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Satellite and sun

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jeanbern Posted messages 13740 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   -
Hello,

At my place, it’s when it’s really hot and especially when there’s a lot of sun! If it’s thirty degrees but the sky is overcast, everything works fine, but if the sun is too strong, I lose satellite reception! Where could the problem come from? When you live in the south, it’s really annoying!

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    Andy31200 Posted messages 26918 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 201
     
    Hello,
    If your LNB head is old, it may not handle overheating, how old is it?

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  2. Marie
     
    She’s not even 3 years old! We already had this problem last year and an antenna technician just raised the antenna by a few centimeters! Everything was working very well and now it starts again every afternoon....
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  4. xplom Posted messages 13834 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   479
     
    Hello
    my hypothesis is that the parabolic support deforms due to heat...?

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  6. Andy31200 Posted messages 26918 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 201
     
    Possible indeed, the parabola can also deform... and see with the new parabola hoping that it is made of fibers rather than metal...

    I call a spade a spade *
         *in French in the text
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    1. Marie
       
      And how come Channel 24 is the only one that works? It might be a silly question, but I don't understand any of this...
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    2. Andy31200 Posted messages 26918 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 201
       
      What do you mean? Are you talking about the news channel France 24?
      Or about RMC Découverte (Channel 24 of TNT)?
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    3. Andy31200 Posted messages 26918 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   12 201
       
      I am going to put forward a theory that some may find dubious...
      Astra 19.2° East consists of four co-positioned satellites BUT:
      Astra 1L is at 19.18°E
      Astra 1KR is at 19.19°E
      Astra 1N is at 19.21°E
      Astra 1M is at 19.23°E
      France 24 is on the L and the others are on the M....
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    4. xplom Posted messages 13834 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   479 > Andy31200 Posted messages 26918 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention  
       
      I'm following you Andy because you're skilled on the subject, it's me who smokes... not your ideas.
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    5. Marie
       
      Yes! It's RMC Découverte.
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  7. jeanbern Posted messages 13740 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 136
     
    Hi,

    I'm wondering: how do they manage in the Maghreb countries then??!
    They all have satellite dishes in the middle of the desert. Are we lagging behind in the materials used????

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