> So, a cheapo front end that causes the signal margin to > fall below ~15.2 C/N, even with excellent equalizers, will > cause the thing to fail. Oh, let's finish that thought. The C/N margin required with either dynamic echo or with very loud echoes (such as Brazil E) is not 15.2, but more like 25 dB, with the 5th gen LG (and the Linx). So even if the receiver with cheap front end was working under most conditions, the passing car can demand somewhat more C/N margin for equalization to work. In these conditions, the loud IM distortion having eaten away at your margin, the receiver will fail. Bert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.