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Channel affected by problem with satellite signal

I have an ongoing issue with random Channels on my skyQ box. 
To name a few that are not working due to problem with satellite signal.
these are sky sports premier league, u&dave, more4 and some others.

The signal is fine and the engineer has checked it and said that the data logs are  fine,.

More 4 doesn't work but more4 +1 does. 

any help would be appreciated 


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@thfcdave wrote:

the engineer has checked it and said that the data logs are  fine,.


I presume you mean checked by an agent over the phone.


When you see a “no satellite signal” error message, check that the connections from the Sky dish going into the back of your Sky Q box are still finger tight. Otherwise it’s very likely either;
▫️a dish misalignment,
▫️a failing LNB (on the arm of the dish),
▫️water getting into the cabling,
▫️very heavy rain or
▫️snow on the dish/LNB
so check the troubleshooting on this link
https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-tv-no-satellite-signal-sky-q
It may then give you the opportunity to arrange an engineer. If it doesn’t you’ll need to contact Sky to book an engineer appointment.

If you are connected to a communal dish you need to liaise directly with your building management company or landlord who will have their approved engineers to contact direct.

It’s worth mentioning that:

🔹 a misalignment is not necessarily something that will be visible to the naked eye and could only affect one or two channels (amongst the first to be affected may be TNT or GB News),

🔹 adverse weather can affect the satellite signal and following such events wait times for an engineer will probably be significantly longer.

🔹a Sky Q box requires a periodic 'Keep alive' signal that is delivered via the satellite so if that isn’t received the box will close down until the satellite signal is restored.


▪️ I AM NOT A SKY EMPLOYEE ▪️
[I only provide help on the forum boards so Private/Direct Messaging is switched off]

▪️
Sky customer since 2001
with:
Sky Q | Sky Broadband | Sky Talk | Sky Mobile(s)

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This message was authored by: Daniel0210 Answer

Re: Channel affected by problem with satellite signal

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@thfcdave wrote:

the engineer has checked it and said that the data logs are  fine,.


I presume you mean checked by an agent over the phone.


When you see a “no satellite signal” error message, check that the connections from the Sky dish going into the back of your Sky Q box are still finger tight. Otherwise it’s very likely either;
▫️a dish misalignment,
▫️a failing LNB (on the arm of the dish),
▫️water getting into the cabling,
▫️very heavy rain or
▫️snow on the dish/LNB
so check the troubleshooting on this link
https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-tv-no-satellite-signal-sky-q
It may then give you the opportunity to arrange an engineer. If it doesn’t you’ll need to contact Sky to book an engineer appointment.

If you are connected to a communal dish you need to liaise directly with your building management company or landlord who will have their approved engineers to contact direct.

It’s worth mentioning that:

🔹 a misalignment is not necessarily something that will be visible to the naked eye and could only affect one or two channels (amongst the first to be affected may be TNT or GB News),

🔹 adverse weather can affect the satellite signal and following such events wait times for an engineer will probably be significantly longer.

🔹a Sky Q box requires a periodic 'Keep alive' signal that is delivered via the satellite so if that isn’t received the box will close down until the satellite signal is restored.


▪️ I AM NOT A SKY EMPLOYEE ▪️
[I only provide help on the forum boards so Private/Direct Messaging is switched off]

▪️
Sky customer since 2001
with:
Sky Q | Sky Broadband | Sky Talk | Sky Mobile(s)

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What data logs?

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