Sun Spots May Cause Brief TV Outages
ALAMEDA, Calif., March 2, 2006 —
When the sun passes behind a satellite, the channels that are distributed by
that satellite may be affected by what are called "sun spots." These sun
spots are not specific to Alameda Power & Telecom, or even the state of
California. If you experience a sun outage on a particular channel, that
channel is being affected all over the country.
Occasionally, we may experience short term outages on particular channels
due to sun spots or sun outages. This occurs for about two weeks every
spring and every fall. What you may experience on a channel is a fuzzy
signal, sparkles, or a complete loss of the channel. This will usually last
for 5 to 15 minutes.
Estimated Problem Times 2006:
Below are the most likely times at which there is a potential that our
transmission will be interrupted.
Predicted Outage
Date
mm/dd/yyyy |
Duration
mm:ss |
Start
PST
hh:mm:ss |
End
PST
hh:mm:ss |
| 03/03/2006 | 03:10 |
12:25:02 | 12:28:12 |
| 03/04/2006 | 07:25 |
12:22:42 | 12:30:07 |
| 03/05/2006 | 09:00 |
12:21:41 | 12:30:41 |
| 03/06/2006 | 09:25 |
12:21:13 | 12:30:38 |
| 03/07/2006 | 08:40 |
12:21:22 | 12:30:02 |
| 03/08/2006 | 06:35 |
12:22:10 | 12:28:45 |
Additionally, there may be other brief interruptions through March 10th.
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