On 03/06/13 16:03, Jean Delvare wrote:
Hi Oliver,
Thanks for your fast reply.
On Wed, 06 Mar 2013 14:58:05 +0100, Oliver Schinagl wrote:
I have the same card, and have not much problems. I have some reception
issues, but I don't think it's to blame on the card (yet). I do use
tvheadend however.
In anycase, can you use w_scan or dvb-scan?
I have neither but I have "scan" from package "dvb" which does work.
This gave me the idea to re-run scan with different frequency files and
different antennas.
It turns out that my problem is the antenna. I was using the antenna I
have been using with my previous card, which is an internal DVB-T
antenna with amplification (external power supply.) I get zero signal
with that. But using the Terratec-provided cheap "stick" antenna, I get
signal again, with reasonable quality (although not as stable as with
the old card and the powered antenna.) I also get signal (but not all
channels) with my original antenna _unpowered_ (thus signal not
amplified.)
I admit I don't quite understand. I would understand that a bad,
unpowered antenna causes no signal to be sensed. But how is it possible
that a supposedly better, powered antenna causes that kind of issue?
Oliver, out of curiosity, what antenna are you using? The
Terratec-provided one, or another one?
Right now, I use 11cm stripped coax :) But that's because I live 600
meters from the broadcasting tower. This actually gives me the best
reception. The mini antenna that came with the thing worked quite well,
but the wire was a bit short.
Besides that I did use a powered antenna for a while, without the power
connected, because it actually dampens the signal. That worked quite
well for a while. Using it powered, with an external power source,
actually made it much worse.
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