HR21 tuner 1 higher than tuner 2

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I just installed the slimline 5lnb dish, one HR21 and one H21 receiver. The H21 receiver is connected through a 50 foot RG6 quad shield cable and the HR21 receiver is connected through a 30 foot RG6 quad shield cable. The H21 receiver signal strength indicate that my alignment is good. The HR21 tuner 1 signal strenght indicate that my alignment is good but tuner 2 of this same receiver signal strength measures about 10 to 15 point lower than tuner 1 for some of the transponders. I swapped the cables and B band converter from tuner 1 to tuner 2 and the problem stayed with tuner 2. I took the HR21 upstair and connected the 50 cable to tuner 1 and got good readings. I then connected this cable to tuner 2 and got lower readings. I received another HR21 and it had the same problem with tuner 2 reading lower but worst. It could not find satellite 99 and 119. The readings below reflect my signal strength for my HR21 tuner 1 and tuner 2 and my H21. I am not have a problem but I believe this is not right and may become a problem later.
Can anybody tell me what might be causing this lower reading on tuner 2?


HR21 H21
Satellite 99s Tuner 1 Satellite 99b
1-8 0 77 0 72 0 82 na na 1-8 0 85 0 80 0 91 na na
9-16 na na na na na na na na 9-16 na na na na na na na na
17-24 na na na na na na na na 17-24 na na na na na na na na
25-32 na na na na na na na na 25-32 na na na na na na na na

Satellite 99s Tuner 2
1-8 0 69 0 59 0 74 na na
9-16 na na na na na na na na
17-24 na na na na na na na na
25-32 na na na na na na na na

Satellite 103s Tuner 1 Satellite 103a
1-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 na na 1-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 na na
9-16 na na na na na na 0 80 9-16 na na na na na na 89 93
17-24 76 67 0 79 27 0 70 0 17-24 95 82 0 92 61 0 92 0
25-32 na na na na na na na na 25-32 na na na na na na na na

Satellite 103s Tuner 2
1-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 na na
9-16 na na na na na na 69 70
17-24 75 47 0 66 27 0 66 0
25-32 na na na na na na na na

Satellite 103c Tuner 1 Satellite 103b
1-8 0 88 77 87 79 86 72 82 1-8 94 98 94 95 94 96 91 94
9-16 71 79 70 82 76 85 na na 9-16 91 94 91 94 93 95 na na
17-24 80 na na na na 84 na na 17-24 95 na na na na 96 na na
25-32 na na na na na na na na 25-32 na na na na na na na na

Satellite 103c Tuner 2
1-8 60 76 73 80 75 79 65 74
9-16 59 69 59 72 66 73 na na
17-24 74 na na na na 62 na na
25-32 na na na na na na na na

Satellite 101 Tuner 1 Satellite 101
1-8 96 96 94 0 95 99 93 98 1-8 97 97 96 0 95 100 95 100
9-16 94 97 95 81 95 98 91 98 9-16 96 100 97 88 97 100 94 100
17-24 94 0 92 98 88 99 92 98 17-24 96 0 95 100 94 100 95 100
25-32 95 59 91 100 94 99 95 100 25-32 96 52 95 100 96 100 96 100

Satellite 101 Tuner 2
1-8 86 60 82 0 84 79 86 86
9-16 88 83 91 62 91 89 89 95
17-24 92 0 91 97 87 96 88 95
25-32 94 51 90 100 94 98 95 99

Satellite 110 Tuner 1 Satellite 110
1-8 na na na na na na na 53 1-8 na na na na na na na 94
9-16 na 73 na 81 na na na na 9-16 na 91 na 95 na na na na
17-24 na na na na na na na na 17-24 na na na na na na na na
25-32 na na na na na na na na 25-32 na na na na na na na na

Satellite 110 Tuner 2
1-8 na na na na na na na 76
9-16 na 69 na 44 na na na na
17-24 na na na na na na na na
25-32 na na na na na na na na

Satellite 119 Tuner 1 Satellite 119
1-8 na na na na na na na na 1-8 na na na na na na na na
9-16 na na na na na na na na 9-16 na na na na na na na na
17-24 na na na na na 84 35 83 17-24 na na na na na 94 69 97
25-32 27 91 73 89 51 92 0 91 25-32 65 100 94 100 88 100 0 100

Satellite 119 Tuner 2
1-8 na na na na na na na na
9-16 na na na na na na na na
17-24 na na na na na 86 55 84
25-32 51 92 85 91 72 95 0 95
 
Both tuners should read relatively close to each other.

If you aren't having any problems then I wouldn't worry about it

If you are having problems with 771 errors or recording issues, try a Restart of the system(not Reset).

Mike
 
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