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    does a dish deteriorate?

    I've been using a 75cm Starchoice dish/lnb in Mexico for about 8 years. I'm now finding the best signal I can align the dish for is lower than a few years ago. I have a friend with a brand new dish a few feet from mine and when I attach to his identical dish the signal strength is much higher...
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    Which satellite?

    Thanks for the two replies. I appreciate you both taking time to give me some info. It was a 207 receiver and the diag C screen was changing. The highest was +3.2. From what dish_dtv says it's still possible to be on the wrong satellite. I'll pass on that information. Regards
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    Which satellite?

    In this far southern location I was asked by a snowbird how to be sure they're aligned with the right Starchoice satellite? Perhaps I'm trying to overly simplify alignment and the answer to my question can't be just yes or no! Basically I'm asking: 1) If a receiver is on chan 299 2) It's a...
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    Starchoice reception

    Stacked lnb Does anyone know if the SC stacked lnb is likely to have a stronger signal and possibly work better with Hi Def?
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    Starchoice reception

    I've recently purchased a HDTV and I'm using StarChoice HDef channels for the first time. Also, I'm located where reception is limited. Over the years I've had no trouble receiving the reg channels but now, with Hdef, I'm having some problems. If I "fine tune" the dish I can receive all the...