XM signals - thread 2

[vanguard]

4 hours and counting .... no Terrestrial XM signal at all.

I usually have 4 or 5 bars of Satellite signal, but today
it is 1 or 2 bars, and then only by fiddling with the an-
tenna.

I'm in California, so something is happening with both
the sky and ground-wave signals.

[vanguard]

Post by vanguard
4 hours and counting .... no Terrestrial XM signal at all.

From XM Fan.com this info, attributed to Orbitcast:

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UPDATE : An XM Spokesman has provided this statement regarding the issue:

"We are experiencing a temporary degraded performance issue, which has
affected some of our customers. We expect to return to normal service levels
this evening."


http://www.xmfan.com/viewtopic.php?t=80511&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=210

[Bob's Backfire Burrito]

Post by vanguard
4 hours and counting .... no Terrestrial XM signal at all.
I usually have 4 or 5 bars of Satellite signal, but today
it is 1 or 2 bars, and then only by fiddling with the an-
tenna.
I'm in California, so something is happening with both
the sky and ground-wave signals.

OK..one more time.....here is WHY its happening....

The UPLINK sends program to the East coast Sat (XM#3). This satellite feeds
EVERY land based repeater PERIOD!
Satellite XM#4 is NORMAL.
ALL repeaters leave the air when they do not get program thru the East
satellite, hence your "No Signal" indication.

When they uplink to XM#3 the entire network of repeaters will return to full
service.

The "Something" is the uplink to XM#3...simple eh :)

This was a *SCHEDULED* upgrade, set for 11;55AM washington DC time. This was
not a failure (the upgrade was)