SKY digital signal in the rain

[tomTVR]

Our SKY signal seems to pack up with the tiniest sprinkle of rain. Bloody thing has been like it for years but i swear it is getting worse.

Anyone else have this problem? In which case it might be time for cable. Or is ours setup wrong somehow?

Cant enjoy a TG repeat without a pause every 10 seconds or so, grrr!

cheers

[mybrainhurts]

Yes...

Killed Freeview as well the other night...stone dead

[H_Kan]

Ours messes up in very heavy rain, but no more then once every couple of months at once.

I'd get yours looked at.

[anonymous-user]

mybrainhurts said:

Yes...

Killed Freeview as well the other night...stone dead

I still can't get BBC!

[The Ben]

Sky in General is pretty crap, we have only got it as we cannot get freeview and channels 1-5 are generally pretty crap! Wish I could get Virgin again!

[Dogwatch]

H_Kan said:

Ours messes up in very heavy rain, but no more then once every couple of months at once.

I'd get yours looked at.

+1

Rare for rain to upset the signal unless it's coming down in stair rods.

[mybrainhurts]

garyhun said:

mybrainhurts said:

Yes...

Killed Freeview as well the other night...stone dead

I still can't get BBC!

Yow need to run a retune...

Probably after this rain has buggered off...

[Stu R]

Ours goes on the blink in really heavy rain, as it did tonight briefly

[Milky Joe]

Stu R said:

Ours goes on the blink in really heavy rain

[andrew.]

fine for five years, daily problems for two months ( no correlation with the weather ), fine for the last two weeks
has anyone else had this or something similar ?

[V8mate]

The Ben said:

Wish I could get a Virgin again!

Me too. Me too

[Tunku]

Milky Joe said:

Stu R said:

Ours goes on the blink in really heavy rain

[Catherine197]

H_Kan said:

Ours messes up in very heavy rain, but no more then once every couple of months at once.

I'd get yours looked at.

Same here

[tomTVR]

V8mate said:

The Ben said:

Wish I could get a Virgin again!

Me too. Me too

[172ff]

Seems you all need your dish realigning or a bigger dish if you are far north.

[Hyperion]

Get an old 80cm dish - problem solved.

[The Ben]

V8mate said:

The Ben said:

Wish I could get a Virgin again!

Me too. Me too

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LMAO!!!

[moparmick]

Sky reception problems are generally down to position of dish, weather tends to affect mini dishes only,(60cm), 80 or 90cm dishes hold a steadier signal.
Freeview problems are caused by a lack of signal, you will nearly always need a dig aerial with proper double screened cable to stop noise, if you are in a bad reception area, you may need a longer mast and amplification, all fittings must be digitally screened.
Mick