drdtroit
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Fri Jan-21-05 12:26 PM
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Anyone else in NYC area having trouble (again) with AAR signal? |
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It seems that everyday there are total blank spots for minutes at a time or a distorted signal. Al Franken's show right from the top has been an extremely weak and distorted signal with occasional crossovers. The previous show was unaffected. :wtf: is going on?
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BlueEyedSon
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Fri Jan-21-05 12:27 PM
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1. Are you near tall skyscapers? |
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Fri Jan-21-05 12:40 PM
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2. No, Brooklyn, basically right across the East River |
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and at this moment the signal just became normal. :shrug: Are you in the city? Never any problems?
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BlueEyedSon
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Fri Jan-21-05 12:55 PM
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3. I have Sirius in the car |
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and I get dropouts sometimes, the technology isn't perfect.
IIRC, Sirius' satellites (3?) are in an geosynchronous, but not geostationary orbits. That means that relative to a fixed point on the Earth, the locations of the satellites change somewhat (geostationary is always at a fixed point in the sky). So from time to time, as the satellites move around your reception may change.
During driving, I have noticed that metal (i.e. overpasses) and water (like wet trees in bad rain) block the signal. Stone and wood let it pass somewhat. YMMV.
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Fri Jan-21-05 01:03 PM
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4. I listen to WLIB whose signal is basically unblocked |
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relative to my location. I think it probably relates to their equipment at the station (from what I understand it is far from state of the art).
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Fri Jan-21-05 01:21 PM
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5. Oh jeez, my bad! Someone was complaining about AAR over Sirius |
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in the last few days, thought you were them!
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Danmel
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Fri Jan-21-05 01:35 PM
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6. I am getting a very weak signal today |
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Buzzy and fading in & out. I'm on Long Island. It came in OK in my car, but not in my house.
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