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<blockquote data-quote="sonnetpete" data-source="post: 794764" data-attributes="member: 310216">It's true that not all transponders will be of the same strength, but I don't think Anixe HD should have dropped that much. If you have five minutes and before starting on any other LNB's, check that transponder again and try to peak it in the way you did with ZDF HD. When you've reached the max with Anixe, check back on ZDF HD and see if it's dropped. I think Huevos only mentioned that transponder as an example, it's not a benchmark. BTW, don't expect any meaningful figures from me on 19°E. I was puzzled that it was quite low and checked 19°E on the motorised dish where it's reception was equally poor. I guess I'm suffering with tree growth blocking line of sight.&nbsp; 42°E is at one end of the bar for me on the TD88. I've also been tweaking as I'd lost that sat altogether, so it's a bit 'off' at present. However, on Bursa ASTV it's reading 41%SNR. That TP is 11958V, 27,500SR, DVB-S. I've got 0.8°W on the 1M Gibertini (though a bit off centre). The favourite TP to align with is 11862H, 28,000SR, DVB-S and FEC 7/8. On BBC World News I get 95% SNR. I'd wait a while to see if Huevos comes up with figures as a comparison. Don't stress too much if you can't replicate those figures, as Rima pointed out, performance will drop off at the extreme ends of the bar.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sonnetpete, post: 794764, member: 310216"] It's true that not all transponders will be of the same strength, but I don't think Anixe HD should have dropped that much. If you have five minutes and before starting on any other LNB's, check that transponder again and try to peak it in the way you did with ZDF HD. When you've reached the max with Anixe, check back on ZDF HD and see if it's dropped. I think Huevos only mentioned that transponder as an example, it's not a benchmark. BTW, don't expect any meaningful figures from me on 19°E. I was puzzled that it was quite low and checked 19°E on the motorised dish where it's reception was equally poor. I guess I'm suffering with tree growth blocking line of sight. 42°E is at one end of the bar for me on the TD88. I've also been tweaking as I'd lost that sat altogether, so it's a bit 'off' at present. However, on Bursa ASTV it's reading 41%SNR. That TP is 11958V, 27,500SR, DVB-S. I've got 0.8°W on the 1M Gibertini (though a bit off centre). The favourite TP to align with is 11862H, 28,000SR, DVB-S and FEC 7/8. On BBC World News I get 95% SNR. I'd wait a while to see if Huevos comes up with figures as a comparison. Don't stress too much if you can't replicate those figures, as Rima pointed out, performance will drop off at the extreme ends of the bar. [/QUOTE]

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