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Old 14-11-2009, 5:04 PM   #1
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No signal from dish after winds / rain.

Don't suppose the satellite has been blown off course - I presume my dish has been mis-aligned in the winds - or water inside the cables / plugs at the head amplifier. Rats! will have to wait till tomorrow to check!

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Re: No signal from dish after winds / rain.

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Don't suppose the satellite has been blown off course - I presume my dish has been mis-aligned in the winds - or water inside the cables / plugs at the head amplifier. Rats! will have to wait till tomorrow to check!

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There's not much weather at 22000 mls high
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Old 14-11-2009, 5:16 PM   #3
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There's not much weather at 22000 mls high
I know that!! It's just my dish doesn't look to have moved!
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Re: No signal from dish after winds / rain.

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I know that!! It's just my dish doesn't look to have moved!
It probably just needs a slight tweak left or right, get the diagnostic screen and get someone to shout. I have to tweak mine all the time when I use it in the caravan.
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Old 14-11-2009, 8:14 PM   #5
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Re: No signal from dish after winds / rain.

I have done a scan of all satellites and it only picks up anything from Eurobird 3 (which is 33degE) (Radio Carrefour, EB3-A linkstar) so it looks like a gust may have caught it?

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Old 15-11-2009, 12:08 AM   #6
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Re: No signal from dish after winds / rain.

[QUOTE=Mel_P;10826851]I have done a scan of all satellites and it only picks up anything from Eurobird 3 (which is 33degE) (Radio Carrefour, EB3-A linkstar) so it looks like a gust may have caught it?

At least you know which way it's got to go! (Right a bit - looking from the back of the dish).
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Old 15-11-2009, 9:56 AM   #7
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Re: No signal from dish after winds / rain.

Hopefully!
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