[mlyles]

I have posted on here before about a problem I was having with audio being out of sync on both my receivers, 625 and 322. Tech guy finally came out today, and after checking the signal strength and doing several cold reboots on both receivers, the problem was still there. So he called Dish and they said it was probably caused by the autumnal equinox, which won't be over until the 19th. Told me to call back if it's not cleared up by then. Is this total BS? What do you guys think?

 

[Jim5506]

Sounds like Bovine Scatology to me!!

If he's referring to sun outages, they totally block signal, don't cause audio sync problems as far as I know.

 

[lyndar]

Audio sync sounds like a problem with dolby digital.
Is your sound passed thru other devices?

The kicker here is it being on both receivers. Things
like that don't happen simultaneously -- unless
you live under a dark cloud.

 

[mlyles]

I have the 625 run thru my Onkyo receiver. The 322 is connected to the TV with composite cables. Audio is out of sync on both.

 

[TNGTony]

This is one of the funniest things I have heard! As Jim mentioned, this is absolute hogwash! The equinox (or more accurately "Solar Conjunction" which has zero to do with the equinox) is absolutely NOT the cause of the audio issues. With solar conjunction you either get signal, or you don't.

See ya
Tony

 

[Stewart Vernon]

You know... all other things and silliness aside... the autumnal equinox is not something that occurs over several days or a week.

In theory this is the day when day and night are of equal lengths because of the earth and sun's relative positions that time of year. This happens again during the vernal equinox.

Technically, the day isn't 100% equal day and night like it would be in theory due to way too many things to go into here regarding astronomy and the inaccuracies of our calendar... but suffice it to say that the autumnal and vernal equinoxes are two days of the year when essentially the day hours equal the night hours for those parts of the globe that have day and night.

All that said... on top of it all... I think the autumnal equinox already passed us by this year.

 

[clarkbaker]

The good news... you get TV at night.

The bad news.. the Sun aligns with the Sat. from time to time during the day..

If you reboot and fine at night. Its the sun. If it is a problem primarily during the day.. You'll be doing great after the 19th.

Another solution is to get a better 'alignmnent' on your dish. EBay has tons of them and if you can figure out how to use it.. your signal will be so strong it becomes 'no worries' even with the sun..

Best of luck

I have posted on here before about a problem I was having with audio being out of sync on both my receivers, 625 and 322. Tech guy finally came out today, and after checking the signal strength and doing several cold reboots on both receivers, the problem was still there. So he called Dish and they said it was probably caused by the autumnal equinox, which won't be over until the 19th. Told me to call back if it's not cleared up by then. Is this total BS? What do you guys think?

 

[TNGTony]

Utter jibberish!

It COULD be that the solar conjunction events (or any other loss of signal) cause the audio slip when the system picks up tne signal again. If this is the case (though dubious), a reboot would fix it day or night. But allignment and any other such sollutions are utter nonsence! You either have enough signal to surpass the threshold necessary for perfect picture and sound or you don't in which case you get nothing! The "in between" space is so narrow as to be negligible.

See ya
Tony

 

[SaltiDawg]

...

In theory this is the day when day and night are of equal lengths because of the earth and sun's relative positions that time of year. This happens again during the vernal equinox....

This is not the definition of the equinoxes... the daylight approximately equalling the period of darkness is a result. The equinoxes are simply the dates when the sun may be momentarily observed to be directly above the equator.

 

[diospyros]

Well, as Saltidawg says the equinoxes are two days, but the sun does appear to aproaqch and then recede from the equator-of-the-sky over many days before and after the actual equinox. I am no expert on how the actual E* equipment works, but one thing no one is addressing here is the temperature of the LNBs when the sun is near the equator. The LNBs would be as hot as they are ever going to get on the days when the sun is near the equator. I have seen my LNBs covered with houseflies in the middle of winter. (I wonder where these insects come from and whether they can see in the IR?) In some places in China they use solar powered teapots, which are essentially mirror-finished BUD sat dishes with a horizontal plate to sit the pot on where the LNB would be expected to be.
So the question I pose is: could temperature surges in the LNB be enough to cause loss of synchronization of picture and sound?

 

[JohnH]

It's a good time to check your trees for foliage getting in the way of the signal. Otherwise, the audio sync problem is not associated with it and if it is bad on all channels there is something amiss with the receiver(s)

 

[TomH]

This is not the definition of the equinoxes... the daylight approxamately equalling the period of darkness is a result. The equinoxes are simply he dates when the sun may be momentarily observed to be directly above the equator.

This statement hits the nail on the head. To expand on this... Since the geostationary satellites are also fixed over the equator you could only get an alignment of the sun and the satellite if you were located ON the equator.

 

[gsarjeant]

I can't believe the tech guy gave you that equinox line when it's obviously a problem with your flux capacitor.

 

[LtMunst]

, but one thing no one is addressing here is the temperature of the LNBs when the sun is near the equator. The LNBs would be as hot as they are ever going to get on the days when the sun is near the equator.

Only true if you are actually on the equator. For those of us who live in North America...the Summer Solstice would be the hottest sun.

 

[LtMunst]

To expand on this... Since the geostationary satellites are also fixed over the equator you could only get an alignment of the sun and the satellite if you were located ON the equator.

Umm....no.

 

[JohnH]

The sun is south of the equator now. Hence , the snowfall.

 

[James Long]

...

In theory this is the day when day and night are of equal lengths because of the earth and sun's relative positions that time of year. This happens again during the vernal equinox....

This is not the definition of the equinoxes... the daylight approxamately equalling the period of darkness is a result. The equinoxes are simply he dates when the sun may be momentarily observed to be directly above the equator.

Perhaps we should stop calling it by the Latin name. The word equinox derives from the Latin words aequus (equal) and nox (night). If it isn't "equal night" we shouldn't call it that, even in another language.

It passed September 23rd anyways ...

 

[gsarjeant]

Perhaps we should stop calling it by the Latin name. The word equinox derives from the Latin words aequus (equal) and nox (night). If it isn't "equal night" we shouldn't call it that, even in another language.

It passed September 23rd anyways ...

While we're at it, we could stop calling the ninth month "September", etc.

 

[tomcrown1]

I can't believe the tech guy gave you that equinox line when it's obviously a problem with your flux capacitor.

I guess it is the Flux Capacitor and sent him back to 9/9/06

 

[James Long]

While we're at it, we could stop calling the ninth month "September", etc.

Or at least stop calling the seventh month the ninth.
I blame Pope Gregory.