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Rain rain go away

So as usual in uk raining again and affecting signal slightly but reminded me read somewhere sky was gonna go down the cable Route soon instead of the dish which would stop this issue does anyone know much more bout this days like today are a pain although seems ok at moment hah.

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@Jr11111s wrote:

 read somewhere sky was gonna go down the cable Route soon instead of the dish which would stop this issue does anyone know much more bout this


'Q without a dish' was trailed as a product by Sky for several years running from 2016, but all went quiet with the Comcast acquisition.  There's a version of Q in Italy that's an internet and aerial (digital terrestrial) hybrid with no satellite reception, but it doesn't do UHD, and a different one in Austria that's more like NowTV.

 

https://www.pocket-lint.com/tv/news/sky/148401-sky-x 

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@Jr11111s Might be worth getting someone out to check your dish alignment. Ordinary rain shouldn't be affecting your signal. Personally, it takes a very heavy snow storm to start affecting my signal. 


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This message was authored by: Morgan+McDonnell

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@Jr11111s   I reiterate the thoughts of @oj01 

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It only went of for one second then was fine also by me rain was really bad also I had someone check it after last time was bad rain all good ere

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Thanks they been out moved it up a little reckon was bouncing of drain next door as they ain't done there guttering now all sorted .

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I  live right on the coast in kent - the beach sand dunes are my garden! We are plagued by loss of signal due to heavy rain (and wind). Annoyingly it went down for an hour during one of the recent Euro soccer ties. The dish alignment has been checked but it still happens every time we have heavy rain. I am told spraying the dish with a silicone spray like Rain-x helps. Anyone tried it? 

(PS Ive always put up with poor signals, lack of choice and high prices on TV,  broadband and mobile phone services to be a price worth paying to live in a perfect spot on the coast but it can be v annoying at times!)

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@riddeck wrote:

I  live right on the coast in kent - the beach sand dunes are my garden! We are plagued by loss of signal due to heavy rain (and wind). 


When I lived in a similar situation I installed a much more rigid and corrosion resistant Triax GRP satellite dish, this stayed accurately on beam during very high wind gusts having been installed on a substantial wall mounting bracket.

 

A suitably qualified local independent specialist engineer could easily install either a Triax DAP611 which would achieve a nominal additional 2,5 dB rain fade margin, or a Triax DAP711 which would achieve a nominal additional 3.5 dB rain fade margin, when compared to a Sky Zone 1 MiniDish.

 

DAP 611 - 60cm - RAL 7016 (triax.com)

DAP 711 - 70cm - RAL 7016 (triax.com)

 

One of the best, but very expensive, hydrophobic coatings that are available.

HIREC | Countermeasure against Snow Accretion on Broadcasting Satellite Dishes (hirecpaint.com)

HIREC | HIREC 1100 Product Details (hirecpaint.com)

 

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Thank you Godfrey. 

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