After having setup my "new" scanning ku dish and motor, I wondered if I should invest in some new cable. Some of the cable I have are 3-4yrs old, but some is a lot older than that, more like 10-15yrs old. I figured, long as its working ok, why replace? Took note of some signal readings on various sats across the arc today, with my Merc2, then went outside and ran a new RG6 line from dish to receiver.
Also switched to compression fittings, for the first time ( I thought they were super-expensive-they're not).
Came back in and took my signal readings again on the same channels, and was blown away by the difference! From AMC6 NBC to WhiteSprings, my signal strength readings were up by 5-10, but quality readings increased from 5-15, sometimes 20 points on the Merc2 meter. Maybe all I needed was replace all the connectors, but I believe that new cable was a big part of the increase too.
So, if you got older cable, maybe it's time to look at that part of your system.
Also switched to compression fittings, for the first time ( I thought they were super-expensive-they're not).
Came back in and took my signal readings again on the same channels, and was blown away by the difference! From AMC6 NBC to WhiteSprings, my signal strength readings were up by 5-10, but quality readings increased from 5-15, sometimes 20 points on the Merc2 meter. Maybe all I needed was replace all the connectors, but I believe that new cable was a big part of the increase too.
So, if you got older cable, maybe it's time to look at that part of your system.
. Maybe I should take notice??
