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    Question Will A Slim line Dish Help

    I have an old 18" dish with a dual lnb, connected to a multi switch. (Running three TV 's no HD) In the Spring My signal strength was 90-95 depending on the transponder, now that the trees have leaves my signal strength went down to 55-60. I've done a sight survey on my Property and I can not mount the dish where it would not be effected by trees, the trees that I am having problems with is actually part of the state park located 200 to 300 feet away, so I know that its just the very tops of the trees that are effecting the signal. Any suggestions on what I can do? I was thinking of getting a slim line dish, and eliminating the multi switch to see if I can get a little better signal, and or raise the dish up 2-3 feet?

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    Trees Grow....

    Yes, the best thing to do is get the line of sight totally clear of trees. You can mount the dish on a taller pole.. the taller the better.
    The other possiblity could be to get a bigger dish... a 36" dish, to get more signal strength... but the best method is to obtain your line of sight on the site.
    VA 39N, 78W, SatHawk PVR8000, Mercury II, , Fortec 31", 36", 72", SG2100, DG-280, 18" Actuator, HDTV TV with no pay tv except for Netflix Streaming and Internet with Acer AspireRevo.

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