Post by Rik I am in Durham, NC. XM is weak today, usually solid here. Dropping out frequently. Anyone else notice a weak signal? Rik
I'm in Raleigh and have the same issues today. It looks like the ground repeaters are out altogether and not a lot of strength from the sky either. :-(
Post by Rik looks like the east sat (sat 1) is out. Rik
CORRECT!! it is down for updating of the UPLINK. It is not the satellite. ALL repeaters get their feed from this bird, this is why the terrestial repeaters are off the air. They will return as soon as they light up the east coast bird.
It is not a "Satellite" hardware problem. Remember that Rock and Roll are in orbit spares. if needed they could be pressed back into service.
Post by Rik looks like the east sat (sat 1) is out. Rik
CORRECT!! it is down for updating of the UPLINK. It is not the satellite. ALL repeaters get their feed from this bird, this is why the terrestial repeaters are off the air. They will return as soon as they light up the east coast bird. It is not a "Satellite" hardware problem. Remember that Rock and Roll are in orbit spares. if needed they could be pressed back into service.
I have a hard time believing this was intentional. No warning and smack in the middle of the day.
Post by Rik looks like the east sat (sat 1) is out. Rik
CORRECT!! it is down for updating of the UPLINK. It is not the satellite. ALL repeaters get their feed from this bird, this is why the terrestial repeaters are off the air. They will return as soon as they light up the east coast bird. It is not a "Satellite" hardware problem. Remember that Rock and Roll are in orbit spares. if needed they could be pressed back into service.
I have a hard time believing this was intentional. No warning and smack in the middle of the day.
PISS-POOR planning on their part for sure. Use this to your advantage..call and complain..tell them first they suspend O&A..now this..an outage in the middle of the day? Demand ONE free month service..you will get it :)
Post by Rik I am in Durham, NC. XM is weak today, usually solid here. Dropping out frequently. Anyone else notice a weak signal? Rik
It stopped totally at 11h55 E.T. Still not on. Very annoying, since my Sirius doesn't work in summer, due to the leaves in the tree beside my condo. :-@