Loss of signal temporarily after ten in the morning.

[zambujal]

Hello again guys.

I have a question that I only remembered to ask now as it has started to happen again. Around this time of the year I lose all the 2d channels at around 10 or 10:15 for about fifteen minutes and then they come back. Could this be related to the time of the year and the way the satellite is positioned at this time?
Has anybody else experienced this before? It is only at this time of the year.

Thanx

 

[trigger]

Yes the sun is directly behind the satellite at this time and the solar radiation swamps the signal. They are called the Spring and Autumn Equinoxes

 

[dxsat]

Happens always just after and just before the equinox, and it only affect fringe viewers in mainland Europe and beyond. To predict the exact times, see:
_http://www.satellite-calculations.com/SUNcalc/SUNcalc.htm
The plus side is quite often good reception after midnight when Astra switch the batteries on during 2D's eclipse.

 

[zambujal]

Thanks guys for your help. It also happened to a friend of mine so I know now it wasn't my box.How long does this last for? The first time it happened last year, I nearly died thinking that the system had gone boo boo and I only with a recent installation.


Cheers

 

[PaulR]

Strangely, the larger your dish the quicker it finishes - a large dish has a narrower beamwidth than a small dish.

Normally, it's all over and done with on each satellite in 5 minutes or less.

 

[dxsat]

Calculators say 5 minutes but it's around 12 minutes loss at peak in Spain.

 

[saemoenl]

Calculators say 5 minutes but it's around 12 minutes loss at peak in Spain.

Sorrow to jump into this discussion, I search my dish Clarke tech 2100 this evening, And i got some 2D station with 80cm pan, but many are creaking,.coming back now around 9.30 -10, all vanished. though, I planned to enlarge my Pan either with 100cm to inprove its performance. My location is Rovigo, southern of Italy.
Pls. could u please help me out.
Thanks