signal strength question

[hiimjackson@gmail.com]

Hi guys,

I just installed directv on the roof of my apartment and the only channels I get bad reception on are STARZ and NFL Network HD

I have a 5LNB slimline with an HD receiver

how do i know what signal strength is appropriate?

on satellite 101, i see the entire 4th row going down (4, 12, 20, etc) are 0 along with 26 being zero.

is this right?

here's my 101:

96 95 94 0(sometimes 19) 95 100 95 99
95 96 94 0 95 100 95 100
95 100 95 0 96 100 95 100
95 0 94 100 94 99 94 100

 

[Jimbo]

You need to do some tweaking:

I just looked at my 101 readings:
The only ones I consider really low is 18 and it is at 49 and 28 that is at 0
The 28 being zero is normal for where I am at, the 49 on Trspndr 18, I'm not sure what area it covers and I'm not concerned about it at all.

The rest of them are between 86 and 100.

1-8 : 91, 95, 87, 97, 86, 97
9-16: 86, 95, 86, 100, 89, 98, 88, 98,
17-24: 89, 48, 89, 100, 89, 98, 91, 98,
25-32: 91, 97, 91, 0, 95, 99, 93, 98


Jimbo

 

[texasbrit]

No, those signals are good, there's no tweaking needed. Several of the 101 transponders carry spotbeams and so will read anything between 0 and 100 depending on where you are located. I think the spotbeams are TPs 4,12,18,20,26 and 28.

 

[jl2804]

I have directv hd and notice that espn and a few other channels brake up sometimes even in clear weather. The dish seems to be aligned right so I checked the signal strengths and got the following results: 101...93%, 110...95%, 119...73%, 99a...26%, 99b...0%, 103a....0%, and 103b.....73%. Do I need to adjust the dish and if so to what settings? Also, are there 7 satellites up there or 5?

 

[iwc5893]

I have directv hd and notice that espn and a few other channels brake up sometimes even in clear weather. The dish seems to be aligned right so I checked the signal strengths and got the following results: 101...93%, 110...95%, 119...73%, 99a...26%, 99b...0%, 103a....0%, and 103b.....73%. Do I need to adjust the dish and if so to what settings? Also, are there 7 satellites up there or 5?

See my reply in the thread you created with the exact same message
http://www.satelliteguys.us/directv-technical-discussions/149256-signal-strength.html

 

[Jimbo]

No, those signals are good, there's no tweaking needed. Several of the 101 transponders carry spotbeams and so will read anything between 0 and 100 depending on where you are located. I think the spotbeams are TPs 4,12,18,20,26 and 28.

Texas,
He has next to nothing on the 99 sats ....

Also "on satellite 101, i see the entire 4th row going down (4, 12, 20, etc) are 0 along with 26 being zero."

If his entire 4th row is low, that's NOT right

I don't have that issue, why should he, if I live in one area and that causes low signals on a few , then should he have low on a different seeing he lives somewhere else ?

If his numbers are bouncing around that bad then he has a problem somewhere .

Jimbo

 

[texasbrit]

Texas,
He has next to nothing on the 99 sats ....

Also "on satellite 101, i see the entire 4th row going down (4, 12, 20, etc) are 0 along with 26 being zero."

If his entire 4th row is low, that's NOT right

I don't have that issue, why should he, if I live in one area and that causes low signals on a few , then should he have low on a different seeing he lives somewhere else ?

If his numbers are bouncing around that bad then he has a problem somewhere .

Jimbo

He did not give any 99 readings in his post.
On the spotbeam transponders (the ones I listed) you can have completely different readings from his. If you are in a particular spotbeam you could have a signal strength of 100 and if he is nowhere near a city using that spotbeam he could have zero. If he lost the whole of the 4th row that would definitely be a problem but then he quotes the numbers of the TPs where he sees problems and they are all spotbeams.

 

[egnlsn]

Texas,
He has next to nothing on the 99 sats ....

Also "on satellite 101, i see the entire 4th row going down (4, 12, 20, etc) are 0 along with 26 being zero."

If his entire 4th row is low, that's NOT right Jimbo

My entire 4th row is 0s, as well as TR 18. Every install I have done over the past 3 years has been that way

 

[Jimbo]

He did not give any 99 readings in his post.
On the spotbeam transponders (the ones I listed) you can have completely different readings from his. If you are in a particular spotbeam you could have a signal strength of 100 and if he is nowhere near a city using that spotbeam he could have zero. If he lost the whole of the 4th row that would definitely be a problem but then he quotes the numbers of the TPs where he sees problems and they are all spotbeams.

Sorry Tex, I got the posters mixed up, it was another poster that said they had nothing on the 99 (jl2804)

Jimbo

 

[Jimbo]

My entire 4th row is 0s, as well as TR 18. Every install I have done over the past 3 years has been that way

On the 101 you should have signals on the bottom row, that said, I have 0 on 28, I believe that one is always that way at least where I live...

Jimbo