Thanks for the fast replies. I'll see if I can get a better signal.

?Usually 92 or so is my best.

I meant I was able to watch 30% of the time although that is a guess but I do get a good picture some of the time. I had 40 on my transponder signal earlier today now it has dropped to 29.

Hughes SD-DVR40 46151 local channels new zip 44130 transponder 26.

Temporarily moved to location just outside my local area spot beam. The locals come in maybe 30% of the time right now. I was wondering if anyone has tried to skew there antenna towards the local area and if this helps with picking up a better signal? Forgot to mention I have a series 2 receiver.

I have 2 units and both of them have been experiencing alot more of these stuttering audio and video problems than I ever had in the past. At 1st I thought it was just the audio dropping out but now see that the video seems to freeze up too. This came on in the last month or so. I was wondering...