mint Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Had an almighty storm yesterday afternoon and, amongst other slight damage, we have lost most of our UK TV signals.Can now only get BBC 1 Wales, 1 ITV station and no radio. Sky news remains (we are not Sky subscribers) and, of course, all the digital French TV as normal.Would that be our set that is ailing rather than anything to do with the storm?Martin, as the top TV boffin here and if you are about, could I please have your input?Any other knowledgeable folk out there, svp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillan Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 You're not the only one. Winds from the south bringing sand from the Sahara in the atmosphere, a lot of thick cloud about and having an incorrect dish size (even though you may think you have the right size) are more likely to be the cause. Most with 130cm dishes down here have lost a lot of channels. My 150cm dish is a lot better with only 5US and ITVHD suffering from a bit of pixelation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I take it we are talking about a parabole here?If the storm was really bad, it is quite possible that the dish has moved a little. A movement of only half a degree can mean you miss the satellite main beam by some 400 miles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardian Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 You may have already tried this, but it often works with daft problems - our son was a TV installation engineer & it was his standard technique!Just unplug both the TV and the SKY box and wait for a minute or two. Plug everything back in & see what you get.You never know .......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Will do, Gardian, and thanks. I'll let you know, bien entendu![:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Théière Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 [quote user="Gardian"]You may have already tried this, but it often works with daft problems - our son was a TV installation engineer & it was his standard technique!Just unplug both the TV and the SKY box and wait for a minute or two. Plug everything back in & see what you get.You never know ..........[/quote]Yep gets my vote although I increase a minute or two to 10 mins as a rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Thanks, guys, tried unplugging and replugging but not lucky this time.Have emailed our TV cum computer person and I am confident he'd be able to fix it. Just hope it stops raining long enough to enable him to get up on the roof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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