_HAS_LOCK > >>status 1f | signal ffff | snr d5d5 | ber 006511de | unc 00000071 | > >>FE_HAS_LOCK > >>status 1f | signal ffff | snr cfcf | ber 006511de | unc ffffffff | > >>FE_HAS_LOCK > >> [...] > > > > First, you are running femon while having your adapter used by some > > software, right (e. g. czap, ..) ? If I run femon without an app. using > > the card, I get that signal 'ffff'. > > sure, you need to tune to a channel first, dont you? > > vdr is running here. I asked because sometimes, when I tune to a channel, quit the app and wait 5 seconds I get exactly that kind of output, i. e. signal ffff, unc fff... and sometimes FE_HAS_LOCK. > > That said, I also had this kind of problems with some channels at some > > hours of the day. The transponders around 300 MHz would always work fine > > but the ones over 500 MHz only between 21h - 08h. I could get the latter > > almost working all day by plugging the dvb-c card directly to the wall > > outlet with a short cable. > > tuned to ~ 426 MHz at the moment. > > > So I guessed the signal strength was not high enough for my card on the > > higher frequencies. I bought an antenna amplifier and that solved my > > problem. > > checked a week before. looped through the antenna amp of my vhs vcr > since. no diffrence, sorry. Are you sure you vcr has an amplifier built in and not just a 'T' ? The amplifier I'm talking about was sold for ~ 60 CHF (~ 40 ?) so it might be a bit expensive just for testing... I don't have a vcr around anymore but given the test I did some years ago in the analog world, my vcr didn't have an amplifier (although it was not a particularly cheap one IIRC). But things might have changed since then, I don't know. > tom Hope this helps, but sorry if it doesn't :) ! Christian
