klambert
07-10-08, 01:17 PM
We have what might be called a challenging installation point (http://www.dbstalk.com/showpost.php?p=1442912&postcount=13) with a gap in the trees roughly around the 101 location and I'm trying to gather data to figure out if its an alignment issue or trees growing/leafing. In Feb we had a 5LNB HD upgrade (AU9) and the 101 was peaked in 95-100, and 99/103/110 were in the high 70s to high 80s. 119 was 50s-60s and useless, but we know that and it's obviously trees.
A few weeks ago we started to get some pixeling and I checked levels and all our HDs are down to the 60s-70s.
The question is: Is there an alignment issue that would be consistent with very high levels remaining at the 101 and dropped levels on all the other satellites?
I'd guess it was the trees except the 99 is down the same as the other HDs and that tree's an evergreen. And the 110 should further into the trees that leafedout but has higher values than the 103.
Obviously the answer is to call DirecTV, but we've had less than stellar experiences with installers. (I'd play myself, but I'm terrified of heights.)
A few weeks ago we started to get some pixeling and I checked levels and all our HDs are down to the 60s-70s.
The question is: Is there an alignment issue that would be consistent with very high levels remaining at the 101 and dropped levels on all the other satellites?
I'd guess it was the trees except the 99 is down the same as the other HDs and that tree's an evergreen. And the 110 should further into the trees that leafedout but has higher values than the 103.
Obviously the answer is to call DirecTV, but we've had less than stellar experiences with installers. (I'd play myself, but I'm terrified of heights.)