How To Reduce Effects Of Rain Fade On Your Satellite TV

Rain fade simply explained, is the interruption of a satellite signal due to water, rain or snow droplets in the atmosphere.

The satellite signal has a very high frequency, hence a very small wavelenghth. The wavelength is smaller than the diameter of a rain drop, so when the signal tries to penetrate it, it is completely refracted away.

The amount of signal received by the dish reduces as the rain/clouds increase.

There are ways on how to reduce the effects of rain fade on your TV.

Make sure to hit a maximum signal when installing your dish. This raises the margin on when rain fade hits your viewing.

A 90 cm dish is the standard equipment for Dstv, confirm if that is what you have, if its 65 cm, then you will have problems. The standard dish for Zuku and Azam is 65 cm, so to get a 90 cm dish you have to buy it separately.

Make sure you use a good quality cable for your installation. A good cable minimises signal resistance. Avoid sharp bends on your cable while clipping on the wall too.

There is one way that is proven to drastically improve your solution against rain fade.

Get a 6 feet or bigger C-band dish, and convert it to KU-band. Buy a KU-band conversion kit separately. Make sure you install the dish firmly and find a maximum signal. This tends to reduce the effects of rain fade to the very minimum.