Charlie...
 
CY>> Is it me or is anyone having constant sparkle and tuning problems with
  >> Spacenet 3?  I'm constantly trying to fine-tune that satellite while all
  >> the others come in crystal clear, and I live in the EAST!
 
CY>The even (vertical) channels on Spacenet 3 are all half transponders.
 
Ok, that maybe explains why the horizontal polarity transponders still
come in so well.
 
  >Most satellites have one transponder per channel, but the Spacenet
  >sats are different.  Since the power is shared with 2 signals, there
  >is only half as much power available for each channel.  Also Spacenet
  >3 has less power per transponder than the newer sats.  So, each even
  >channel on Spacenet 3 may have only about a third of the power of a
  >newer sat in the west.  If you have a narrow filter, try that.  It may
 
 What do you mean by a "narrow filter"?
 
  >help the sparkles.  Spacenet 3 is due to be replaced in the next
  >couple of years.  The replacement will probably not have that
  >problem :)
 
I know when I first got this system about 4 years ago I never had this
problem. This has occurred within the last two baseball seasons :(.
 
Paul
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