Reply With QuotePossibly it was the Austar uplink that was affected.. or a glitch in the Austar box?Originally Posted by gordon_s1942
Either way, it's good to hear the VAST signal held up during the storm.
What size dish are you using?
VAST lasts and Austar dies !!
We had a bit of a summer thunderstorm late yesterday and it blocked out Austar so I quickly checked VAST and all channels were running ok.
VAST is connected to the Austar dish via a multiswitch connection.
I was surprised to see VAST was uneffected as I thought C1 was of a lower output than D3 and would be more subseptible to atmospheric disturbances.
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Possibly it was the Austar uplink that was affected.. or a glitch in the Austar box?
Either way, it's good to hear the VAST signal held up during the storm.
What size dish are you using?
Damn. I got all excited looking at the title of this thread, hoping Austar had finally ended. Oh well. :P
Totally the opposite in Far Nth Qld. VAST signal strenght appalling on the 1.2offset. Looking at Austar on the same dish through a multi switch and its fine. Am told that further up Cape York you need a 1.8 offset to get sufficient head room with VAST.
MTV, Standard 65cm Austar dish but both signals got 'drowned' (6.50pm) due to a quite heavy downpour and Vast was a bit slower returning (30 seconds) to a viewable picture.
VAST just showed a line of dashes on the STB and a blank screen with a 'screen saver' type moving catouche or Lozenge saying 'Searching for Signal XXXXX mhz'
I dont think C1 was ever noted for its signal strength in the far north and it was one of the reasons other than remoteness that Austar didnt actively seek customers across the 'Top End'.
Last edited by gordon_s1942; 12-03-11 at 06:58 PM.
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