RE: DISH v. Directv - Signal level

[levibluewa]

With DISH if you're on a channel you can hit menu 6-1-1 and it will display the signal strength of the channel, as well as, the sat and transponder. Is there a similar way to test a Directv channel.

 

[Mr Tony]

there is but it shows all the TP's on a particular satellite (101, 99C, etc)

 

[jdspencer]

Not quite true. On the Signal Strength page there is an option to view the strength on a transponder.
There you can select the Sat and TP.

 

[raoul5788]

That won't tell you what transponder a particular channel is on, will it?

 

[jdspencer]

That's true. You have to come here to look up the Sat/TP assignment.

 

[Jimbo]

Has anyone ever done a channel to Sat/transponor lay out here ?

That would be a very nice document to have.

Back in the day, the old RCAs had a menu that would tell you that info and you. Ould go the other way around as well.

 

[jdspencer]

A bit old, but this thread on DBSTalk may help.
http://www.dbstalk.com/topic/196216-transponder-maps-domestic-latinam-and-skymex-new-data-12192012/

 

[Mr Tony]

much newer one
http://www.dbstalk.com/topic/200951-transponder-maps-domestic-latinam-data-refresh-572014/

 

[FearTheVoices]

I was looking at my signal strenght on my hopper this morning before I went to work and it was around 65! I have not checked it in about a year but it was always around 75-80, but never higher. Going to keep an eye on it for a couple days until my DTV install takes over.