SPOTBEAM QUESTION

[levibluewa]

Any of you know if the spotbeams tend to shrink at night and tend to lose signal strength to the tune of 5-10 points?

 

[MikeD-C05]

Depends on whether you are in the fringe outskirts of the beam. Then I could see it losing strength. If you are within 100 miles of the beam area you are usually good. At least the Houston spotbeam is the one I use and I'm 90 miles from the city itself.

 

[whatchel1]

It depends on the shape of the spotbeam also. Some aren't round but oval. So those me go out 90 one way and 150 another. It is possible for a spot to go down due to the condensation of the air making it harder to penetrate.