119 loss of signal on 4 transponders

[Dr_J]

I turned on my TV today and discovered I had no locals. Since it was the TiVo box, I wondered if it was related to the new software download, but upon checking the HR20 downstairs, I had similar loss of signal. Checking the 119 satellite signals, transponders 22-32, this is what I got:

93, 0, 93, 0, 92, 93, 89, 0, 92, 0, 94.

So I had 0 on transponders 23, 25, 29, and 31. Upon returning from the satellite test, I discovered pixelation followed by restoration of the locals. Checking the signal strengths again, I was still getting weaker signals on the affected transponders: in the 70's on 23, the 60's on 25 and 29, and an amazing tuner disparity on 31: mid-40's to low-50's on tuner 1 and high-60's to mid-70's on tuner 2.

I don't get it. We've had no storms and no wind recently, and right now it's sunny, hot, and humid. It's not an odd-even issue because transponder 27 was unaffected. Could some electromagnetic disturbance in outer space or sunspot activity be the culprit? Could this have happened many times, and I just never noticed? I also don't get the tuner disparity on 31; clearly, both tuners are functioning because the strengths are roughly equivalent on all the other transponders. :confused:

If anyone else has had this happen to them and has an explanation, please let me know. I post later with an update if anything changes.

[Dr_J]

I turned on my TV today and discovered I had no locals. Since it was the TiVo box, I wondered if it was related to the new software download, but upon checking the HR20 downstairs, I had similar loss of signal. Checking the 119 satellite signals, transponders 22-32, this is what I got:

93, 0, 93, 0, 92, 93, 89, 0, 92, 0, 94.

So I had 0 on transponders 23, 25, 29, and 31. Upon returning from the satellite test, I discovered pixelation followed by restoration of the locals. Checking the signal strengths again, I was still getting weaker signals on the affected transponders: in the 70's on 23, the 60's on 25 and 29, and an amazing tuner disparity on 31: mid-40's to low-50's on tuner 1 and high-60's to mid-70's on tuner 2.

I don't get it. We've had no storms and no wind recently, and right now it's sunny, hot, and humid. It's not an odd-even issue because transponder 27 was unaffected. Could some electromagnetic disturbance in outer space or sunspot activity be the culprit? Could this have happened many times, and I just never noticed? I also don't get the tuner disparity on 31; clearly, both tuners are functioning because the strengths are roughly equivalent on all the other transponders. :confused:

If anyone else has had this happen to them and has an explanation, please let me know. I post later with an update if anything changes.

All signal strengths have now returned to normal. However, there remains this tuner strength disparity on satellite 119, transponder 31: I got 82 on tuner 1 and 95 on tuner 2. This disparity has probably been there all along, and I never noticed it before. It's the only transponder on 119 that has this tuner disparity. :confused: