Learned something about satellite tv

[mikestock]

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 most of the day.

We lost all of the HD channels on our DirecTV and eventually the SD channels, around noon. I knew it was overcast and the temp. was about 31, but not like weather when we usually lose service. I finally went outside and looked at my dish, on the roof. The circumference was coated with a snow buildup. Got my water hose, which was, thankfully, not frozen. Had enough pressure to reach up two floors and clear it off.

New experience.

Moved from FORUM TECHNICAL SUPPORT

[Chuck_thehammer]

chuckbear wrote:
Or do as we do and NEVER put ourselves and our dish anywhere that snow could possibly accumulate. Chuck

its been 13 years since RGV has any snow..

just my luck.. only lasted 2 hours.

[chuckbear]

Or do as we do and NEVER put ourselves and our dish anywhere that snow could possibly accumulate. Chuck

[Belgique]

Me too yesterday. Like the ideas here. I keep forgetting to unhide the Standard Definition duplicates when we have rain fade etc. Most of the time SD will work in the worst of storms.

[wa8yxm]

Have known that since before Satallite TV was around.. Commercial Microwave towers (USed to toss TV from a studio in one city to a transmitter in another) all have heaters in them to melt the snow.

[Kit_Carson]

I had the same experience while visiting my son and his family while he was stationed in Germany. My grandson had to go outside with a broom and sweep the snow off the dish.

[Chuck_thehammer]

Common... needed to clear dish yesterday as well...

I have a super-soaker water gun.. for HOME...

but in south Texas.. a dish towel worked.

[cpaulsen]

Spray it with windshield de-icer before it snows.

[Isaac-1]

Had the same issue here in Louisiana

[mikestock]

Sorry, Moderator. Wrong forum.

[3oaks]

mikestock wrote:
Maybe I need to get one. Might get to use it in another 20 years. Wait, I'll be 95 and, if living, I'll let my diaper changer worry about it.

:B

[GordonThree]

Don't need to buy a heater. Get a heavy black trash bag, a big one, and cover the dish and lnbs with it. tape it really good around the shaft under the dish.

The looseness of the bag will keep most accumulation off, and the black color will self heat if the sun pokes out.

[mikestock]

Maybe I need to get one. Might get to use it in another 20 years. Wait, I'll be 95 and, if living, I'll let my diaper changer worry about it.

[newman_fulltime]

thats why they make a heater for them