DirecTV and snow
 

they don't mix

DirecTV and snow
 

In et "MovieBuff"
wrote:

they don't mix

Where are you? Up here at latitude 45N, the face of my antenna is so
nearly vertical I've never had a problem with snow accumulation.

Or are you just coping with signal loss because of a heavy storm in your
line of sight?


--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

DirecTV and snow
 

Get a satellite dish heater.....I use one,and they only cost about
$70.As long as you have it active BEFORE the storm hits they work fine.
(They DON'T work well at melting existing ice and snow that pre-exists
however).

DirecTV and snow
 

MovieBuff wrote:
they don't mix

It is likely that an accumulation of snow on your dish and LNB are the
problem. If the snow around here is particularly wet, I have to wipe my
dish and LNB down. 1/2" of snow is enough to cut off reception on my 30"
dish.

Matthew

--
"All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of
people". Alexander Bullock ("My Man Godfrey" 1936):

DirecTV and snow
 

Where are you? Up here at latitude 45N, the face of my antenna is so
nearly vertical I've never had a problem with snow accumulation.

Or are you just coping with signal loss because of a heavy storm in your
line of sight?


I used to have DISH Network, and it never experienced snow fade, even during
heavy accumulations (6+ inches). It was pretty wimpy when it came to
rainstorms, though.

Anyone know how well the DIRECTV Slimline 5-LNB HD dish holds up under heavy
snow or rain?

DirecTV and snow
 

Get a satellite dish heater.....I use one,and they only cost about
$70.As long as you have it active BEFORE the storm hits they work fine.
(They DON'T work well at melting existing ice and snow that pre-exists
however).


I used to have DISH Network, and it never experienced snow fade, even during
heavy accumulations (6+ inches). It was pretty wimpy when it came to
rainstorms, though.

Anyone know how well the DIRECTV Slimline 5-LNB HD dish holds up under heavy
snow or rain?

DirecTV and snow
 

It is likely that an accumulation of snow on your dish and LNB are the
problem. If the snow around here is particularly wet, I have to wipe my dish
and LNB down. 1/2" of snow is enough to cut off reception on my 30" dish.


I used to have DISH Network, and it never experienced snow fade, even during
heavy accumulations (6+ inches). It was pretty wimpy when it came to
rainstorms, though.

Anyone know how well the DIRECTV Slimline 5-LNB HD dish holds up under heavy
snow or rain?

DirecTV and snow
 

On Dec 1, 4:28�pm, "Dr. Winston O'Boogie"
wrote:
It is likely that an accumulation of snow on your dish and LNB are the
problem. If the snow around here is particularly wet, I have to wipe my dish
and LNB down. 1/2" of snow is enough to cut off reception on my 30" dish..

I used to have DISH Network, and it never experienced snow fade, even during
heavy accumulations (6+ inches). �It was pretty wimpy when it came to
rainstorms, though.

Anyone know how well the DIRECTV Slimline 5-LNB HD dish holds up under heavy
snow or rain?

Directv just upgraded us with a 5 lnb hd dish. The installer
confidently said that we wouldn't be troubled by rainouts anymore.
Next day we had rain, and we had rainouts as before. He said that we
were getting over 90 out of a possible 100 on the signal strength
meter when he aligned the dish.

DirecTV and snow
 

www.locoworks.com wrote:
On Dec 1, 4:28�pm, "Dr. Winston O'Boogie"
wrote:
It is likely that an accumulation of snow on your dish and LNB are the
problem. If the snow around here is particularly wet, I have to wipe my dish
and LNB down. 1/2" of snow is enough to cut off reception on my 30" dish.
I used to have DISH Network, and it never experienced snow fade, even during
heavy accumulations (6+ inches). �It was pretty wimpy when it came to
rainstorms, though.

Anyone know how well the DIRECTV Slimline 5-LNB HD dish holds up under heavy
snow or rain?

Directv just upgraded us with a 5 lnb hd dish. The installer
confidently said that we wouldn't be troubled by rainouts anymore.
Next day we had rain, and we had rainouts as before. He said that we
were getting over 90 out of a possible 100 on the signal strength
meter when he aligned the dish.

With my single LNB, 30" dish I see signal strengths from the mid '80s to
the upper '90s. Rain outs are rare, but still happen.

Matthew

--
"All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of
people". Alexander Bullock ("My Man Godfrey" 1936):

DirecTV and snow
 

On Dec 1, 5:48 pm, "MovieBuff" wrote:
they don't mix

I never had a problem with it, and I'm in Michigan.