Satellite signal strength

I use Dish network satellites at 110 and 119. My best signal strength
on 110 is 70 to 80. I have tried re-aiming and that is the best I can
get. I ordered an in-line amplifier on eBay and that doesn't improve
the signal at all. I also got one at Radio Shack and that one wouldn't
pass the signal at all (it goes back). Is there an in-line amplifier
that does work?


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

(---MIKE---) wrote:
I use Dish network satellites at 110 and 119. My best signal strength
on 110 is 70 to 80. I have tried re-aiming and that is the best I can
get. I ordered an in-line amplifier on eBay and that doesn't improve
the signal at all. I also got one at Radio Shack and that one wouldn't
pass the signal at all (it goes back). Is there an in-line amplifier
that does work?

---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44=B0 15' N - Elevation 1580')

It sounds like your dish needs to be realigned.
Are there any los issues?

Chip

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---MIKE--- wrote:
I use Dish network satellites at 110 and 119. My best signal strength
on 110 is 70 to 80. I have tried re-aiming and that is the best I can
get. I ordered an in-line amplifier on eBay and that doesn't improve
the signal at all. I also got one at Radio Shack and that one wouldn't
pass the signal at all (it goes back). Is there an in-line amplifier
that does work?

Either what cj said about alignment or a larger dish which would give
you more gain.

Chip wrote:

It sounds like your dish needs to be
realigned.

As I stated in my original post, I did fine tune the alignment. I
talked to a satellite dealer and he told me that Dish considers anything
over 70 on transponder 14 to be acceptable. He also told me that an
in-line amplifier would not improve signal strength. I returned the
Radio Shack unit.


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

On Jul 8, 8:01 am, (---MIKE---) wrote:
I use Dish network satellites at 110 and 119. My best signal strength
on 110 is 70 to 80. I have tried re-aiming and that is the best I can
get. I ordered an in-line amplifier on eBay and that doesn't improve
the signal at all. I also got one at Radio Shack and that one wouldn't
pass the signal at all (it goes back). Is there an in-line amplifier
that does work?

---MIKE---In the White Mountains of New Hampshire

(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')

no, an in line amplifier won't help at all. the signal strength is
derived from
the aim of the dish and the alignment of the feed horn only. the in
line
amplifiers are only designed to compensate for cables that are too
long.
if the coax cable is RG 6 and in perfect condition with no splices,
(this MUST be the case with no exceptions)- we can assume that the
problem is in the electronics of the feed horn itself (LNC).
this is not an unusual problem, feed horn amplifiers are occasionally
defective from the factory, or improperly aligned on the dish itself.
if you are sure that the dish is assembled properly and the coax is
RG6, and that the coax has no splices, then you must exchange the
dish for a working one.
placing an in line amplifier in a weak signal path only amplifies the
noise, and will not improve the signal.
another less likely possibility is terrestrial interference, which is
an external interference to the signal, comes from microwave and
RF sources, etc...
if the dish worked before and then stopped working it may be a
feed horn amp problem. if you could never get the dish to work at all
it could be external interference (TI). move the dish to another
location and see if the same problem occurs. Your coax should be
as short as possible- 15 feet or less is ideal.
and remember that a difference of 1 mm or less in aiming can make
a huge difference in signal strength.

your satellite dealer is full of crap, you MUST fine tune alignment
within 1 mm and in line amps will not compensate for aim.
find a dealer with a brain.The signal strength must be 75 absolute
minimum, and over 85 to work ideally.