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<blockquote data-quote="a33" data-source="post: 1129997" data-attributes="member: 332642">The constant 43% signal quality level, for all channels, regardless of normal or bad reception, seems a bit strange, I would say.Because 'signal strength' is often rather constant, but signal quality is not, as far as I know (and I don't know everything!).And I don't know your receiver. Sure that it is the quality level, that is given?When you sometimes have perfect reception on ALL channels, then sometimes bad reception on SOME channels (but not just the weakest channels!), I'd think of a contact problem somewhere. Inside the LNB, in the cable, or in the receiver, cannot tell.If the bad reception has a pattern, e.g. just the vertical channels, then I would first suspect the LNB. Otherwise, the cable might be a suspect. Have you tried, while the problem occurs, if 'shaking' the cables a bit causes a difference in reception? Alas, a non-permanent problem is usually difficult to diagnose...Do you have a spare receiver, that you can test your dish+cable installation on?Do you have a spare cable, that you can use for testing?Can you test your receiver on another dish-installation?Greetz,A33</blockquote>

[QUOTE="a33, post: 1129997, member: 332642"] The constant 43% signal quality level, for all channels, regardless of normal or bad reception, seems a bit strange, I would say. Because 'signal strength' is often rather constant, but signal quality is not, [I]as far as I know [/I](and I don't know everything!). And I don't know your receiver. Sure that it is the [I]quality[/I] level, that is given? When you sometimes have perfect reception on ALL channels, then sometimes bad reception on SOME channels (but not just the weakest channels!), I'd think of a contact problem somewhere. Inside the LNB, in the cable, or in the receiver, cannot tell. If the bad reception has a pattern, e.g. just the vertical channels, then I would first suspect the LNB. Otherwise, the cable might be a suspect. Have you tried, while the problem occurs, if 'shaking' the cables a bit causes a difference in reception? Alas, a non-permanent problem is usually difficult to diagnose... Do you have a spare receiver, that you can test your dish+cable installation on? Do you have a spare cable, that you can use for testing? Can you test your receiver on another dish-installation? Greetz, A33 [/QUOTE]

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