Learned something about satellite tv
Learned something today that most of you in the North already knew and most of us in the deep South did not. We had an unusual December 4 to 5 inch snow south of Birmingham during the night and mo...
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Where we are in Canada, the face of our dish is almost vertical so snow is never a problem.
I've been wondering though why a few times a year we lose the sat connection. Then reading up on sat forums ('cause am getting into FTA sat TV), I finally discovered that is called "rain fade" and is a common issue. And we sure get plenty of rain out on the west coast... :(
Now, if I could just figure out how to get rid of OTA stations dropping out for hours at a time on some days. Maybe I need one of those 10' long yagi style antennas on a tall pole attached to the trailer. :)
I've been wondering though why a few times a year we lose the sat connection. Then reading up on sat forums ('cause am getting into FTA sat TV), I finally discovered that is called "rain fade" and is a common issue. And we sure get plenty of rain out on the west coast... :(
Now, if I could just figure out how to get rid of OTA stations dropping out for hours at a time on some days. Maybe I need one of those 10' long yagi style antennas on a tall pole attached to the trailer. :)
