Signal Strength

[mikeotron]

I have done two residential installs (my houses), and have never been able to get more than a 75 to 79 signal strength at either location. Both have a completely clear line of sight to the SW. What should I be able to get in Michigan, near Detroit?

[mikeotron]

Thanks for the answer Cellular.
Sometimes it almost seems like the reporters are in a p**ker
measuring contest and eveyone wants the biggest one. :)

[smack]

To add to Cellular's post...signal strength will also be affected by cable length, number of connections (several chunks of coax connected with barrels have more drop than a single chunk), type of multi-switch, etc.

FWIW

Scott

[pleaseandthanks]

hi mikotron,i live in canada were the signal sucks the big one,i put up a 39inch starchoice and get 100% on transponder 7 and on the weekest transponders around 60%. you probley have an 18inch dish worse comes to worse though a 24 or 30 inch pan up on your exsisting bracket. it will increase your strenth,and work better in bad weather.they are really cheap to buy around here.

[r505]

the more north you go the fatherest the signal will blow

[dsat]

i live in canada and i use the bell express dish and lnb with the us box and i get 93%!!!!

[pleaseandthanks]

you still dont get all your channels ,do ya . if ya do your not as far as me.

[oherc]

I just installed 4 systems in Buffalo NY, right next to the falls.. and 96 signal strength... in virginia 75-85 i think the SONY's are easier to find... I like the GET A BIGGER DISH idea... anyone know where i can get a bigger dish??

[RadDoc]

Check out the 46cm - 1.9m satellite antenna (dish) selection on the Stark Electronic web site.

[ff214]

I have installed a RCA system 20 miles north of Detroit and get a signal strength of 92.

[mikeotron]

Thanks for all of the replies. Rain fade was my major concern when I posed the question.

Thanks especially to Cellular for helping me to more fully understand the dish, IRD, and cableing relationship.

[francjam]

HI,
I am interested in setting up my Prime**** dish to get DirectTV. Please can you provide me as much info as possible as how to do this, I am in a fringed area, I already bought a LNB for the big dish, just want to know how to point or set it up, the pro and cons. You can email me at francjam@yahoo.com if you desire




Originally posted by MPik
I had a 93% signal with my 18" dish but got tired of rainouts. So I got a Prime**** dish, did the LNB mod and tried it. The highest signal I got was 96% but that was on most, if not all of the transponders. Next time I had heavy rain ( It poured ) The lowest my signal got on any transponder was 70%.

Ird was an RCA DS2121RD

I have seen different makes of ird's get different signal strengths on the same hookup.

MPik

[francjam]

Originally posted by Biaboc
francjam, you have mail!



Didn't get it

[francjam]

That is not the dish I have. I have a Prime Focus type antenna and not the offset, same as on Starks Electronics website, the DS1912, 1.9 meter, 6.3 foot dish made by Wineguard.


Originally posted by Biaboc
Just resent it to francjam@yahoo.com

[dssbuc]

i usually get around a 93 rating

[tinkr]

Biaboc,, Will you please send the prime star
info to me at tinkr70@hotmail.com ? 1st post,
and it's a damn "me too" ! tinkr

[heebee]

I have a rca in southern Oh that gets anywhere from 88-92-however recently i am getting good reception then it goes to 0-what could be causing-after a few sec at 0 then it goes back up-any clue