99 and 103 Satellite Transponders

[RarefiedAir24]

Good morning,

We recently got DirecTV installed and we live in South Florida, with the rain and clouds and such I'm constantly worrying about satellite signal strength especially since my fiance was reluctant to let me switch to DirecTV because she was concerned the satellite would go out when it rains... Knock on wood it hasn't gone out yet, but as I read all the different posts here I keep reading that many posters have problems with their 103 satellites..

I frequently check my satellite signal strength and on 101 the signal is very good on all transpoders 95-100 range, but on the 99 and 103 satellites and transponders I'm not sure what to be looking for..

I noticed that on my 99 and 103 satellites I get 0's on quite a few of the transponders is this normal? or does it signify that the dish needs to be realigned.. is there a chart or something that shows which transponders should be 0's and which should be getting signals..

Thanks for any and all help!

[carl6]

Satellite 103b (or 103c) should have all strong signals (except for n/a). If that one is good, you are good to go. 103a (or 103s) and 99b (or 99s) are all spot beams and will be zero unless you are in the spot.

As to rain fade, you should only see that happen in the very heaviest of rains/storms, and then only for brief periods of time (minutes).

Carl

[RarefiedAir24]

Satellite 103b (or 103c) should have all strong signals (except for n/a). If that one is good, you are good to go. 103a (or 103s) and 99b (or 99s) are all spot beams and will be zero unless you are in the spot.

As to rain fade, you should only see that happen in the very heaviest of rains/storms, and then only for brief periods of time (minutes).

Carl

Thanks so much Carl...

I'll check them as soon as I get home... hopefully they're good..

At least I have a clue of what I'm looking for now..

[joe diamond]

Need a name for this.

"I know my transponder meter is showing different numbers all the time...do they change when I turn off the meter...is someone sending false numbers?
Perhaps so...but who? Why would they want to send different numbers and are he numbers higher or lower than the real numbers? What is I see numbers that just changed? Are those numbers better than the old ones?

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Joe