SKY TV AND RAIN
Aug 10th 2008, 8:38 am
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SKY TV AND RAIN
Hi folks,
Here in Italy I lose my Sky Tv at the mere hint of a thunder storm and also when it's raining quite heavily.
The picture starts to wobble and then I get the "no signal" message. This is very tiresome if you're in the middle of a programme or film.
I was just wondering if this happens in France too or if it's just here ........ the electricity often shuts down as well during storms plunging us all into sudden darkness, screwing up the electric alarm clock and turning off the land line phone !
Here in Italy I lose my Sky Tv at the mere hint of a thunder storm and also when it's raining quite heavily.
The picture starts to wobble and then I get the "no signal" message. This is very tiresome if you're in the middle of a programme or film.
I was just wondering if this happens in France too or if it's just here ........ the electricity often shuts down as well during storms plunging us all into sudden darkness, screwing up the electric alarm clock and turning off the land line phone !
Aug 10th 2008, 8:49 am
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Re: SKY TV AND RAIN
Hi folks,
Here in Italy I lose my Sky Tv at the mere hint of a thunder storm and also when it's raining quite heavily.
The picture starts to wobble and then I get the "no signal" message. This is very tiresome if you're in the middle of a programme or film.
I was just wondering if this happens in France too or if it's just here ........ the electricity often shuts down as well during storms plunging us all into sudden darkness, screwing up the electric alarm clock and turning off the land line phone !
Here in Italy I lose my Sky Tv at the mere hint of a thunder storm and also when it's raining quite heavily.
The picture starts to wobble and then I get the "no signal" message. This is very tiresome if you're in the middle of a programme or film.
I was just wondering if this happens in France too or if it's just here ........ the electricity often shuts down as well during storms plunging us all into sudden darkness, screwing up the electric alarm clock and turning off the land line phone !
Aug 10th 2008, 9:25 am
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Re: SKY TV AND RAIN
Hi folks,
Here in Italy I lose my Sky Tv at the mere hint of a thunder storm and also when it's raining quite heavily.
The picture starts to wobble and then I get the "no signal" message. This is very tiresome if you're in the middle of a programme or film.
I was just wondering if this happens in France too or if it's just here ........ the electricity often shuts down as well during storms plunging us all into sudden darkness, screwing up the electric alarm clock and turning off the land line phone !
Here in Italy I lose my Sky Tv at the mere hint of a thunder storm and also when it's raining quite heavily.
The picture starts to wobble and then I get the "no signal" message. This is very tiresome if you're in the middle of a programme or film.
I was just wondering if this happens in France too or if it's just here ........ the electricity often shuts down as well during storms plunging us all into sudden darkness, screwing up the electric alarm clock and turning off the land line phone !
They tell me that the dish size is very important.would think big dish in the south.
Aug 10th 2008, 8:52 pm
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Aug 10th 2008, 8:58 pm
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Re: SKY TV AND RAIN
[QUOTE=Lorna at Vicenza;6666572]well mine is upright so the rain isn't collecting in it but it still shuts down too bloody often ..... and never in the middle of a really crappy American reality show .........................[/QUOT
Thought that was normal in your part of the world.
Thought that was normal in your part of the world.
Aug 10th 2008, 9:12 pm
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what - the rain ? or the crappy American reality shows ???????
Are we still talking about satelite dishes ???
Are we still talking about satelite dishes ???
Aug 10th 2008, 9:14 pm
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Aug 10th 2008, 9:28 pm
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Re: SKY TV AND RAIN
I don't even know what size mine is ...... (the dish that is ) it came with a standard Italian Sky package.
Judging on size - don't think it could be more than a metre though.
Judging on size - don't think it could be more than a metre though.
Aug 10th 2008, 9:33 pm
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Re: SKY TV AND RAIN
It even cuts out for me in Scotland and believe me we have more rain in Scotland
Aug 11th 2008, 4:07 am
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Re: SKY TV AND RAIN
it's upright..............well at an angle, and it doesn't actually collect rain, but it does 'catch' some, as in it gets hit by it
I have exactly the same problem..........in times of heavy rain we lose signal
I have exactly the same problem..........in times of heavy rain we lose signal
Aug 12th 2008, 10:25 pm
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Re: SKY TV AND RAIN
60kms south of Toulouse with a 1.1 Mtr dish and heavy rain kills it well channel 4 mainly.
Aug 14th 2008, 11:15 pm
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Re: SKY TV AND RAIN
It doesn't matter about the size of the dish, I am told it is because the signal simply can't get through the cloud and rain.