Is DirecTV stronger in the East than in the West?
In January we took a trip from Birmingham, AL to Phoenix, AZ and returned. I noticed that the further west we traveled, the lower our signal strength. Part of the time we were only using SD via the King Dome and part of the time I was using a Slimline3 SWM setup on a tripod. I always set the tilt based on my location. I began the trip at around 33.5° latitude and ended up in Phoenix at about the same. 33.5° was about the highest latitude at which we set up during the trip. I know, to expect the signal to degrade as I move north but not east to west.
I expected that through Texas I would have experienced a near 100% on the 101 but every move west I saw reduction. In Phoenix, where I set up the Slimline 3 my signal on the 101, 99 and 103 with a perfectly blue sky were well below what I normally get around Birmingham. It wasn't a big deal because I never lost any programming.
It is, just a curiosity to me. Is DirecTV intentionally sending a stronger signal east of the Mississippi than west.
I expected that through Texas I would have experienced a near 100% on the 101 but every move west I saw reduction. In Phoenix, where I set up the Slimline 3 my signal on the 101, 99 and 103 with a perfectly blue sky were well below what I normally get around Birmingham. It wasn't a big deal because I never lost any programming.
It is, just a curiosity to me. Is DirecTV intentionally sending a stronger signal east of the Mississippi than west.
