Thread: Post your 61.5W Signal Strengths

Receiver type: 622
Dish: Dish 300
Area: 21015 – MD
Date/Time: 6/30/09 1030 pm , cloudy skies

01: 0
03: 50 (Locked - Name Not Acquired)
05: 62 SB (Locked – EchoStar 61.5 West)
07: 54 (Locked - Name Not Acquired)
09: 58 SB (Locked – EchoStar 61.5 West)
11: 82 SB (Locked – EchoStar 61.5 West)
13: 71 SB (Locked – EchoStar 61.5 West)
15: 0
17: 31 (Locked - Name Not Acquired)
19: 36 (Locked – EchoStar 61.5 West)
21: 46 (Locked – EchoStar 61.5 West)
23: 0
24: 51 (Locked – EchoStar 61.5 West)
25: 50 (Locked – EchoStar 61.5 West)

Receiver ViP211 3 single dishes (119, 110, 61.5)
14209 6/26/09 Clear


61.5 SAT

TP1 2
TP2 58
TP3 0
TP4 0
TP5 0
TP6 0
TP7 0
TP8 60
TP9 0
TP10 61
SB11 32
TP12 73
SB13 18
TP14 70
TP15 0
TP16 47
TP17 0
TP18 60
TP19 50
TP20 50
TP21 54
TP22 50
TP23 0
TP24 70
TP25 50
TP26 0
TP27 46
TP28 0
TP29 58
TP30 50
TP31 44
TP32 50


2 SB -- 11 & 13 only

If you're still interested...

Receiver type: ViP 211
Dish: Dish 300 w/DishPro LNBf
Area: 46601
Date/Time: around 9pm 7/30/2009 (overcast)

01: 0% TP (not locked)
02: 60% TP
03: 74% TP (Locked - Name Not Acquired!)
04: 0% TP (not Locked)
05: 80% SB
06: 60% TP
07: 0% TP (Not Locked)
08: 59% TP
09: 37% SB
10: 59% TP
11: 53% SB
12: 72% TP
13: 72% SB
14: 68% TP
15: 0% (Not Locked)
16: 45% TP
17: 40% TP (Locked - Name Not Acquired!)
18: 58% TP
19: 45% TP
20: 47% TP
21: 48% TP
22: 48% TP
23: 0% TP
24: 57% TP
25: 50% TP
26: 0% TP
27: 52% TP
28: 46% TP (Locked - Name Not Acquired!)
29: 58% TP
30: 48% TP
31: 48% TP
32: 48% TP

The necessary plotting programs have been developed but we still need some more reception data to provide "ground truth" of reception status.

If you know anyone in southern Minnesota or northeast Iowa and the adjoining Wisconsin areas, please ask them to send in their signal data along with zip code.

In particular, we need reception data for spot 13 (Minneapolis/St Paul). Reports of "no spot signal" are equally important.

Receiver type: 622
Dish: Dish 500 (no I adapter)
Area: Zipcode 68847
Date/Time: around 8pm 8/06/09 partly cloudy

01: 0
03: 66-locked-name not aquired--transponder
05: 71-locked-Echostar West 61.5-transponder
07: 74-locked-name not aquired--transponder
09: 77-locked spotbeam
11: 72-locked-Echostar West 61.5--transponder
13: 58-locked-Echostar West 61.5-spotbeam
15: 0
17: 38-locked-no name-transponder
19: 41-locked-Echostar West 61.5-transponder
21: 52-locked-no name-transponder
23: 0
24: 61-locked-echostar West 61.5-transponder
25: 45-locked=Echostar West 61.5-transponder

Here's mine, need to reverify the "spotbeam" vs "transponder" reporting tonight.

Receiver type: 722K
Dish: Dish 1000.4
Area: 49099
Date/Time: 8-24-09, 8:20PM EDT, clear skies

01: 20% (Spotbeam)
03: 71% (Locked, but no sat name)
05: 71% (Transponder)
07: 0%
09: 32% (Spotbeam)
11: 43% (Spotbeam)
13: 62% (Spotbeam)
15: 28% (spotbeam, my Grand Rapids locals here, crappy signal!)
17: 43% (Transponder)
19: 45% (Transponder)
21: 59% (Transponder)
23: 52% (locked, but no sat name)
24: 60% (Transponder)
25: 53% (Transponder)

Receiver type: 622
Dish300
Area: 17747
Date/Time: 11:00 A.M. 8/30/09 clear skies
01: 20% spotbeam locked
03: 54% transponder locked name not acquired
05: 46% spotbeam locked
07: 59% transponder locked name not acquired
09: 61% spotbeam locked
11: 68% spotbeam locked
13: 64% spotbeam locked
15: 0
17: 41% transponder locked name not acquired
19: 41% transponder locked
21: 60% transponder locked
23: 46% transponder locked
24: 62% transponder locked
25: 51% transponder locked

Wait, how are you getting 59 on TP7 in Loganton? Are you getting the Scranton locals? I've still got next to no signal in Montgomery.

Originally Posted by Jim S.

Wait, how are you getting 59 on TP7 in Loganton? Are you getting the Scranton locals? I've still got next to no signal in Montgomery.

07 transponder locked name not acquired signal strength 55-60

Keep in mind the loganton zip code covers 2 exits of I-80 and I am at the western end.

I tried to attach a screen shot but could not

I still get the Sorry ....... your a dish customer message when I try to tune WNEP HD!