Outage due to sun

[dweber]

I just experienced a 3 minute outage on 110. I am thinking that this is the time of the year where the sun blocks the signal.

 

[eurosport]

I just experienced a 3 minute outage on 110. I am thinking that this is the time of the year where the sun blocks the signal.

Yup. Spring solar outage time again!

 

[3HaloODST]

Woo!

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[Scott Greczkowski]

Actually it happens in the fall too.

I think we are halfway through the spring event now.

 

[boba]

Nice thing compared to "C" band is it's only a few minutes out of the whole day

 

[eurosport]

Actually it happens in the fall too.

I think we are halfway through the spring event now.

Yep,
That's why I called this one "spring solar outage"

 

[dwarren2]

On C Band, the outage was only for a few minutes on each satellite. The outage just moved from satellite to satellite.

 

[the mack]

Funny, I thought it was still winter?

 

[AntiMoz]

We are less than two weeks from the start of spring, the time when the sun lines up with the equator and the sats in geosynchronous orbit.

 

[the mack]

We are less than two weeks from the start of spring.

Thank God for that, lets hope March goes out like a lamb. boy last year March was nice with temps in the high 70's March 15th here in Michigan. had my boat in the water and was hooting and hollering....

Oh, and I was being sarcastic, and am aware of the solar outages....

 

[acostapimps]

Can't wait for the spring, Winter storms been hitting us hard this year in the Midwest.

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[dare2be]

Here comes the sun....do doo do dooo

 

[boba]

And don't forget to SET THE CLOCKS AHEAD SAT.

 

[mattb]

As a kid I was always amused by the sun fade each year.. Would watch the good o' analog C-Band signals on cable fade to static then eventually the cable company would put up a cheesy slide with a "sun" on it explaining the issue.

 

[the mack]

And don't forget to SET THE CLOCKS AHEAD SAT.

Also very cool, the lack of daylight is super depressing as well.

 

[GaryPen]

They actually show an animated educational promo on TV Japan explaining the phenomenon. I don't know if it's something they also show on NHK in Japan, or if it's specifically from TV Japan. (NHK also has a DBS system in Japan called BS, which would actually be more a more appropriate name for Uverse.) Dish should do the same on 101, if they don't already do that.

 

[whatchel1]

Here comes the sun....do doo do dooo

Boy you're out of tune

 

[Yespage]

Oddly, cable never refers to this in their outdated criticisms of Sat TV on television and radio.

And don't forget to SET THE CLOCKS AHEAD SAT.

No it's fall forward, spring back... or is it fall back and spring forward?! ACK!!! In 1952, Christopher Columbus sailed the seas of blue. Darn it!

 

[GaryPen]

They need to just stop that whole DST thing. Nobody else does it. It's stupid.

 

[the mack]

Wasn't it supposed to save energy or something? or have a little more daylight in the morning for the school kids?
I could do without it as well.