No signal, anyone else having issues?

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pauln

55 posts

Master Geek

#103410 6-Jun-2012 19:25

Hi there

Down here in snowy Christchurch and no Sky signal which is understandable. Just wondering how widespread this is and if anyone further down south is having problems? Hopefully not and clear skies are on their way. Also out of interest I had a look in the Signal Tester. All 4 Tuners are showing unlocked and the strength is <41dBuV. Also the quality is showing as 0.0dB. I tend to associate dB with loss hence 0dB would be fantastic although I guess you can't have loss on a signal if you haven't got a signal

Dynamike

167 posts

Master Geek

#636899 6-Jun-2012 19:33

Sky went down here in Wanganui around 6.10pm. Had to reboot the decoder to get it back. Friends had the same problem, so it wasn't just my decoder.

nickb800

2723 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#636907 6-Jun-2012 19:43

Have you cleared the snow off your dish?

pauln

55 posts

Master Geek

#636908 6-Jun-2012 19:45

Have re-booted 3 times throughout the day but to no avail. Just landed me in hot water with er indoors as I always forget that if you re-boot and can't get a signal you can no longer access recorded shows on Mysky

pauln

55 posts

Master Geek

#636914 6-Jun-2012 19:51

nickb800: Have you cleared the snow off your dish?

Not yet, might have to give it a go, really don't feel like getting the ladder out and messing around at this point. You don't happen to know any easy way to do this without causing damage

B1GGLZ

1961 posts

Uber Geek

#636916 6-Jun-2012 19:52

nickb800: Have you cleared the snow off your dish?

+1
Go and chuck some warm water over it.

nickb800

2723 posts

Uber Geek

Trusted

#636919 6-Jun-2012 19:54

As above, have a go with the garden hose if you can.

They are fixed fairly firmly, to resist wind etc, so should be fine if you give a gentle brush with a broom. But yeah, getting on the roof at night in the snow isnt the best

pauln

55 posts

Master Geek

#636935 6-Jun-2012 20:21

Thanks for the replies, bucket of warm water, my son's super soaker and we are all sorted!!

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illicit

553 posts

Ultimate Geek

#636964 6-Jun-2012 21:10

the garden hose will suffice in future (providing its not frozen of course)