118 Signal

[Sanghera]

Hi,

I just set up my Dreamlink T5. Everything seems to go be good except for weak 118 signal. 119 Signal/ Quality is 97% and around 90% for most channels. 118 is around 72% and around 40-70% on individual channels. Channels are working although low signal. As this is my first Dreamlink, is this normal?

Thanks.

[whoknows]

Dish size is a big factor for 118. If that is appropriate then alignment should be checked. But if the channels are coming in and watchable then I would leave it be. jmo

[Sanghera]

Dish size is a big factor for 118. If that is appropriate then alignment should be checked. But if the channels are coming in and watchable then I would leave it be. jmo

yes the dish is 33".

[Terryl]

Check with the link below to see if a 33" dish is large enough for you at your location.


http://www.satbeams.com/footprints?norad=31102

Select the CONUS kU band beam at the far right of the list for AnikF3, then zoom into your location and click on it, this will give you the estimated dsih size needed for propper reception of 118W at your location.

[Sanghera]

I have 2 two receivers connected to 110, 119/118 & 129. The other sat (kbox) is showing 93% for 118 and 97% for others...while the dreamlink is showing 72% on 118 and 97% on others.

[strunz]

I can only take a maximum of 40% - 51% for 118 and despite all this I am still able to watch tv ... very strange

[whoknows]

The signal indicators were more accurate on the older fta receivers than the boxes now. Don't take the percentage as gospel. jmo

[Terryl]

The "S" indicator is the measured signal strength of the actual IF signal from the output of the LNB to the receiver, this can get quite low before the receiver cuts out.

The "Q" indication is the quality of the decoded digital signal at the receiver, it is a combination of the amount of Forward Error Correction applied to the digital signal to make a noise free picture and what the actual Bit Error Rate that is being received at the time, the combination of the amount of BER and the amount of FEC code required to produce a pixilation free picture at the receiver, the lower the "Q" the more FEC is being used to correct for missing data bits caused by noise in the signal, thus causing a higher then normal BER, the higher BER can be caused by a weak IF signal from the LNB or the amount of noise in the signal caused by a misalignment of the dish for a lower then normal signal from the satellite.

Most FTA receivers can handle an "S" around 25 to 30 %, and some can handle a "Q" around 40 to 50% and you still get an error free picture, however this can change when the weather gets bad.