No more solar outages=wow

[turbosat]

Was having problems with some channels dropping out on my Hits2home service today, so I called the program provider to see if they were aware of any downlink problems with their services. (you know, that "programming-center.net place?") I was informed quickly that it was fine and it was MY problem, and to tune my dish.
Having already done all that before calling, I asked if it might be time again for the solar outage problem, but I was told that those don't happen any more, it was only back when satellite channels were all analog, and that "digital doesn't have that problem"
I thought I'd let everyone else know, since I've only had c-band since about 1988 and it has happened twice a year since then. LOL
Maybe the sun has moved!

 

[FTA4PA]

I asked if it might be time again for the solar outage problem, but I was told that those don't happen any more, it was only back when satellite channels were all analog, and that "digital doesn't have that problem"

Oh man!

 

[FaT Air]

El, oh! el
Lemme see, that's located on a SES satellite, right?
https://extranet.ses.com/19001998/sun-outage-tool
For me it says :
Sun Outage Prediction for AMC-16 at 275.00 degrees East during 2015 September Equinox
Site Latitude 48.00 degrees North
Site Longitude 263.00 degrees East
Antenna diameter 3.10 m
Frequency band C
Date Start time (UTC) End time (UTC) Duration (min)
07 October 2015 17:21 17:24 3
08 October 2015 17:18 17:27 9
09 October 2015 17:16 17:28 12
10 October 2015 17:16 17:28 12
11 October 2015 17:15 17:28 13
12 October 2015 17:15 17:27 12
13 October 2015 17:15 17:26 11
14 October 2015 17:16 17:25 9
15 October 2015 17:19 17:22 3

 

[turbosat]

Fatair I think its on 101w, but it's been awhile since I aimed that dish, its a parked dish of course. I'm sure its not at 275E though, haha. Seriously I think I saw Oct3-13 for this area , so its not too far away.

 

[RT-Cat]

I needed a good giggle this morning and this did the job!
It requires "Face palm kitty" for that uninformed person.

 

[turbosat]

Awesome RT's cat! Hahaha

 

[KE4EST]

Perfect Graphic RT-Cat !!!!!!

 

[truckracer]

Was having problems with some channels dropping out on my Hits2home service today, so I called the program provider to see if they were aware of any downlink problems with their services. (you know, that "programming-center.net place?") I was informed quickly that it was fine and it was MY problem, and to tune my dish.
Having already done all that before calling, I asked if it might be time again for the solar outage problem, but I was told that those don't happen any more, it was only back when satellite channels were all analog, and that "digital doesn't have that problem"
I thought I'd let everyone else know, since I've only had c-band since about 1988 and it has happened twice a year since then. LOL
Maybe the sun has moved!

Lol

 

[Martyn]

If you put the dish on a shorter pole, it will be further away from the sun so that should help. That's how it works, right?