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mystery with satellite reception

  • 12-03-2014 09:40AM
    #1
    rambling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭


    FOR A FEW DAYS NOW MY RECEPTION FROM SATELLITE ASTRA 28.3 HAS DISAPPEARED FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN REAPPEARED> RECEPTION FROM ASTRA 13.8 WAS NOT AFFECTED. ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE? ANY IDEAS?


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  • #2
    dudara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    Not a Consumer Issue - Moved to the Satellite TV forum

    dudara


  • #3
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,978 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    rambling wrote: »
    FOR A FEW DAYS NOW MY RECEPTION FROM SATELLITE ASTRA 28.3 HAS DISAPPEARED FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN REAPPEARED> RECEPTION FROM ASTRA 13.8 WAS NOT AFFECTED. ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE? ANY IDEAS?

    There is no Astra satellite at 13.8, Hot Bird maybe?

    What sort of a satellite reception setup have you, multi-LNBs?

    Could be an LNB or cable or alignment problem. Have you checked all cable connections and ensured everthing from dish to receiver is secure?


  • #4
    dxhound2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,367 ✭✭✭✭dxhound2005


    It could be what is known as a Sun Outage, but unlikely if nobody else reported it. But it is the right time of year. I observed the phenomenon on the satellite at 1 West a couple of years back, when there was a predicted outage. I saw the signal gradually fade to zero then gradually build up to full strength again over the course of 15 minutes from memory.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_outage


  • #5
    fat-tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,711 ✭✭✭fat-tony


    Here's a thread of mine from 2009 - what to do when you have time on your hands - eh :o

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=59231680


  • #6
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,978 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    dxhound2005 wrote: »
    It could be what is known as a Sun Outage, but unlikely if nobody else reported it. But it is the right time of year.

    That could be it too, if it happens at a particular time of the day.

    Posted this a few years ago too - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=68478606

    Sun outage calculator here - http://www.satellite-calculations.com/Satellite/suninterference.php


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  • #7
    fat-tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,711 ✭✭✭fat-tony


    Realistically, it doesn't (shouldn't) affect reception from the Astra/Eutelsat group as the signal is strong. If your dish position is marginal it could affect it although the outage was at its maximum 10 days ago so the effect is now over.


  • #8
    rambling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19 ✭rambling


    Sorry, senior moment. Other Astra is 19.2E. Outage was at night so sun hardly matters. I have 1 dish, 2 LNBs., 1 for 19, other for 28. Both back working perfectly this am.


  • #9
    fat-tony
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,711 ✭✭✭fat-tony


    You just killed a good speculative thread :P
    Probably a bird roosting on the LNB arm, then....
    cue lots of other conspiracy theories.


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