ALOT of Rain/Cloud fade....... how do my signals look?

[cktb2793]

Also, I'm in Orlando, FL. Here's my signal strengths. Please let me know if having DTV do a re-alignment will help. My house is setup with 2 SWM8's in a central hookup closet. I have a total of 7 HR22's.

SL5/SL5s Tuner Number

Satellite transponders (32 total at 101º)
1-8: 96 100 96 87 96 7100 95 100
17-24: 96 0 95 100 94 100 95 100
25-32: 95 44 88 100 88 99 95 100

Satellite transponders (3 total at 110º)
1-8 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 90
9-16 NA 91 NA 95 NA NA NA NA

Satellite transponders (11 total at 119º)
17-24 NA NA NA NA NA 100 90 98
25-32 90 100 100 100 98 100 0 100

Satellite transponders (14 total at 99º(c or a))
1-8 92 92 88 89 89 89 89 89
9-16 89 89 88 89 92 89 NA NA

Satellite transponders (6 total at 99º(s or b))
1-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA
9-16 NA NA NA NA NA NA 0 0
17-24 73 78 0 0 85 83 0 0

Satellite transponders (16 total at 103º(s or b))
1-8 0 0 86 0 83 0 NA NA
9-16 NA NA NA NA NA NA 94 91
17-24 75 77 0 95 74 0 96 95

Satellite transponders (16 total at 103º(c or a))
1-8 95 92 94 90 92 86 91 89
9-16 94 87 93 92 93 91 NA NA
17-24 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

SWM
1-8 0 0 100 100 97 0 95
9-16 95 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Satellite transponders (7 total at 95º)
1-8 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
9-16 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
17-24 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

[davring]

Looks like your signals are quite good, I don't think you could get anyone to improve upon them. It is monsoon season in Florida and SW water laden clouds are overly abundant, especially in the afternoon. I have an outdoor OTA antenna so I don't miss my late afternoon news.

[Mertzen]

Only way to get less rain fade it to DIY a bigger dish. Your area is just bad for this issue

[texasbrit]

Also, I'm in Orlando, FL. Here's my signal strengths. Please let me know if having DTV do a re-alignment will help. My house is setup with 2 SWM8's in a central hookup closet. I have a total of 7 HR22's

Those signals are fine, even if you had "perfect" alignment it would only improve them by a few points and that is not important. Are you having specific problems - e.g. with particular channels - and if so what?

And by the way, you should not have 95 signals listed at all unless you have made the wrong dish selection in satellite setup.

[KC2LLW]

Only way to get less rain fade it to DIY a bigger dish. Your area is just bad for this issue


is it possible to use 3 18" dishes and point them separately at 99 101 & 103 satellites to improve tuning and have less rain fade?

[boba]

is it possible to use 3 18" dishes and point them separately at 99 101 & 103 satellites to improve tuning and have less rain fade?Yes it is possible to point 3 dishes at 101/110 & 119 but they would have to be at least 24" and how would you get Ka 99 &103 HDTV signals?:):):) There are larger dishes for Alaska and Hawaii that may be useful for more gain.

[cktb2793]

Those signals are fine, even if you had "perfect" alignment it would only improve them by a few points and that is not important. Are you having specific problems - e.g. with particular channels - and if so what?

And by the way, you should not have 95 signals listed at all unless you have made the wrong dish selection in satellite setup.

Not anything specific.....it's seems like it's mainly HD channels that go out with the fade.

The installers setup my boxes so I'm not sure what they picked to make the 95 signals show up. I have a 5 lnb dish and 2 SWM8's in the house