2pm AEST VAST dropout.

[gordon_s1942]

Was it just me or did VAST go Bye-byes for a few minutes around 2pm Eastern (Sunday) ??
I wasnt watching the channel (on 90) but I saw the display flash on the STB and go thru the Boot/scan but when it returned, I had a black screen and no audio.
I waited for a few, then did a Reset, checked the HDMI leads but nothing on anything (800 included) althought the display showed it changing channels.
As I was wonder what next to try, the picture and background music appeared as I had pressed Menu a few moment earlier, exited, picked a couple of channels and all is well.
The STB is always on and it may sit on one channel for a day or 3 and I hadnt touched the remote so what made it do the reset I havent a clue.
I have had a few restarts like everyone, mostly when you try to be too quick for it to respond but this is the first time its not come back to the last channel with Picture and sound.
So was it ME or was it THEM, hmmm ????

[Tiny]

Hi Gordon, my wife & I were watching TV (Austar) at that time, rainy day here in TAS, we weren't watching VAST but would have noticed the box blink & reboot as its just below the TV & it was on channel 1 to record motor sport. Just checked & all is good on our box.

Maybe your box just had a hiccup or a sneeze?

[gordon_s1942]

Brilliantly fine and clear here and I was on Austar too at that time but it was a normal reception as far as I could tell.
Most likely just mine but as I say, I havent untill now had it not come back on fully after a reboot.

[jman]

All fine here in Adelaide using a foxtel dish

[mickstv]

It is Solar outage time of Year again.

EDIT but then again if your pay didn't fault then it isn't solar outage. See if it happens again tomorrow at the same time.


Mick

[gordon_s1942]

Oddly on Saturday at around 2pm I lost connection with the internet (Ipstar) and wondered if the sun was the cause.
Sun's in the wrong place at 2pm to affect C1/D3, needs to near be near its zenith to do that.

[mickstv]

Oddly on Saturday at around 2pm I lost connection with the internet (Ipstar) and wondered if the sun was the cause.
Sun's in the wrong place at 2pm to affect C1/D3, needs to near be near its zenith to do that.

Might be the uplink stations having the solar outage ?

I definately have solar outage problems around this time each year normally lasts for a few weeks or so on Cband. I guess we will find out tomorrow if it happens to you again at the same time ?




Mick