Transponder numbers?

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What are transponder numbers? When I change mine on my DirecTV setup, the
signal strength changes. Some are zero. Only one of them is 100, so I
leave it there. That was not the number the install person left. Will my
changing it cause me grief? Should I put the original number back? All my
channels are present and clear. TIA, Paul

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Do you mean that if I looked again, with the receiver set to a different
channel, I would see a different transponder number? Maybe with a different
signal strength? I guess I don't care, but I am probably not the only
curious person. If I tried to get more numbers to have higher strength by
slightly re-aiming the dish, would my receiver be less prone to loss of
satellite signal during a thunder storm?

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"Paul H" <NospaMphobergNospaM@att.net> wrote in message
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> What are transponder numbers? When I change mine on my DirecTV setup, the
> signal strength changes. Some are zero. Only one of them is 100, so I
> leave it there. That was not the number the install person left. Will my
> changing it cause me grief? Should I put the original number back? All
my
> channels are present and clear. TIA, Paul
>
>
No problem. As you change channels you automatically change transponders.
Each transponder carries the signal for a station or group of stations. A
signal strength of zero means you don't receive the signals from that
transponder either due to your programming package and the type of system
you have installed.