Are solar flares screwing with planet earth at the moment?

My DAB radio in the kitchen has started dropping out, signal losses seem high and it falls of the cliff. First time it’s ever done it. Got the same problem on the TV last night, even BBC3 blocking up and then falling off the cliff.

Ive also lost a multiplex a few weeks ago (PSB2 D3+4 vertical) at the PC tuner which since I can get it at the TV 15m closer to the aerial along the coax cable Im thinking a weak signal quality is degrading too far by the time it gets to the office PC.

My DAB radio in the kitchen has started dropping out

Funny dat…same thing happening here in civilisation.

What makes you think its solar activity?

because if it was the rain, it would have been knackered all of April, and apparently there’s no transmission problems at the mast site.

Sun’s out in Brizzle and the radio is ok, so it must be nothing to do with that.

ton knows this stuff doesnt, he?

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My DAB at home has had a few grumbly noises as well, down here in that London’s Famous City of Westminster. I just assumed it was some sort of interference from the gold plated pavements outside. 😉

Started a couple of weeks ago, though, so not sure if it fits with your solar synopsis.

More important.. how is wee stoner?

There is a massive sun spot (AR1476) pointed at Earth right now, that is 60,000 miles wide, and should be at its worst next year..

You guys are too trusting
* heads to the kitchen for the bacofoil

wee stoner is doing fine Tim. Thanks for the concern.

Back to normal for now, follow up in ten days. Big sausagey bandage on pinky and mainlining indecent quantities of smack Calpol.

Has DAB ever worked properly?

I find it’s usually excellent.
Only when we lived in a bit of sheltered spot did we have problems.

mine has worked fine but i am about 5 miles form the mast

Think the big pain will be from coronal mass ejections (ooh err missus). Listening to the very nice solar expert on Infinite Monkey Cage, she was estimating 2013/14. The last time we had a biggie it took out a lot of infrastructure in Canada (trees and lumberjacks and the like).

More info here: http://spaceweather.com/

Has DAB ever worked properly?

Good call 🙂