Rain Fade

Hi,
We've had Freeview for only about a year and it has worked well even during the worst storms, until lately... now, any time it rains at all we lose signal. I went out and wiped the LNB dry to see what would happen, and "presto!" perfect signal returned (temporarily) - obviously running outside to wipe off the LNB every few minutes is Not a solution :D
So, what IS the solution? Does the LNB need replacing or perhaps just a slight re-alignment?
Cheers, DJ

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Permalink Reply by Biggles on January 8, 2015 at 16:10

Replace the LNB. It sounds like it is dying. Minor realignment may or may not help.

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Permalink Reply by forumuser on January 8, 2015 at 21:22

Hey DJ

Biggles is right, the LNB may need to be replaced as overtime it does age, you can obtain one from local retailers or online like Trademe.

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Permalink Reply by willis on January 8, 2015 at 23:18

or the dish has moved

or a tree has grown in front of the dish

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Permalink Reply by Steve J on January 9, 2015 at 8:52

I have struck that on several occasions with tree obstructions . On a sunny day check around 1 20 pm to see if the dish is full sunlight .But rem Oct to March the sun will be higher in the sky at that time that Optus D1 , so a rough guide only . The best is 1st week of April and 1st week of Sept when the sun is at the same altitude as the Clarke belt !! ( Sun Transit Time )

Other issues is with the UV , the plastic throat cover cracks over time and water gets into the feed horn !!

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Permalink Reply by Taylor on March 10, 2017 at 19:42

We were all dubed. The only solution is ..... buy a bigger dish. That's it. Dislike digital networks, prefer analogue. Storm, hail, alien invasion, still could get reception on analogue.