hey everyone read this

[tomcat01]

Sun outages can interrupt TV signals

By CARI HAMMERSTROM
The Monitor

McALLEN, October 7, 2006 — If television snow interrupts a hot and steamy scene in the latest Lifetime flick during the next two weeks, another type of heat may be to blame.

“Sun outages” occur each fall and spring equinox, scrambling satellite signals from space to earth.

Cable companies can be affected from five to 15 minutes at a time with fuzziness, sparkles or digital tiling, even a com-plete loss of programming.

Other satellite-driven communication devices could be affected, as well.

The Time Warner Cable people explain it this way: “For a period of about two weeks, usually in the afternoon, the sun causes solar interference to all geostationary satellite signals. As the sun’s path across the sky gets lower each day, there are times when it is in a direct line behind a communication satellite that is sending signals to a receiving satellite dish here on earth.”

And, just like the human eye, a satellite dish cannot look directly into the sun.

The line-up happens twice yearly, and there is nothing anybody can do about it.

“Unfortunately, there is technically nothing we can do to prevent these sun outage effects,” Mike Carrosquilla, Time Warner Cable vice president and general manager, said in a statement. “The best advice we can offer when experiencing this phenomenon is to be patient while the sun outage passes naturally.”

Posted on Oct 07, 06 | 12:00 am

[carpenter1]

I like it.
Nothing like a solar flair.

[tomcat01]

the other day i went from a 85% to 45-50 Q then at night back to a 86% never touched a thing ..

[carpenter1]

I've seen this happen many times.

[tomcat01]

it has happen to me for years i figured i would post this so other newer people had an idea what goes on about this time of year ..

I knew you would know !!

[hitman74]

Cool, I've read about this before also... Interesting information!

[arboristman]

yes,this is very true.
in fact,history will tell you this:
"satillite tv? it will never happen due to sun/solar interference."
guess who was wrong?

[coorslightly]

i think its affecting everything , sats , cellphone towers & the internet

[MOPAR MAN]

Yea I use to get it years ago with my 10' B.U.D.

[elmatto]

Only Minor sat signal interuptions here in the North region.
A few channels show disruption.

Testing A Pantec 2500a
2 X 18" DTV each with Dual LNBs

I get 4 Sats with 2 fixed dishes.

[derby62]

This is the same reason that witches can't have babies. Because it make's their husbands have hollow weenies