Very poor reception this morning (1200 UTC). Had rain all last night and
into today, unplugged the radios due to lightening last night. Nothing
received at all in SW, all bands this a.m. Brightening up this afternoon,
I can hear the usual spanish scattered around the lower bands.

On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:52:19 -0600, uncle arnie
wrote:

Very poor reception this morning (1200 UTC). Had rain all last night and
into today, unplugged the radios due to lightening last night. Nothing
received at all in SW, all bands this a.m. Brightening up this afternoon,
I can hear the usual spanish scattered around the lower bands.

Oddly, my $50 satellite radio continues to perform nominally.

http://www.sec.noaa.gov/today.html#satenv

David wrote:
On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:52:19 -0600, uncle arnie
wrote:

Very poor reception this morning (1200 UTC). Had rain all last night and
into today, unplugged the radios due to lightening last night. Nothing
received at all in SW, all bands this a.m. Brightening up this afternoon,
I can hear the usual spanish scattered around the lower bands.

Oddly, my $50 satellite radio continues to perform nominally.

http://www.sec.noaa.gov/today.html#satenv

My guess is that 'nominal' performance is all it's capable of even
under ideal conditions.

Wait til them satellites get totally fried in a BIG solar storm.. and
are useless for years until replaed at great expense

The Ionosphere, meanwhile, will absorb the shock like a rock in a pond,
settling down in a few days

On 11 Sep 2005 18:07:35 -0700, wrote:

Wait til them satellites get totally fried in a BIG solar storm.. and
are useless for years until replaed at great expense

The Ionosphere, meanwhile, will absorb the shock like a rock in a pond,
settling down in a few days

Actually, the fact that Earth's magnetic field is weakening is
materially reducing the

David wrote:

On 11 Sep 2005 18:07:35 -0700, wrote:

Wait til them satellites get totally fried in a BIG solar storm.. and
are useless for years until replaed at great expense

The Ionosphere, meanwhile, will absorb the shock like a rock in a pond,
settling down in a few days

Actually, the fact that Earth's magnetic field is weakening is
materially reducing the

Reducing the what, 'tard boy?

Did you have a stroke due to over medication?

dxAce
Michigan
USA

On 11 Sep 2005 18:07:35 -0700, wrote:

Wait til them satellites get totally fried in a BIG solar storm.. and
are useless for years until replaed at great expense

The Ionosphere, meanwhile, will absorb the shock like a rock in a pond,
settling down in a few days

The birds are hardened, unlike the power grid.

wrote in message
ups.com...
Wait til them satellites get totally fried in a BIG solar storm.. and
are useless for years until replaed at great expense

The Ionosphere, meanwhile, will absorb the shock like a rock in a pond,
settling down in a few days


The sats are not even insured at least
in Sirius's case. They state that in their S.E.C files. Perhaps they can't
get them insured or the rate is just too high?

Lucky

On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 11:10:27 -0400, "Lucky"
wrote:



wrote in message
oups.com...
Wait til them satellites get totally fried in a BIG solar storm.. and
are useless for years until replaed at great expense

The Ionosphere, meanwhile, will absorb the shock like a rock in a pond,
settling down in a few days


The sats are not even insured at least
in Sirius's case. They state that in their S.E.C files. Perhaps they can't
get them insured or the rate is just too high?

Lucky


Not really worth the payments. There is a cash reserve just in case
and a spare satellite in an hangar (on a hanger?).

The plan is to either put the spare in the same orbit as the other 3
or use it on the Equator and use 2 of the others as rotating (pun
intended) spares.

If they do the former, XM's fixed-install advantage will vanish.

Stay tuned.

Perhaps they can't get them insured or the rate is just too high?

Perhaps if they lose a satellite they are SOL anyway so why bother with
insurance?