Autumn & Spring Equinox vs. Satellites

ChopperBill wrote:

nomad297 wrote:
A little known fact. An equinox, both spring and autumn, will momentarily interrupt satellite communications.

Bruce

With the new touchy Genie it'll be even worse.

has nothing to do with any receiver no matter how 'touchy' it's perceived to be. The sun lines up behind the satellite and the solar noise is simply stronger than the received satellite signal on the ground. Happens to all satellites at some point with any antenna of any size.