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I'm familiar with the satellite basics, but I have one very simple question. My apologies if it's been posted already...a quick search didn't find me much.
A relative of mine had Dish Network installed 2 days ago. They have two 322's running four standard TV's. Since Dish doesn't let DIY'ers install it themselves anymore, we had the installers come out. They were nice guys and did everything the way I wanted (rooms for the boxes, no extra cables - use diplexers instead, etc.) but I'm not sure they peaked the Dish right.
On a perfectly clear day, I get between 70-74 signal strength on both 110 and 119 (using Dish 500) when read on the 322's signal meter. Since it was installed, it's dropped out twice when it was a bit cloudy. Today we had some decent rain, but nothing really bad, and the skies weren't too bad either, and it dropped out for 10 minutes. After it came back, signal was only around 50.
When we called back, they said "72 means 102 - add 30 to the 322's reading." I know the 322's meter is probably not the most accurate, but it sounds like I shouldn't just add 30 for the heck of it.
I've heard elsewhere that normal signal on a clear day should be in the 90's or 100's.
We called back and they said they'd come back out and check it.
I'm comfortable peaking it myself. I used to do it quite often but haven't done it for about three years, so I'm not sure what decent signal is now.
If anyone could give me an indication as to a good signal strength on a clear day, I'd appreciate it. Oh, and by the way, it's a perfectly clear view to the satellite.
I'm familiar with the satellite basics, but I have one very simple question. My apologies if it's been posted already...a quick search didn't find me much.
A relative of mine had Dish Network installed 2 days ago. They have two 322's running four standard TV's. Since Dish doesn't let DIY'ers install it themselves anymore, we had the installers come out. They were nice guys and did everything the way I wanted (rooms for the boxes, no extra cables - use diplexers instead, etc.) but I'm not sure they peaked the Dish right.
On a perfectly clear day, I get between 70-74 signal strength on both 110 and 119 (using Dish 500) when read on the 322's signal meter. Since it was installed, it's dropped out twice when it was a bit cloudy. Today we had some decent rain, but nothing really bad, and the skies weren't too bad either, and it dropped out for 10 minutes. After it came back, signal was only around 50.
When we called back, they said "72 means 102 - add 30 to the 322's reading." I know the 322's meter is probably not the most accurate, but it sounds like I shouldn't just add 30 for the heck of it.
I've heard elsewhere that normal signal on a clear day should be in the 90's or 100's.
We called back and they said they'd come back out and check it.
I'm comfortable peaking it myself. I used to do it quite often but haven't done it for about three years, so I'm not sure what decent signal is now.
If anyone could give me an indication as to a good signal strength on a clear day, I'd appreciate it. Oh, and by the way, it's a perfectly clear view to the satellite.
