Re: Satellite

[Dave Faneuf <tklaundry@juno.com>]

On Thu, 06 Mar 2003 09:00:45 -0800 "pete lee" <sunshine@angelfire.com>
writes:
>  Note that this is the time of year where the sun interferes with 
> radio satellite distribution. Yesterday (Wednesday) Tom Martino's 
> "Troubleshooter" live feed took a four-minute hit.
> 
> My question is: if astronomers can predict eclipses. et al, can 
> satellite outages be likewise predicted? 

Yes they can be prredicted and they are predicted.  Last Sat & Sun the
Satellite that NPR uses was hit at 2pm we knew this weeks in advance and
made arrangements so that when the Satellite transmission went down no
one listening on the air noticed. 
df