Weird Signal Disturbance (transient)

[120inna55]

I have a ViP 622 and a ViP 722 on the same television.

I have EA 1000.4.

I routinely check my signal strengths on key transponders about once per week. A routine I started when the new 61.5 was lit up.

I was watching TNT HD on the 622 and suddenly had signal loss. I could not access guide, etc.* I power cycled the receiver (not reboot---just turned it off and back on), and programming returned. I immediately went to the "Point Dish" screen and discovered my signal strength on 72.7, transponder 13 was 30 and steadily declining ultimately to 0 and, of course, lost lock.

I referred to my spreadsheet cataloging my signal strengths for the past few months, and saw that the transponder in question usually has strengths in the mid to upper 50's.

I checked my ViP 722 and signal strength was good (50's). I went back to the ViP 622 and the signal was back in the usual mid to high 50's there as well.

The sky is clear, no breeze. I have no LOS issues.

What would cause such a signal loss, especially so transient and dramatic in nature?

Is this possibly behavior one would expect from solar flares?

Thanks.


*the new "Signal Loss" screen for the L630 software is quite verbose.

 

[jtiner]

I was watching TNT HD on the 622 and suddenly had signal loss. I could not access guide, etc.* I power cycled the receiver (not reboot---just turned it off and back on), and programming returned.The sky is clear, no breeze. I have no LOS issues.
What would cause such a signal loss, especially so transient and dramatic in nature?
Is this possibly behavior one would expect from solar flares?

Perhaps a sun transit? It is that time of the year, but you'd have to check the date/time for your location and the 61.5 satellite.

 

[Barry Erick]

I had the smae thing yesterday and it did coincide with the semi-annual sun outages. I checked with someone where I used to work for the schedule. I probably could have googled it.