Satellite signal coming & going

[browser]

Hi all,

I have a Sky system set up to get free to air channels (not paying any subscription) - it has worked fine for over a year but in the last few days has started to give me grief.

It works fine one minute and then gone - the signal strenght goes to zero - yet it still has enough of a signal to let me view the "whats on" screen. It could be gone for a second or an hour or longer.

Weekend coming up, so any help appreciated.

 

[irishlinks]

Probably just needs adjusting slightly wind could have moved it - just loosen a few of the bolts and tilt the dish slightly till you get a better signal. You will need someone in the house to check the signal while you do it.

 

[runner]

Could be trees breaking up the signal, if the are in line of sight of disk and sattellite.

 

[ClubMan]

Probably just needs adjusting slightly wind could have moved it - just loosen a few of the bolts and tilt the dish slightly till you get a better signal. You will need someone in the house to check the signal while you do it.

If you suspect that the issue is at the dish/LNB end and not with the cabling, receiver etc. then you'll need to a bit more of a precise approach than the above. Basically you'd need to double check that the azimuth, elevation and skew are still correct. If you don't understand that then check out the boards.ie satellite and cable TV forum, Google and/or get a professional installer on the job.

 

[serotoninsid]

A few things;

1. Double check connections at receiver, in attic and at lnb (in front of dish).
2. The dish could be slightly out of position - however, if you are getting very strong signal (check percentage and quality -as should be displayed via your receiver) - then absolutely nothing - then more likely a loose connection - unless this is happening when theres strong winds, you lose signal completely when wind picks up and get signal back when theres a lull?? Is the dish in an exposed location? What size is it?
3. Could be due to water getting into the cable - check cable and see if theres any cuts in it. This can happen if theres any slack and it keeps scratching off something. eg. if drapped over slates/tiles on roof - and not secured - eventually, cable will be damaged and water will get in. As well as degrading signal, this could potentially kill you set top box as well. Capillary action within cable will draw water to other end of cable run.

Check all of the above - if no success, post back here.

Where are you located?