Satellite info & signal levels

First, you need to know some basic stuff about satellites:

Most of the satellites are over Texas.

some have wide angle "beams", and some have "spot beams" for local channels.

103° (cr) has all zeros

Ignore 99s and 103s, these are spotbeams carrying locals to different cities so some will be low or even zero depending on where you live.

post back with your 101 and the other 99/103

Signal levels:

settings - satellite dish setup - view signal strength

You want to see high 80's to 90s on 101, 99ca, 99cb, 103ca, and 103cb.  Some transponders will be low or zero, but that's OK.  

Satellite transponders (32 total at 101º)
[Most of your standard definition channels are beamed from 101ºW]
1-8 x x x x x x x x
9-16 x x x x x x x x
17-24 x x x x x x x x
25-32 x x x x x x x x

Satellite transponders (11 total at 119º)
[Not present with Slimline 3 dish. Local SD channels for some cities, Spanish package]
17-24 NA NA NA NA NA x x x
25-32 x x x x x x x x

Satellite transponders (11 total at 99º(ca))
[National HD channels]
1-8 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
9-16 x x x x x x x x
17-24 x x x x x x x x

Satellite transponders (14 total at 99º(cb))
[National HD channels]
1-8 x x x x x x x x
9-16 x x x x x x NA NA

Satellite transponders (16 total at 103º(ca))
[National HD channels]
1-8 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
9-16 x x x x x x x x
17-24 x x x x x x x x

Satellite transponders (14 total at 103º(cb))
[National HD channels]
1-8 x x x x x x x x
9-16 x x x x x x NA NA
17-24 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

Types of dishes and how to power

I have a SL3 LNB dish

The switch type is SWM LNB

it is 8 channel, made by MTI

map page:

https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/directv-transponder-map-data-3-13-2024.402660/