Differences in LMB manufactures and signal strength.

[Orangegrower]

I have been fine tuning my dish by peaking the 103c satellite. I’m sure that it is the best that it is going to get but it is still a little lower than a lot of people have posted. I’m not having any problems and rain and weather fade is not really an issue here in San Diego but you know I just what to optimize it. I have read that there are two manufactures of the LMB’s and that one gives a stronger signal than the other. Could this be my problem or do you think it is something else?

Satellite transponders (32 total at 101-deg)
1-8: 95 96 95 0 95 100 95 100
9-16: 95 97 95 0 97 100 95 100
7-24: 95 100 95 0 96 100 95 100
25-32: 95 0 94 100 95 100 94 100

Satellite transponders (3 total at 110-deg)
1-8: NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 92
9-16: NA 87 NA 94 NA NA NA NA

Satellite transponders (11 total at 119-deg)
17-24: NA NA NA NA NA 97 0 88
25-32: 95 95 93 95 0 95 0 96

Satellite transponders (6 total at 99(s))
1-8: 0 56 0 73 0 95 NA NA

Satellite transponders (16 total at 103(s))
1-8: 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA
9-16: NA NA NA NA NA NA 0 100
17-24: 85 0 100 100 100 0 0 0

Satellite transponders (16 total at 103(c))
1-8: 88 81 79 73 86 83 77 74
9-16: 86 85 80 77 86 86 NA NA
17-24: 85 NA NA NA NA 74 NA NA

[K4SMX]

So what brand do you have? It's on the label on the inside face of the LNB.

[Orangegrower]

So what brand do you have? It's on the label on the inside face of the LNB.

CAL AMP

[bwaldron]

I’m not having any problems and rain and weather fade is not really an issue here in San Diego but you know I just what to optimize it.

I believe other folks have reported lower levels with the Cal Amp. But especially given your location and rain fade not being much of an issue, I wouldn't sweat it. The small extra margin that you might gain on 103c Ka channels wouldn't buy you much -- in my experience, those channels drop quickly from the 90s to zero in a weather event; much more of a quick/steep falloff than for the Ku birds.