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> Has anyone that is getting data through a satellite feed ever
> experimented with using a larger dish than the one that is usually sent
> with their system originally, that is, a 1 meter dish?
I have 1.2 meters
> Would an increase
> in DB gain help increase the tick data?
only under special weather conditions
> Since cable feeds are sent from
> the local cable companies that use the largest size dishes, would it be
> reasonable to say that one should see the largest tick data from those
> feeds, or do they also have a bandwidth problem, since they are assigned a
> side band? I am considering gong to a larger dish to help improve signal
> during rain fade, storms, etc.
currently we have a very bad storm here and I have NO data - with some blips in
between (happens 2x a year <g>) - a smaller dish MIGHT not have the blips of
data in between - however under normal weather condition - its more a DBC
dropping tick due to bandwith problem than your dish
rgds hans
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