using a signal amplifier to help with dvbs2 ????

[icu1954]

i was going to try and receive the 4080 rtn mux on amc3 87w.when i get the chance.I have a 6 foot dish with an openbox s9 which does not an actuator,which that comes later.I have picked up reelzs which is dvbs2 and on 91w with a lower fec just fine.Now i want to see if i can get 87w rtn mux since i can take the time and hand tune it with out and actuator in the way.Also do you think a inline signal amplifier will increase my chances of getting this mux?

 

[Mr Tony]

unless you're running like 400 feet of coax the answer is NO an amp wont help. Might actually hurt more.

You answered your own question. The FEC is what makes a mux (group of channels) easy or difficult to get. Reelz uses 3/4 FEC while RTV is 5/6. The higher the number the amount of signal you need for stability increases. Also AMC3 is an older sat than G17 is.
I have always had issues getting RTV on 87W with my 6 footer.