Problems with Sat TV due to weather.

On the BBC1 1 o'clock news, the weather forecaster said that *Satellite* TV
programs would be affected due to an inversion. Not noticed anything
myself, but I generally watch analogue or Freeview.

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Dave Fawthrop wrote:
On the BBC1 1 o'clock news, the weather forecaster said that *Satellite* TV
programs would be affected due to an inversion. Not noticed anything
myself, but I generally watch analogue or Freeview.

Probably meant to say *terrestrial* TV. Satellite should be unaffected
by inversions.


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JPG wrote:
Dave Fawthrop wrote:
On the BBC1 1 o'clock news, the weather forecaster said that *Satellite* TV
programs would be affected due to an inversion. Not noticed anything
myself, but I generally watch analogue or Freeview.

Probably meant to say *terrestrial* TV. Satellite should be unaffected
by inversions.

Agreed.

I saw this report while ironing! Didn't the news reader blame the
weather forecaster for the problem? Perhaps we should blame the news
reader for the war on terror?

On 7 Nov 2006 06:08:05 -0800, "JPG"
wrote:

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|Dave Fawthrop wrote:
| On the BBC1 1 o'clock news, the weather forecaster said that *Satellite* TV
| programs would be affected due to an inversion. Not noticed anything
| myself, but I generally watch analogue or Freeview.
|
|Probably meant to say *terrestrial* TV. Satellite should be unaffected
|by inversions.

The forecaster definitely said **satellite** otherwise I would have ignored
it.

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method of accessing usenet. GG subscribers would be well advised get a
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In article , Dave Fawthrop
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On 7 Nov 2006 06:08:05 -0800, "JPG"
wrote:

|
|Dave Fawthrop wrote:
| On the BBC1 1 o'clock news, the weather forecaster said that *Satellite* TV
| programs would be affected due to an inversion. Not noticed anything
| myself, but I generally watch analogue or Freeview.
|
|Probably meant to say *terrestrial* TV. Satellite should be unaffected
|by inversions.

The forecaster definitely said **satellite** otherwise I would have ignored
it.


BBC lacking in Technical competence one again!..
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Tony Sayer

"Dave Fawthrop" wrote in message
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On 7 Nov 2006 06:08:05 -0800, "JPG"
wrote:

|
|Dave Fawthrop wrote:
| On the BBC1 1 o'clock news, the weather forecaster said that
*Satellite* TV
| programs would be affected due to an inversion. Not noticed anything
| myself, but I generally watch analogue or Freeview.
|
|Probably meant to say *terrestrial* TV. Satellite should be unaffected
|by inversions.

The forecaster definitely said **satellite** otherwise I would have
ignored
it.

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Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk Google Groups is IME the *worst*
method of accessing usenet. GG subscribers would be well advised get a
newsreader, say Agent, and a newsserver, say news.individual.net. These
will allow them: to see only *new* posts, a killfile, and other goodies.

While on holiday using my portable satellite dish, during a severe storm out
at sea nothing was available. Once the storm had passed all was O.K.

--
John the West Ham fan

In article , housetrained
writes
"Dave Fawthrop" wrote in message
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On 7 Nov 2006 06:08:05 -0800, "JPG"
wrote:

|
|Dave Fawthrop wrote:
| On the BBC1 1 o'clock news, the weather forecaster said that
*Satellite* TV
| programs would be affected due to an inversion. Not noticed anything
| myself, but I generally watch analogue or Freeview.
|
|Probably meant to say *terrestrial* TV. Satellite should be unaffected
|by inversions.

The forecaster definitely said **satellite** otherwise I would have
ignored
it.

--
Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk Google Groups is IME the *worst*
method of accessing usenet. GG subscribers would be well advised get a
newsreader, say Agent, and a newsserver, say news.individual.net. These
will allow them: to see only *new* posts, a killfile, and other goodies.

While on holiday using my portable satellite dish, during a severe storm out
at sea nothing was available. Once the storm had passed all was O.K.


Yes a known thing called "rain fade"
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Tony Sayer

tony sayer wrote:

BBC lacking in Technical competence one again!..

Very much so, if you read this account of the broadcast:-

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=11441402&postcount=1589

In article . com, Mark
Carver writes

tony sayer wrote:

BBC lacking in Technical competence one again!..

Very much so, if you read this account of the broadcast:-

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showpost.php?p=11441402&postcount=1589


Shameful
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Tony Sayer

"Dave Fawthrop" wrote in message
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On the BBC1 1 o'clock news, the weather forecaster said that *Satellite*
TV
programs would be affected due to an inversion. Not noticed anything
myself, but I generally watch analogue or Freeview.

Trouble is, this kind of "weather" also affects digital terrestrial
broadcasts, too. Currently, it's analogue TV and FM all the way for me, as
Freeview signal has fallen to pretty mich nothing, and DAB error rate is
running at an impossible-to-listen-to 60+. All the waffle that they come out
with about digital being unaffected by weather is utter garbage. Once we're
all forced onto digital TV, will I get a TV licence refund for every day
like this when I'll be unable to receive any TV at all?