Storm

[branchbouncer]

Well it's been 2 hours and 35 minutes since E* went down(large rain storm lots of cloud cover) the OTA is working fine but there is no E* signal, this storm is to be here until tomorrow afternoon, I guess this means no E* programing, no HBO,etc,etc,etc. Called the neighbors and they have the Speed Channel(on cable) for the race tonight but we don't. Now I know lots of people don't watch NASCAR but we like some change, Dancing With the Idiots,Numbutts and such, but this is a bit much when you have too program your viewing around the weather and hope you can view your shows. Do alot of people have the same problem?

 

[KAB]

I went nearly 12 hours one time, when we got 12" of rain over 12 hours.

 

[branchbouncer]

I went nearly 12 hours one time, when we got 12" of rain over 12 hours.

That stinks, specialiy when you want too watch something, glad for the OTA

 

[KAB]

That stinks, specialiy when you want too watch something, glad for the OTA

You Got That

 

[navychop]

I suspect your aim is NQR. Not Quite Right. I rarely have an outage, and then it's generally for only a few seconds. Maybe you have worse weather. But we're not that far apart, how much worse could it be?

Over 2 hours? Reminds me of when I had Cox cable.

 

[dishcomm]

Well it's been 2 hours and 35 minutes since E* went down(large rain storm lots of cloud cover) the OTA is working fine but there is no E* signal, this storm is to be here until tomorrow afternoon, I guess this means no E* programing, no HBO,etc,etc,etc. Called the neighbors and they have the Speed Channel(on cable) for the race tonight but we don't. Now I know lots of people don't watch NASCAR but we like some change, Dancing With the Idiots,Numbutts and such, but this is a bit much when you have too program your viewing around the weather and hope you can view your shows. Do alot of people have the same problem?

As with any digital signal reception, interference from heavy rain or cloud to cloud lightining between your dish and the location of the satellites, is inevitable.
Soem areas of the country have a propesity for "training" thundrstorms. In that scenario prolonged thunderstorm events is possible.
If the frequency of this type weather is great, perhaps other choices of tv reception may be better for you.

 

[branchbouncer]

Like I said glad for OTA, Doubt E* is going too come back up tonight.!!

 

[garys]

DVR, man. Always something to watch.

 

[jdmacor]

DVR, man. Always something to watch.

When my signal goes out, I can't do anything else; it just sits there trying to connect. How can you access your DVR when the Dish is out?

 

[digiblur]

Out hours? Wow! In our rainy climate in the South I rarely see something totally take the signal out for more than 5 minutes. And it takes a good down pour to take it out. We had a storm here tonight that dropped a good bit of rain, we never missed a beat watching TV.

If you have signal issues and totally depend on TV then cable is the way to go. But of course I enjoyed watching my satellite when the cable was down in the neighborhood for a week.

 

[mrlaugh]

you could move to Nevada or other mostly desert states, no rain, no clouds, no trees, perfect signal!

 

[Hemi 6.1]

When my signal goes out, I can't do anything else; it just sits there trying to connect. How can you access your DVR when the Dish is out?

Click on the Menu Button. And access your recordings this way.

 

[ts7]

Sounds like the dish is not aimed right and/or obstructions are causing weak signal.

I lose signal for a few minutes during heavy rain, snow or ice but nothing significant. I used to lose it much more until I moved my dish.

Also, could be bad connectors or cables that are getting wet.

 

[FitzAusTex]

In Austin, Texas, the signal can be taken out from minutes to hours, but that, of course, varies by satellite and transponder. An outage on one bird generally causes enough cascading problems with a bird that is still getting signal that I can lose all 4 birds (plus OTA). 110 is stronger for me than even the (barely) newer 129. Nonetheless, although the new 129 is better than the old 129 during storms, I was out for about 90 minutes yesterday from a strong (but not horrific) thunderstorm. I have very acceptable signal strengths (compared to many folks) on my 1000+ dish, and yet I still lose signal due to the crazy flash flooding we get here in Austin. Most folks will swear they rarely lose signal even during the worst rain, but I'm not sure their "worst" is as bad as mine (or others). They seem to have a difficult time comprehending what 6" inches of rain in one hour can do to someone else's signal.

 

[digiblur]

E11 at 110 will be much stronger than Ciel2. E11 is a CONUS only bird Ciel2 is a CONUS and spotbeam satellite with a lot of transponders across all the beams.

 

[whatchel1]

Frog strangler

In Austin, Texas, the signal can be taken out from minutes to hours, but that, of course, varies by satellite and transponder. An outage on one bird generally causes enough cascading problems with a bird that is still getting signal that I can lose all 4 birds (plus OTA). 110 is stronger for me than even the (barely) newer 129. Nonetheless, although the new 129 is better than the old 129 during storms, I was out for about 90 minutes yesterday from a strong (but not horrific) thunderstorm. I have very acceptable signal strengths (compared to many folks) on my 1000+ dish, and yet I still lose signal due to the crazy flash flooding we get here in Austin. Most folks will swear they rarely lose signal even during the worst rain, but I'm not sure their "worst" is as bad as mine (or others). They seem to have a difficult time comprehending what 6" inches of rain in one hour can do to someone else's signal.

Few people know what a frog strangler or gully washer can do in most parts of the country. But yes that is know to happen in Austin. Glad I'm not stuck w/ a dish that size. I have a 500 for 110 & 119 but a .9 meter for 129. My question is why don't you have a wing dish for 61.5. That's where the HD locals for Austin are now.

 

[kvnfl]

In coastal Southwest Florida we get rain. Real, heavy, rain. Rain so thick you can not see your hand in front of your face. It rarely takes a signal down for more than a few minutes. Most times signal goes down right before the rain starts. But, we can usually get a signal during the rain.

One time, at different location, the signal kept dropping for no apparent reason. I grabbed a couple of 7/16" box wrenches and tightened all the cable connectors. Problem solved.