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Hi Walter. I don't know where or why the skew angle was set. It is what it was when it was installed. You could probably mess around with it to maximize your signal. Did you get a meter? I could sell you mine if you like. I have little use for it now. Vince.

Walter: curious how that 24" dish is working out for you. Any improvement?

Looks like Walter was the first to PM me, so he will get it. Darrell...spoken like a true environmentalist. LOL!

The "De-install" guy just left. He left the dish. PM me if you want it, as I'm unlikely to return to this board much. Signin' off............

Ha!....you'd have to clear half the firs up on Council Crest. Think that would go over well with the Parks Dept.?

Darrell: I'm shooting through neighboring trees. Probably never should have been installed in the first place, but I did have many good reception days this summer. Walter: you are also welcome to it. Let's wait until my de-install (is that a word?...like de-plane I guess) on Friday to make sure...

Hey buffetta...do you want to try a 24" dish??? Voom told me they are only picking up the STB's and are leaving the dish "for the next tenant". Seeing I have no use for it, you are welcome to it.

Walter...Yes, you have a good memory. We wanted to get it done this summer, but it got stuck in Engineering in the City Planning office (still there in fact). No way we are going to rip the roof off this late in the season so we are stuck until next spring/summer. Should have a better shot on...

Hey Walter. My signal got worse so I cancelled today. Sure jealous of you guys in the 90's. Even with the largest antenna, I never got higher than the low 80's. It just wasn't meant to be for me. I'll be back when they add a west coast bird (good luck with that right?).

Darrell. Where did you find the best place to buy the E85? I was thinking the same thing.

On another note, I was again scheduled for a 30" dish last week (after much complaining), but DBS said they didn't have any in stock and Voom was no longer offering them in our area. I went back and forth with VOOM and ordered my "service" be cancelled due to lack of stable signal. They gave me...

Floyd actually rerturned a call? Holy cow, you are already ahead of the game. LOL. I'm sure you'll experience the same level of service from Adams as the rest of us. Keep Installs Inc.'s number handy.

Has anybody in Portland received a 30" dish yet?? BTW: New subscribers- Adams Comm. should be avoided at all costs! Request DBS or someone else for your install. Many of us have had the frustration of trying to deal with Adams and it is time wasted. I've complained to Voom and Installs Inc...

Hi Walter. I lost signal again this morning (SQ was in the 60's). Not much rain, just heavy fog and high humidity. Looks like the leaves are getting too thick on my neighbor's trees. I'm back on the roof this weekend to try to get another shot. I have a 24" dish and the best I have ever gotten...

Hey Walter. I have a signal quality strength of 85 now that Direct Broadcast Satellite came out and fixed Adams Communication's screw up. I still can't get many locals since I'm too close to the towers (~1 mile) and they go over my head.

Only 80? I would kill to be there. LOL! With the previous software, the best I ever got was 31. That would put me at 81 max post upgrade. Hence, I think reports of improved reception with the software upgrade are bogus. All it did was add 50 to the score, so the 70 cutoff is like the previous...

Got the new software upgrade last night. Sat signal quality went from 20's to 70's. Looks like the software just adds 50 to the readout. When it fluctuates below 70, I get pixelation and loss of signal. Right now it is raining and my reading is 65. Needless to say, I have no signal (except on...

Hmmm... the best I have had is 33, typically 25-28 on the dish signal. I figured out my OTA problem (bad splitter) and now am getting some locals (except CH 2 and 12 and I don't know why, though they are mapped). Both boxes froze up this morning. An installer is coming tomorrow to see what he...

Darrel, what is your signal quality reading for the dish? How about OTA?

OK, finally up and running in the Portland area. This latest installer was able to get me VOOM, but only with a siqnal quality in the 25-30 range. Still no luck with locals, but they are mapping at least. Will try another OTA antenna. The installer said he heard VOOM was looking into using...

I live in Portland, and am waiting to get VOOMed this Saturday. I am on a hill pointing SE, so I should be OK, but I'll let you know this weekend. I found this interesting satellite tracker: http://www.lyngsat.com/tracker/rain1.shtml (sorry if this link was already posted)