Trouble with 99ca Signal

[mgantt87]

I have spent hours tweaking our tailgating setup and for some reason I’m having trouble this year where we have never had issues in the past. I can get 101 dialed in with high 90s and 100s, but I’m having trouble with some transponders on 99ca. Specifically, transponder 23 (ESPN and ESPN2) is getting low or no signal. Other transponders are in the high 50s and 60s on 99 ca, but 23 and a few others are at 0 currently. Any suggestions?

 

[comp9]

I have spent hours tweaking our tailgating setup and for some reason I’m having trouble this year where we have never had issues in the past. I can get 101 dialed in with high 90s and 100s, but I’m having trouble with some transponders on 99ca. Specifically, transponder 23 (ESPN and ESPN2) is getting low or no signal. Other transponders are in the high 50s and 60s on 99 ca, but 23 and a few others are at 0 currently. Any suggestions?

What does your 103ca look like? If similar numbers I would guess your elevation is off

 

[texasbrit]

Your problem on 99ca is all transponders not just tp23. They should all be at least high 80s. Probably an alignment issue.

 

[mgantt87]

What does your 103ca look like? If similar numbers I would guess your elevation is off

103ca looks good. Sorry for the bad reflection.

I played around for quite a while again today and discovered far better signals when I messed with the skew. It should be on about 64 degrees for my location but around 80 I was getting much better signals. Something must just be out of whack with moving it around so much.

 

[comp9]

103ca looks good. Sorry for the bad reflection.

I played around for quite a while again today and discovered far better signals when I messed with the skew. It should be on about 64 degrees for my location but around 80 I was getting much better signals. Something must just be out of whack with moving it around so much.

Make sure your mast is level

 

[raoul5788]

Make sure your mast is level

You mean plumb, not level.

 

[Jimbo]

103ca looks good. Sorry for the bad reflection.

I played around for quite a while again today and discovered far better signals when I messed with the skew. It should be on about 64 degrees for my location but around 80 I was getting much better signals. Something must just be out of whack with moving it around so much.

Typically, if you have good signal and its that far off, I have found it being a bent dish ... even though it may not look like it.

 

[HoTat2]

You mean plumb, not level.

Yes ...

Even though plumbness is usually determined by a bubble "leveler."

Yeah I know, it's all about semantics ...

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[Claude Greiner]

Typically, if you have good signal and its that far off, I have found it being a bent dish ... even though it may not look like it.

We have a winner!

I can’t tell you how many times I dropped a Directv slimline dish, no visible damage and could only get In the 70’s

Likely the dish is bent