Is 102% signal good enough?

[kbohip]

Today I installed a new 522 DVR to replace my old 510. After I got it up and running I noticed the signal was at 102%, it later was at 94%. My old 510 would sometimes read 125%. I must have jostled the dish a bit too much while plugging in the other line to it. Is it worth it for me to go out tomorrow and adjust the dish to try to get a better signal?

I'm not worried during clear weather but in a thunderstorm I know I'll have more of a chance of dropping the signal now. Oh yea and so far I'm really liking the 522. I just hope it doesn't start dropping timers.

 

[stone phillips420]

that should be dandy, leave as is

 

[chaddux]

Just for clarification, the signal strength is not a percentage.

 

[kbohip]

DOH! I looked outside and it was snowing . That would explain the drop from 102 to 94. It's now back up to 120. Hey, it was clear when I plugged it in. I never knew it wasn't a percentage though.

 

[Mr Tony]

more often than not, the 125 signal strength will be on your locals, as they usually (not always) are on spotbeam, which is stronger for your area

 

[tonyp56]

Also, there is a difference in how each receiver displays your signal strength. My 811 is 10 points lower on 110 and 5 points lower on 119 than my two 301's are. And i've even had one of my 301's on the same RG6 cable as my 811.

 

[Pablo_New]

more often than not, the 125 signal strength will be on your locals, as they usually (not always) are on spotbeam, which is stronger for your area

My locals are on 105 which barely peaks at 54%. Hopefully the replacement will be up soon before I have to deal with rain fade this summer.

 

[Stargazer]

It only takes mide 30's to 40% of 125 to get a picture. The reason to get the higher signal strength is to prevent rain/snow fade so that you will not lose your picture everytime it sprinkles or rains.

 

[korsjs]

the highest i have had mine is around 115.

 

[SimpleSimon]

KBOHIP: You make no mention which transponders you're looking at. They're changing based on last viewed channel.

Always use and post transponders 11 & 21 on satellites 110 & 119.

 

[Mr Tony]

I think Simon means 11 & 12

 

[BobMurdoch]

When my signal levels drop below 55 I start to have problems... Usually during heavy rain or snow events. During the January blizzard I lost access to 61.5 when snow built up on the dish but I got the signal back two days later after the sun hit it for a while (mine is on my roof and inaccessible without a ladder and a grappling hook)

 

[Stargazer]

That could be due to the fact that while one transponder may be getting a 55% signal strength another transponder and/or satellite could have already lost its lock below 40%. This is why you will experience some channels being lost before other ones as some signal strengths will be higher than the other ones.

 

[chaddux]

Just for clarification, the signal strength is not a percentage.

I guess I'm just talking to myself.

 

[Stargazer]

When I indicate (and I imagine others as well) post signal percentage we mean the number that it tells us out of 125. Thats the easiest way to describe the xx/125 strength that it is coming in at.

 

[chaddux]

When I indicate (and I imagine others as well) post signal percentage we mean the number that it tells us out of 125. Thats the easiest way to describe the xx/125 strength that it is coming in at.

It's still wrong. The signal strength is a flat number and not a percentage.

 

[kbohip]

It's still wrong. The signal strength is a flat number and not a percentage.

I heard ya chaddux. This makes more sense to me. I always wondered how they figured a signal could be 125%. Mine currently bounce around between 95 and 115.