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Sky signal

edited December 2010 in General Charlton
Has anyone lost their sky signal since the snow started coming down?

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  • yeah,i've lost a load of channels
  • Was fine while it was actually snowing heavily, but then channels started to drop off and it then went completely.

    The dish is on the roof, and my flat is in a four floor building, so I ain't going up there to have a look...
  • as ALF said, fine when it chucked it down, then stopped working once the fine stuff came down
  • Perhaps you should change your user name to "Lost Sky".
  • Yep, same here. All through the snow it was fine. Then as soon as it stopped snowing the signal went.

    Back now though.
  • Thought about phoning Sky, but what's the point.
  • Lost my signal hung out of the bedroom window , got a dustpan brush to wipe snow off , could only do half so then got a broom to do the rest, hey presto sky sports is back! Not that much football is being played! ( different issue!)
  • Just brush the snow off your LNB
  • Cheers boys, thanks for your help.
  • I climbed up on the roof of my flats to clear my dish everything is fine now. Dicey climb though!
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  • edited December 2010
    I chuck a football/rugby ball at my dish to shake water/snow out of it.Seems to work ok. Dish been up eight years now.
  • Sod that, i'm not doing a Rod Hull. I shall stick to the radio.
  • Just in case anyone else ends up reading this, it's not the dish that you need to worry about - it's the LNB (the thing that sticks out of the dish pointing toward the sky with the lump on the end of it). Clear the snow off that and everything should be fine.
  • [cite]Posted By: Leroy Ambrose[/cite]Just in case anyone else ends up reading this, it's not the dish that you need to worry about - it's the LNB (the thing that sticks out of the dish pointing toward the sky with the lump on the end of it). Clear the snow off that and everything should be fine.

    But you have to be wearing shorts, otherwise it wont work.
    ;o)
  • Nothing in Swanley either.
  • sort of came on and now don't even get the 'no signal is being received message'

    currently have no heating, no hot water and no sky !!!!!!!!!!!!..........not a good day
  • yep had this , as Leroy says LMB. have mine by one of the top windows, so gently brush the snow off.......

    Oh got a free 4 month trial of my lapsed HD on Friday.

    Had to make sure, it was without obligation, new contract. Made sure that the sales guy from Sky ( not agent) repeated the verbal offer .

    As he was recording it, but I am sure that Sky will try it on in 4 months!. ( probably have to threaten to leave again). And as I have freeview built in not too bothered.!
    Still watching HD over xmas free on that bastard Murdoch, makes even the tripe they serve up almost watchable. ( enjoy the repeats of Sweeney and Minder though)
  • Getting snow off the LNB is the right thing to do, but don't forget that the satellite signal won't be able to get through a heavily water-laden atmosphere.

    The Sky signal operates in the microwave region and such rays are absorbed by water molecules (that's how a microwave oven works). So when there is heavy rain or the sky is fully clouded over, the satellite signal will struggle to get through.

    Next week ... laser-induced fluorescence and its application to high-shear wet granulation processes.
  • [cite]Posted By: Dave Rudd[/cite]
    Next week ... laser-induced fluorescence and its application to high-shear wet granulation processes.

    Ha ha - looking forward to that!
  • [quote][cite]Posted By: Dave Rudd[/cite]Getting snow off the LNB is the right thing to do, but don't forget that the satellite signal won't be able to get through a heavily water-laden atmosphere.

    The Sky signal operates in the microwave region and such rays are absorbed by water molecules (that's how a microwave oven works). So when there is heavy rain or the sky is fully clouded over, the satellite signal will struggle to get through.

    Next week ... laser-induced fluorescence and its application to high-shear wet granulation processes.[/quote]

    Lasers? We used to shine torch at t'sample and 'ope it glowed. Luxury....
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  • My hd box died 10 days ago and the engineer has cancelled twice now ( sickness then snow)

    Thursday is the last chance before Christmas

    I've had to nick the multiroom box from my daughters playroom otherwise we'd have nothing as we don't even have an aerial for

    Imagine Christmas with the outlaws with no tv!
  • has anyone lost channels 107 and 108?? I lost them about 3 weeks ago...
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