right now I am using a 500 to get 129 for my local HD's.......... they are on tp 18 and the strength has gone down the tubes to the low 50's. Dish is sending out a FSM tomorrow and putting up a 24" dish for 129. Has anyone else gone this route? I told them that if the local HD's were on tp 30 the signal there is 87+, it seems that tp 30 wpould be a good "test" for the locals.