Thread: AMC4 KU intermittant weak signal?

the last few nights I have noticed that on my setup the transponder on amc4 that the history channel is on has been getting randomly weak quality about 7 - 8pm centrla time then after about 8 it goes back to normal quality.

I have a Directway Model 6000 pointed at that sat and in the past has been great. I just noticed this a few nights ago and wondered if anyone else has noticed it? I live in Nashville Arkansas.

Also I was wondering doeds the directway dishes have a higher gain than the channelmaster 84e or is the channelmaster 84e a higher gain dish? I have several of those and only one directway dish and was wondering. if the directway dish has less gain than the channelmaster dish I might just change it out in the near future.

I thought the Direct way dish was 39x23
The Primestar 84e is 40x30 so it is a larger dish

AMC4 's Special Channels do get weaker in the evening. I am offset with that lnbf and it gave me a bit of trouble in the beginning till I retweaked the dish. Now it's within limits and fine. I gain about 15 quality points if I boresight at AMC-4 with the 84 cm.

Originally Posted by Iceberg

I thought the Direct way dish was 39x23
The Primestar 84e is 40x30 so it is a larger dish

You're right. I just went and measured it for myself and its smaller than the primestar. I thought I had read somewhere though that the directway was engineered for better gain or somesuch but oh well.
the weather is clearing up here some so I may go tinker afterwhile. I knew something was up when G18 was staying in longer than amc4 was. I have a primestar .93x.60 dish on 123w (measures 36"wide by 26" tall) and it stays viewable longer than amc4 with the directway dish does for me.