I have to agree with you entirely EB, however I have found the norm when scanning ku sats. Signal quality on ku sats always varies but I haven't found that to be the norm on c band sats. I have tested many feeds, including professional ones like a chapparal corotor with norsat lnb's, and I have found them extremely similar on c band. Thus far the esx 242 has been the best and I still don't understand why I ever removed it. I will select 5 sats and do the comparison with all 3.