does a dish deteriorate?

mazjim

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I've been using a 75cm Starchoice dish/lnb in Mexico for about 8 years. I'm now finding the best signal I can align the dish for is lower than a few years ago. I have a friend with a brand new dish a few feet from mine and when I attach to his identical dish the signal strength is much higher. Is there such thing as the dish surface deteriorating over time? Or, can an lnb deteriorate over time?
 

Slartibartfarst

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I would say it is more likely the LNBF and cable that is loosing a little signal. Try replacing the Connectors, they might have a bit of corrosion.
 

zbroke

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I would say it is more likely the LNBF and cable that is loosing a little signal. Try replacing the Connectors, they might have a bit of corrosion.

Peaking signal on a ShawDirect 75cm dish is not easy!!! You might be a millimiter off on one of the 3 settings and that could be it... Wind can do that or movement on the surface on which the dish is installed.
 
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Mr Tony

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check connections or possibly the LNB is starting to go
But if it only dropped a little bit there is nothing to worry about
 

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