Cable Forum - View Single Post - does the weather make a difference and if so why

colleen scott · 17-05-2009, 20:32

I bet you get this all the time but here goes - when the weather is bad like this weekend 15 - 17 May 09 reception for ITV and other related channels are just rubbish. I've got a digital aerial and a set top box receiving Freeview. Before when I just had an analogue aerial I never remember having this kind of problem. Its supposed to be better but it seems worse. Even when its not raining - windy conditions upset ITV reception. BBC, channel 5 and some of the sky stuff on Freeview are always OK. I don't get why rain or wind would make a difference. Surely the signal is made of electronic thingys that can't just be blown about? And why just the ITV / Channel 4 channels?

17-05-2009, 20:32	#1
colleen scott Inactive Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1	does the weather make a difference and if so why - what can I do about it? I bet you get this all the time but here goes - when the weather is bad like this weekend 15 - 17 May 09 reception for ITV and other related channels are just rubbish. I've got a digital aerial and a set top box receiving Freeview. Before when I just had an analogue aerial I never remember having this kind of problem. Its supposed to be better but it seems worse. Even when its not raining - windy conditions upset ITV reception. BBC, channel 5 and some of the sky stuff on Freeview are always OK. I don't get why rain or wind would make a difference. Surely the signal is made of electronic thingys that can't just be blown about? And why just the ITV / Channel 4 channels?