I have an Elgato EyeTV 250 tuner on my iMac (10.6.8) with which I record TV programs on at a time I can't watch. Results are generally quite satisfactory on all channels except for SBS. SBS broadcasts at 184.50 MHz, and recordings on any of the SBS/NITV channels at this frequency suffer from missing and broken frames, especially for the first few minutes of a recording (the problem slowly diminishes, but doesn't disappear, after 5-10 minutes).
I've searched the Net for a possible fix for this problem, so far I've only found the item below from "EyeTV signal problems" at http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1184566, which suggest coating the "the inner conductor of the antenna plug with sticky tape". I've had a try at this, with no improvement, but I may not be understanding what's actually recommended -- the antenna lead terminates in a very thin solid bar in the centre, this goes into a thin cylinder in the centre of the tuner socket. Either is only about 1.5 mm across, and it's very difficult to wind a tiny piece of sticky tape round either. Has anyone any idea what's going on here? Would it be possible to put some sort of joiner in the line which might alleviate the problem at the SBS frequency? I imagine it is tied up with the SBS frequency, Channel 7 next below at 177.50 MHz and Channel 9 next above at 191.50 MHz have no problem. I'm really baffled here. David Noel ========= Since I moved house, EyeTV (with an EyeTV DTT) reported signal strength 100% but signal quality 0%, rendering it unable to tune to any channel. I replaced much of the antenna cabling with no effect. Eventually I discovered that if I made *loose* contact on the antenna plug, the signal quality jumped up. We used it like this for months but it was very difficult to get it right. Eventually I carefully coated the inner conductor of the plug with sticky tape (scotch magic tape to be precise), and it now gives signal quality 100% with the plug firmly pressed in. I'm pretty comfortable that it will work reliably in this state. ///// You sir, are a genuis. I registered with this forum to say thank for your advice above. It worked a treat on my Netstream DTT. I was literally minutes from putting it in the bin when I decided to try your trick. I put a small piece of sticky tape in the inner conductor rod of the antenna connection and instantly I had a massive improvement. Who woulda thought that would make such a difference. Crazy. Anyway, thanks. And to those having similar problems, please try this for VAST improvement on quality of picture and signal. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
