improving my signal strength

[gabshere]

ok guys this is what i have a dish with three lnb's its my DTV sub but the signal is very poor cause my leafy friends are growing ( during this time of year no leaf problems but still most rain storms and limbs moving in the wind block and or degrade signal) lol

i was just wanting information to improve this reception
i know it gets three sats and signal on the first is in the 90's
second sat and it only gets a few TP is in the 70's and i think the third is in the low 80's. i can relocate the dish and it shouldn't be a big problem. i often lose signal when the wind blows and almost certain when it rains.

will i gain anything setting up a dish for each one ? will i improve my signal quality going with a bigger dish like the primestar 27 X 36 type (enough signal to maybe not lose signal all the time) or would it be better to set up a 18 inch dish for each or just relocate my three lnb dish.

i also know i have a couple of switches i think mainly cause i used to have a DVR now i just have two basic receivers on my sub.

if i split and go with three dishes what will i need to combine the coaxes back together.

I will post the exact signals numbers a little later when i can look at the units signal strength.

thanks

 

[turbosat]

If you have obstruction problems with one or more of the sats, I would start looking for a place to move it (if such a place exists on your property).
Making a bigger dish work is possible but might require lots of experimentation. I tried using a DP twin on a 1m primestar a couple of summers back. Took a lot of engineering to get that lnb-pair to the focal point, but I finally did it. And, it seemed to help with the rain fade somewhat, but then when I got a good steady rain about a week later, it wiped out anyway! I do think it was better though, it didn't seem to stay 'rained out' for quite as long as the stock Dishnetwork dish. Mostly it was just to see if I could make it work. Then I dropped dish altogether about amonth later so I put the linear lnb back and that was the end of my pizza dish experience.