Vu+ duo Locking Signal

[rkeaneno16]

right i am new to this motorised stuff but
been messing with this for 4 days now
i get 28.2 19.2 easy
16,13,0.8 is messing me around
i got a 82% signal on 16 but it wont lock


any ideas

[digicon]

right i am new to this motorised stuff but
been messing with this for 4 days now
i get 28.2 19.2 easy
16,13,0.8 is messing me around
i got a 82% signal on 16 but it wont lock


any ideas

Is that 82% AGC or 82% SNR totally different measurements

[rkeaneno16]

thats 82 snr sorry for the late reply
but had to go to pub

[djrikstar]

What does the AGC actually stand for? Or do?

[digicon]

What does the AGC actually stand for? Or do?

AGC = Automatic Gain control

SNR = Signal to Noise ratio

[djrikstar]

Ok thanks digicon is AGC something i should worry about if its low/high?
Or should i always look at SNR when looking for problems with signal on channels etc

[mdt]

Ok thanks digicon is AGC something i should worry about if its low/high?
Or should i always look at SNR when looking for problems with signal on channels etc

dont worry about AGC, snr and error rate are the important ones.. the better snr with zero errors is what your after,regards mdt

[djrikstar]

Ok cheers mdt

[digicon]

mdt is correct your main concern is the SNR the higher the reading the better, AGC is the power of the signal as collected by the dish.