CY>> Is it me or is anyone having constant sparkle and tuning problems
CY>> with Spacenet 3?  I'm constantly trying to fine-tune that satellite
CY>> 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.
CY>Most satellites have one transponder per channel, but the Spacenet
CY>sats are different.  Since the power is shared with 2 signals, there
CY>is only half as much power available for each channel.  Also Spacenet
CY>3 has less power per transponder than the newer sats.  So, each even
CY>channel on Spacenet 3 may have only about a third of the power of a
CY>newer sat in the west.  If you have a narrow filter, try that.  It
CY>may help the sparkles.  Spacenet 3 is due to be replaced in the next
CY>couple of years.  The replacement will probably not have that
CY>problem :)
I am so glad that this question was asked and answered.  I was wondering
the same thing myself and was anxiously awaiting the answer.  Thanks
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