Because of the solar activity can meet the Russians on March 8 without TV – Moskovsky Komsomolets

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In the International Women’s Day due to solar activity Russians may lose the signal of TV and radio programs. The reason for this will be the interference of spring – a phenomenon that when the Sun, a communications satellite and terrestrial repeater receiving antenna are built on the same line.

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In the cities of Russia may temporarily abyss of television and radio. “This is because there is a period of spring interference – phenomena when the Sun, the satellite communication and receiving antenna terrestrial repeaters are arranged in a line,” – told the ITAR-TASS news agency, the press service of the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network.

“The Sun – a powerful source of radio – have exactly behind the communications satellite,” jamming “of television and radio broadcasters of the earth.” The press service stressed that on television may appear subtle noise, but at the peak of solar interference is possible and complete loss of radio television.

Since the RTRS affiliates accept and relay TV signals from several satellites links that are on the different orbits, time of occurrence of noise and silence the alarm will be different.

For example, in the Urals and Siberia, March 8 TV picture screens may disappear from 8:40 to 12:45 Moscow time, the Central Federal District – from 11:45 to 12:45 MSK, in the Far East – from 8:22 to 9:08 MSK.

“The first line between the sun and receiving antennas will begin to cross the satellite” Yamal-202 “and the last of the area of ​​occurrence of interference will satellite” Express-AM44 “- March 17,” – said the press service.

There’s also noted that interference occurs during the spring each year. This year, he came in the early-mid March.