Rain = no tv.
Everytime it rains heavily the reception on my skytv goes awol. Are there any fixes for this? I mean, is the rain affecting the signal getting to the dish, or is it the water on the dish itself that causes this problem? Its so frustrating that a heavy downpour is the time when most people choose to stay in, and invariably decide to watch tv, that the reception is at its most unreliable.
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to be perfectly honest that's one of the reasons i switched to Virgin ,i got fed up with heavy rain ,wind,snow and thunder knocking the signal of .I was told by sky that they can't help what the weather does ,which is true but it wasn't any good for me .So as far as i know no there isn't
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Yeah, sky customer services said pretty much the same thing. They quoted 'acts of god' not being their fault. ...and of course, its not something anyone from sky will tell you before you sign up.. ...do you know though, is it a problem with the signal getting through a rain cloud, or is it the water on the surface of the dish that causes the problem? No real reason for that question really, i'm just curious.
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oh well, i'll just have to develop a hobby that involves going out in the rain. Water sking or something. Lol. |
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If you're losing signal every time it rains heavily then it suggests your dish is not correctly aligned. A correctly aligned dish should cope with even the heaviest of downpours.
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Used to have a similar problem with VM, might have been cos someone put a fork through the conduit and cable sheath though? The wife has never lived it down.
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what can happen is if your dish is slightly out of alignment with the saterlites then bad weather i.e rain can further weaken an already weak signal ,but as i stated earlier it didn't make any difference to me as i had mine re-aligned a few times with no improvement ,unfortunately this has been a problem with sky digital from day one and probably always will be |
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I'm assuming you were using a mini-dish? These are notably bad anywhere northern, and a larger dish probably would have solved your issues. There's really no reason why you shouldn't get a perfect signal in all but the heaviest of storms, especially given the strength of the signal from Astra. |
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The dish may not have been properly aligned to start with, or it may have shifted if it's particularly exposed to wind, or are there perhaps trees nearby that have grown up and begun to get in the way? You need the services of a competent, independent aerial installer. |
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Its either poor alignment or the coax feed has deteriorated (bad connection or possible water ingress). Worth checking both.
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