Sky TV

[Uriah Heep]

I have been losing signal on some channels (which channels varies) for several hours at a time (message - 'signal is not being received'). Last night it was all channels up to 2330 hrs. What might be the reason for this?

[vallaw]

The weather

[chas2008]

i often that get during certain weather conditions, a few months ago it got worse so i checked the dish to find it had come a bit loose , a few bolts tightened and it eliminated 90% of my lost signal problems, still get the message during a storm or heavy rain though.

[Uriah Heep]

I have discounted the weather as my neighbours are not affected.

[Uriah Heep]

I,ll check the dish at the weekend. However, why might only some channels be affected?

[KJN]

IF the dish is slightly out of alignment or there is something in the way of the signal, i.e. A tree that has grown and is now full of leaves this could cause this to happen, have you tried a full reset of the box, be careful though as you will loose what you have on the planner. Instructions on the Internet, worth a try

[KJN]

Forgot to say as the channels are in blocks over an arc this can happen.

[chas2008]

i often wondered why only some channels seeing as they all come from the same satelite, seems the bigger ie, BBC/ITV/Sky1 are less affected..

[Uriah Heep]

Thanks everybody

[chas2008]

when mine was playing up quite badly i purchased a sat finder (e bay) to realign it myself, it was only when i looked at the dish closely i realised a couple of the bolts were loose , the ones that actually atached it to the house ,which were enough to put it off line and lose the signal when the wind blew.

[Uriah Heep]

I finally got it sorted. There was a problem with my box - basically it had partially crashed. It was resolved by switching it off for around 3 mins. Simple once you know! Once again thanks to all.

[Hopkirk]

Most things in the world these days can be cured by switching off and on again.

I can't find the switch on 'er indoors though.