Why some channels and not others?

stanleyjohn

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• May 6, 2013

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Lately i have been watching RTV on 87w cband freq 4000 with my 6 footer.The problem is on that mux i get around a 3rd of the channels and the rest no sig showing scrambled.I know that those channels are not scrambled from other reports here and my solomend sometimes will show a channel scrambled when its not.My question here is why dont all the channels come in when the Q and sig strength is the same on all the channels.

 

Diamond Jim

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• May 6, 2013

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stanleyjohn said:

My question here is why dont all the channels come in when the Q and sig strength is the same on all the channels.

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That is a question that I can not answer, but I will tell you that if you can get AMC7 all of the 4000 RTV channels come in fine there. That's where I watch them.

 

stanleyjohn

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• May 6, 2013

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Diamond Jim said:

That is a question that I can not answer, but I will tell you that if you can get AMC7 all of the 4000 RTV channels come in fine there. That's where I watch them.

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wish i could! but amc7 is just alittle to low in the sky for a good LOS here on the east coast.

 

Diamond Jim

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• May 6, 2013

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That would be a little hard from where you are located. Here in west central Indiana my 8 footer is only about 10 to 12 inches from touching the ground when I am on AMC7 or 8. It's not a geat signal, but it gets the job done.

 

FaT Air

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• May 6, 2013

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Well, at least you get some of them. Nada here. Did come in for a few hours once. Thought it might 'be fixed', But no, they're gone. This time I think for good. (137W works though. Think this is true for quite a few)
Why some show as $ is a good "Q". Got no clue. Guess says weak signal, but only some streams in the mux makes no sense
I know my S9 blind scan will now and then say 'no channels found' when I know they are there. Scanning the TP will usually get them. (thinking while I type) Have you done a Transponder scan?

 

stanleyjohn

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• May 6, 2013

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Thanks FAT I just did a rescan of the TP and now im getting all the channels. Its abit weird on getting this tp!many times when i first turn on the receiver theres a 10% Q then i move the dish a few clicks right or left then boom the sig comes in fine. Heres a pic

 

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Lak7

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• May 7, 2013

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Lately i have been watching RTV on 87w cband freq 4000 with my 6 footer.

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To me, I would consider C Band on a 6 footer lucky.