Hi Ruth,

 RH> The satellite companies still haven't gotten that rainout problem fixed. 

They never will.

The reason for that is the particular microwave band they use, called Ka
band (also used in police radar) is so short that it scatters when it hits
a raindrop.  The older band, called C band (you know, the huge satellite
dishes), is a much longer wavelength and doesn't get easily bothered by
rain as it can literally burn through it.

As you may or may not know, I used to work for a satellite communications
company in 2007/2008.  Learned a lot there.  Go by any local station and
you'll see C band dishes, not Ka band.  Ka band is not reliable enough for
commerical communications.

Bonus fact: the satellite signal that is typically beamed down to a
household dish is the size of a dime from 22,000 miles in space.

Later,
Sean


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