Last summer I upgraded to a 622 from Dish500 with PVR. As the installer was aligning the new dish (to pick up the third bird 129W) he said I had some trees in the way. I trimmed them until he said "ok, I got the signal".
Over the past few months pixalation interference (best I can describe it) has been getting worse and worse, but only on some channels, mostly my locals from northern CA. I looked and sat 129W had a signal strength of between 50 and 56. The 110 and 119 birds were about 85 to 100.
Yesterday I trimmed trees some more in the same area the installer had me trim. The 129W signal is up to 65 and the pixalation 'interference' seems to be gone now. I was trimming to increase signal strength on all birds before I called tech support to complain about the 622 pixalation knowing an early question is about signal strength.
Finally to my question: I never used to get sat 129, but I've gotten the local stations for years. I thought the 129 bird must only be for my HD programming but this tree interference situation indicates otherwise. Do I NOW get locals from 129? Or is there something else I'm clueless about? Or is this just coincindence and my locals will start pixalating again soon?
Phil
Over the past few months pixalation interference (best I can describe it) has been getting worse and worse, but only on some channels, mostly my locals from northern CA. I looked and sat 129W had a signal strength of between 50 and 56. The 110 and 119 birds were about 85 to 100.
Yesterday I trimmed trees some more in the same area the installer had me trim. The 129W signal is up to 65 and the pixalation 'interference' seems to be gone now. I was trimming to increase signal strength on all birds before I called tech support to complain about the 622 pixalation knowing an early question is about signal strength.
Finally to my question: I never used to get sat 129, but I've gotten the local stations for years. I thought the 129 bird must only be for my HD programming but this tree interference situation indicates otherwise. Do I NOW get locals from 129? Or is there something else I'm clueless about? Or is this just coincindence and my locals will start pixalating again soon?
Phil