techguy_adam
join:2005-12-27
INDIA
| reply to tolut
Re: [HN7000S] Can someone please help me?
Hi,
In regards to your Signal strength, I would like to add that
it hardly matters what signal strenght or SQF (Signal Quality Factor) you're getting. It would only come into picture just in case if the weather is bad.
Further, for different Satellite/Xponders, the Minimum SQF for different ZIP Codes will be diff. For Certain areas it will be 37, or 47, 51, 52, 63, etc. What matters is the margin between Minimum SQF & your actual Signal Strenght.
For e.g. if the Minimum signal strength for your ZIP Code is lets say 37 & if you are getting 54, it's still quite handsome enough. However, if the Min.SQF for your ZIP code is lets' say 52 & if you're getting 59-60, then you may need to worry little bit as if the weather goes bad, then the Signal wud drop & hence increase your chances of loosing the Connection. Hence, a SQF of 60-65 should not bother you too much.
Regards,
Adam |
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MonstaDriva
join:2007-09-02
| how can you find out the SQF for a certain zip code , 39402 for example . And to tolut my question for you would be why did the tech resite you on a different bird ? If you already had the small office plan and just needed repairs why the move ? I would call and complain and get back on your original bird and transponder . I know here where I live a 68 signal falls flat on its face to a 15 signal with a little rain shower . I'm hoping this .98 dish I installed today will help rain fade but I do wanna know what my SQF is . thanks |
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tolut
Premium
join:2006-07-06
Davis, WV
| Hi MonstaDriva,
Not sure why the change from 99W to 74W other than when the tech called Hughes and told them that the only Modem he had on the truck was the HN7000S then they told him that he needed to resit the dish. I just guessed it had something to do with the different modem. I had a DW7000 before. |
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LesZ
join:2006-08-23
Scales Mound, IL
| When I recently had my .74 m dish replaced with a .98 m dish and changed service plans, when the installer came out, Hughes had me assigned to G17 (74 W). I ended up elsewhere because of line-of-sight problems, but the installer told me that he had been doing quite a few installations to 74 W and that, generally, the best he could get in terms of signal strength was in the mid-60s, which made me happy that I ended up on a satellite where he could get me into the 90s. While this doesn't explain your red x's or your slower speeds, it would not seem that the lower receive signal level is the result of poor pointing.
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7000S,.98 m dish, 2W, Small Office Plan, G26 (IA6)/1216
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tolut
Premium
join:2006-07-06
Davis, WV
| reply to techguy_adam
Hi techguy_adam
This is a ski resort and we get on average 270+ inches of snow for the season. With the 92 signal strength I had last year the system was only down 3 or 4 times and then for only about 5 or 10 minutes. I am afraid that the 65 I am getting now will destroy me this winter.
Thanks,
tolut aka Tom
How do you obtain the info for the zip code factor? |
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tolut
Premium
join:2006-07-06
Davis, WV
| reply to LesZ
Hi LesZ
Where, if I may ask, did they move you to?
Also have you ever done the diagnostic and hourly report test on »192.168.0.1/fs/advanced/advanced.html ?? and if so what kind of results did you get?
Thanks,
tolut aka Tom |
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LesZ
join:2006-08-23
Scales Mound, IL
1 edit | said by tolut  :Hi LesZ Where, if I may ask, did they move you to? Also have you ever done the diagnostic and hourly report test on » 192.168.0.1/fs/advanced/advanced.html ?? and if so what kind of results did you get? Thanks, tolut aka Tom I'm on G26 (formerly IA6), which is where I was previously when I had the .74 m dish.
And, no, I have done the diagnostic test. When I check the hourly diagnostics page, it is very rare for me to see any red x's. I may see one or two per week. It may not even be that many.
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7000S,.98 m dish, 2W, Small Office Plan, G26 (IA6)/1216
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tolut
Premium
join:2006-07-06
Davis, WV
| Thanks cdrcrkmo and LesZ
That is what I was afraid you were going to say. I have maybe 2 or 3 green checks for the Lan and the Downlink and all the rest are big Red X's. Wonder if the trouble could be with the Modem?
I have all green checks for the antenna pointing.
tolut aka Tom |
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