Rain Fade
Raid fade is the loss of signal from the satellite during a heavy rain, which
happens more or less to all DBS systems.
Rain fade refers to the absorption of a microwave Radio Frequency
(RF) signal by rain or snow, and is especially prevalent in
frequencies above 11 GHz. It also refers to the degradation
of a signal caused by the electromagnetic interference of the
leading edge of a storm front. Rain fade can be caused by rain
or snow at the uplink or downlink location. It does not need
to be raining at a location for it to be affected by rain fade.
The signal may pass through rain or snow many miles away, especially
if the satellite dish has a low look angle.
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