Questions Re: DirecTv Transponder Signals
When I setup my dish I always use the built-in signal strength meter with my receivers. The screen always defaults to satellite 101 and Transponder 1. I always use this default setting to zero-in my...
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What is a transponder.. It is a combination Receiver/transmitter which responds to commands. What you have on the Satellite is not really a transponder (it is a repeater) but if that is what they want to call it.. I wont stop them.. In any case the key is the "Transmitter"
I am, currently, sitting between several transmitters
One is a 35 watt VHH/UHF ham radio transmitter
2 5 watt (DC input to the final) CB's and one is a 100 watt Multi-band Ham rig, there are some others lying about as well.
Clearly if you are at a distance and I set the little hand held VHF radio on 1 watt and transmit and you pick it up. say it moes your needle 25 percent of the way.
Then I go into the other room and key the 100 watt on the same frequency.. The pin bends around the stop as it were.
Some of the transponders have a bit more power on the transmitter than others. or rather effective power.. Why is this: FOotprints for one.
You have some transponders that are CONUS beams (COntinental United States)
Some are Spot beamed.. Clearly to cover the entire country takes more power than to cover, say.. Kentucky (Picked state at random) if they are a bit off on teh calc you might get a stronger signal on one or the other beam.
And the difference between 98 and 100... Is basically "Forget it".
Now if it was 60 and 90, that would be different, but 2 points is nothing.
Oh, one other factor.. You said 1 is often the lower one and others (Let me guess around 10-12) are higher..... 1 is the "Band edge" as far as the antenna is designed.. 10-15. Middle of the window.
I am, currently, sitting between several transmitters
One is a 35 watt VHH/UHF ham radio transmitter
2 5 watt (DC input to the final) CB's and one is a 100 watt Multi-band Ham rig, there are some others lying about as well.
Clearly if you are at a distance and I set the little hand held VHF radio on 1 watt and transmit and you pick it up. say it moes your needle 25 percent of the way.
Then I go into the other room and key the 100 watt on the same frequency.. The pin bends around the stop as it were.
Some of the transponders have a bit more power on the transmitter than others. or rather effective power.. Why is this: FOotprints for one.
You have some transponders that are CONUS beams (COntinental United States)
Some are Spot beamed.. Clearly to cover the entire country takes more power than to cover, say.. Kentucky (Picked state at random) if they are a bit off on teh calc you might get a stronger signal on one or the other beam.
And the difference between 98 and 100... Is basically "Forget it".
Now if it was 60 and 90, that would be different, but 2 points is nothing.
Oh, one other factor.. You said 1 is often the lower one and others (Let me guess around 10-12) are higher..... 1 is the "Band edge" as far as the antenna is designed.. 10-15. Middle of the window.
