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why do I lose bbc/itv for 15 mintes
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<blockquote data-quote="dxsat" data-source="post: 500773" data-attributes="member: 193607"><p>I'm guessing that your original post was made a couple of weeks ago, in which case the problem will have disappeared, as it will have been caused by solar outage, which occurs around 10 hours GMT at this time of year, for between 5 and 15 minutes.</p><p>This is when the satellite passes very close to the sun twice a year near the equinoxes and the sun's radiation overwhelms the weak signals from Astra 2D.</p><p>The problem is worse and lasts longer the further out from the UK the receiving dish is. This means that in Egypt or the Canaries the effect is more pronounced.</p><p>As the sun, satellite and earth are in a straight line, the satellite passes through the Earth's shadow at night. During this eclipse period of about one hour, batteries are switched on to maintain power output.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dxsat, post: 500773, member: 193607"] I'm guessing that your original post was made a couple of weeks ago, in which case the problem will have disappeared, as it will have been caused by solar outage, which occurs around 10 hours GMT at this time of year, for between 5 and 15 minutes. This is when the satellite passes very close to the sun twice a year near the equinoxes and the sun's radiation overwhelms the weak signals from Astra 2D. The problem is worse and lasts longer the further out from the UK the receiving dish is. This means that in Egypt or the Canaries the effect is more pronounced. As the sun, satellite and earth are in a straight line, the satellite passes through the Earth's shadow at night. During this eclipse period of about one hour, batteries are switched on to maintain power output. [/QUOTE]
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