Transponder Trouble

[robert luzzi]

all transponders have to be at least 70 and ideally 88 plus.

that phase 111 dish is either out alignment or the tilt is very wrong



......bob

[fkostyn]

I agree - your signals should be much higher on the transponders. I tend 90-99 on my transponders.

[al]

Frankie

What is the length of your cable run? What type of cable is run? RG6 or Quad? Solid Copper conductor or copper clad steel?

I had a similar problem to yours that turned out to be excessive cable length. If you are hitting 90's on other transponders, and are getting some transponders but not others on the same satellite, it is most likely a wiring problem, and not a tilt or aiming error.

Best of Luck

Alan

[Frankie777]

The cable is Monster RG6 (a bit thicker than normal RG6, but I don't know what exactly it is). It is run from my roof to my basement relatively directly (about 60 feet). I was getting ESPN HD for the first 3 months after D* was installed. Then for no apparent reason it just stopped.

If it was just the tilt, wouldn't I get something (20, 30 ,40...) on B-28? The fact that it is zero and is always zero makes me think it is something electrical in my system.

[Frankie777]

The D* repairmen came out again yesterday and replaced the LNB again with no effect. He is sure that the problem is my neighbors tree. It just seems odd to me that a tree could affect one transponder on the 119 satellite, but not any of the others.

Does anyone have any experience with this?

[fkostyn]

Its entirely possible - I myself am "watching" a tree that is starting to grow into my 119 area (I'm just being lazy and delaying moving the dish).

I have also had customers that tried to "Self install" a phase three between houses - and would not get the 119 satellite.