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<blockquote data-quote="Gigioman" data-source="post: 826126" data-attributes="member: 393162">Despite similar set-up to &quot;TonyWhalley&quot; up the road, I'm only getting the Ch5 transponder in Munich City - and then during daylight hours.Facts...Ch5:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At C/N of 1.9dB, picture freezes and lock is lost.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">C/N otherwise has varied from 2.5dB up to 4.0dB during the day and made for good watching (assuming one wants to watch Ch5).</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Prior to migration, I was getting 10-10.7dB C/N on this transponder.</li>
</ul>11.023<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">This transponder does not lock, but the reported signal level is apparently above the noise floor (whatever that means for a reported &quot;level&quot; of 55% compared with 11.100 received level of ~40%)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">For a few hours one Sunday morning, it did lock with 2.5-3.0dB C/N</li>
</ul>Other 2F Transponders<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Appear with &quot;moderate&quot; signal levels (above the apparent noise floor by 10-15%-pts), but are not locking</li>
</ul>Thoughts...Probably some fine tuning would get me a dB or so, and extend reception time.When the dust settles, I'll probably invest in a 1.5m which ought to buy me a few extra dB of dynamic range (compared to the battered 1.0m in use now) in the link budget.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gigioman, post: 826126, member: 393162"] Despite similar set-up to "TonyWhalley" up the road, I'm only getting the Ch5 transponder in Munich City - and then during daylight hours. Facts... Ch5: [LIST][*]At C/N of 1.9dB, picture freezes and lock is lost. [*]C/N otherwise has varied from 2.5dB up to 4.0dB during the day and made for good watching (assuming one wants to watch Ch5). [*]Prior to migration, I was getting 10-10.7dB C/N on this transponder. [/LIST] 11.023 [LIST][*]This transponder does not lock, but the reported signal level is apparently above the noise floor (whatever that means for a reported "level" of 55% compared with 11.100 received level of ~40%) [*]For a few hours one Sunday morning, it did lock with 2.5-3.0dB C/N [/LIST] Other 2F Transponders [LIST][*]Appear with "moderate" signal levels (above the apparent noise floor by 10-15%-pts), but are not locking [/LIST] Thoughts... Probably some fine tuning would get me a dB or so, and extend reception time. When the dust settles, I'll probably invest in a 1.5m which ought to buy me a few extra dB of dynamic range (compared to the battered 1.0m in use now) in the link budget. [/QUOTE]

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