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Thunder & Lightning
« on: 27 June 2009, 18:32:22 »
Been so hot here today in Hertfordshire  8-) but now we have Thunder & Lightning with heavy heavy rain >:(

And no sky Tv either

No Signal being recieved :'( :'(

Right off to the shed to label all the Omega parts  :y
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Re: Thunder & Lightning
« Reply #1 on: 27 June 2009, 18:34:52 »
Better than doing the housework mate. ;D :y
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Re: Thunder & Lightning
« Reply #2 on: 27 June 2009, 18:43:14 »
mmm slightly off topic .....   :)

We are very new to satellite TV ... just got freesat installed and well pleased with it  :) SWTSMBO is watching Wimbledon in HD and well chuffed  :)

Question is then .. just how susceptible to interference from Thunderstorms etc is sat TV ??

We've had just one 1/2 second "no signal" as a Herc flew past yesterday, which beats the crappy freeview breakages we got all the time before.
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« Reply #3 on: 27 June 2009, 18:47:59 »
Had a couple of claps here today but not much to be honest, really did cloud over ealier though.
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« Reply #4 on: 27 June 2009, 18:49:13 »
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mmm slightly off topic .....   :)

We are very new to satellite TV ... just got freesat installed and well pleased with it  :) SWTSMBO is watching Wimbledon in HD and well chuffed  :)

Question is then .. just how susceptible to interference from Thunderstorms etc is sat TV ??

We've had just one 1/2 second "no signal" as a Herc flew past yesterday, which beats the crappy freeview breakages we got all the time before.


What did you get in the end?
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« Reply #5 on: 27 June 2009, 18:49:57 »
We only get no signal during very bad weather so cant complain to be honest, before the kids had sky in their rooms though they had Freeview and that was a nightmare with poor signal coverage
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« Reply #6 on: 27 June 2009, 18:50:36 »
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mmm slightly off topic .....   :)

We are very new to satellite TV ... just got freesat installed and well pleased with it  :) SWTSMBO is watching Wimbledon in HD and well chuffed  :)

Question is then .. just how susceptible to interference from Thunderstorms etc is sat TV ??

We've had just one 1/2 second "no signal" as a Herc flew past yesterday, which beats the crappy freeview breakages we got all the time before.


When I last had Sky we had a dish that pointed over a roof and everytime it rained hard the picture ended up with dots all over it as the water bounced back off the roof!! :o :o :D :D ;)
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« Reply #7 on: 27 June 2009, 18:57:26 »
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mmm slightly off topic .....   :)

We are very new to satellite TV ... just got freesat installed and well pleased with it  :) SWTSMBO is watching Wimbledon in HD and well chuffed  :)

Question is then .. just how susceptible to interference from Thunderstorms etc is sat TV ??

We've had just one 1/2 second "no signal" as a Herc flew past yesterday, which beats the crappy freeview breakages we got all the time before.


What did you get in the end?


Got the Humax Foxsat PVR, and a local guy did the job .... :)

I got the dish and fittings (fitted at the back not the front), quad LNB, 2 feeds into lounge, 1 feed into kitchen, and the Foxsat for £575 all in (cash)  Invoice says £500 + VAT   :) .

Pricing up all the bits to DIY came to around £430 + VAT + delivery ..... so by my reckoning it cost me about £50 to have him do the work, line up the thing perfectly and check the install ... foxsat shows 100% signal 100% quality ....  I'm well pleased and didn't have to touch a drill or ladder .. :)
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Re: Thunder & Lightning
« Reply #8 on: 27 June 2009, 19:12:30 »
Ah digital TV. That will be a "service enhancement" or in plain speak a CON. I have lost count of the number of folk (parents and friends in the UK) who have moved onto digital Tv and the slightest change to the weather and bang a few channels go. Oh for the days of analogue when you could watch one channel and record a second without having to have the expense of a twin LNB or quad LNB for Sky plus types.

Here in Spain even with a large 1.3 metre dish we lose Ch4 and CH5 when we have storms. Sort of expect it though here.  :-[

Watching Murray slaghter that geezer right now. Marvellous chap.

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Re: Thunder & Lightning
« Reply #9 on: 27 June 2009, 19:25:56 »
got dark here an hour ago, but sun back out now.  feel we need a storm here
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« Reply #10 on: 27 June 2009, 19:54:05 »
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mmm slightly off topic .....   :)

We are very new to satellite TV ... just got freesat installed and well pleased with it  :) SWTSMBO is watching Wimbledon in HD and well chuffed  :)

Question is then .. just how susceptible to interference from Thunderstorms etc is sat TV ??

We've had just one 1/2 second "no signal" as a Herc flew past yesterday, which beats the crappy freeview breakages we got all the time before.


What did you get in the end?


Got the Humax Foxsat PVR, and a local guy did the job .... :)

I got the dish and fittings (fitted at the back not the front), quad LNB, 2 feeds into lounge, 1 feed into kitchen, and the Foxsat for £575 all in (cash)  Invoice says £500 + VAT   :) .

Pricing up all the bits to DIY came to around £430 + VAT + delivery ..... so by my reckoning it cost me about £50 to have him do the work, line up the thing perfectly and check the install ... foxsat shows 100% signal 100% quality ....  I'm well pleased and didn't have to touch a drill or ladder .. :)


I want commision off Humax - my boss as bought one too ;D
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« Reply #11 on: 27 June 2009, 19:55:21 »
Digital TV is quite good - mind you I have a large aerial and a large dish.

I really like bitstream recording
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Re: Thunder & Lightning
« Reply #12 on: 27 June 2009, 19:59:11 »
We had big storms the other night but its bright sunshine here at present!! :y
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« Reply #13 on: 27 June 2009, 20:22:41 »
Torrential rain here at present with wicked thunder and lightning :o
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Re: Thunder & Lightning
« Reply #14 on: 27 June 2009, 21:37:00 »
We need a storm to clear the air, drizzled all day but warm :)
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