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SatSig topic: Looking For home Dish to receive all FTA Channels(Read 9844 times) |
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May 21st, 2007 at 4:44am
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May 21st, 2007 at 8:46pm
If possible get a C-band dish and a dual C/KU band lnb. This is a bigger dish 1.6m is good enough but lets you see all channels on satellite as both C and KU has FTA / free channels and pay-per-view. Receiver: Look for one that has frequent updates and good support. Also you can have a receiver box or a computer with a pci card that does satellite "dvb-s" carefull of twinhan very temperamental "twinhan" "Coolsat" is doing nice things with eth connection and hard drive to record shows like a vcr. Same as "Dreambox" and "DGS Mutant" relook etc. Motor/actuator is good if you do not want to move the dish by hand = much easier with motor and lets you see many satellites but much easier once installed = press button and dish finds satellite.  Most new receivers has FTA + pay-per-view capable and is in both C-band and KU-band and can also move the dish provided it has a H-H motor for 1.2m or smaller and Actuator + v-box for 1.3m or bigger. Some receivers can also move the 36V actuator directly no v-box needed this way. H-H motor = 14V/18V 250mA Actuator = 36V via V-box II or Receiver 36V. Channels = www.satcodx.com yellow / orange or www.lyngsat.com ; F I own 2x90cm dishes + 1 sg2100 hh motor and 2x single universal lnb's = okay but really a waist of time/money. Why: *No C-band that is also on same satellite  *2x single universal lnb's is really for 2 receivers 1 dish/lnb per receiver but can be connected 2 to 1 needs switch 2x1 or 4x1 power passing. *Better way = 2x dual universal lnb's each has 2 ports 1 for H/L and 1 for R/V and should have gotten a 4x4 switch = faster channel changes as both R and H is active via switch and then connect to 1 to 4 receiver. Recommended: Dish: 1.6m minm. https://sadoun.com/Sat/Order/Dishes/C_Band_satellite_dish.htm LNB: C/KU lnb https://sadoun.com/Sat/Products/S/BSC621-2-C-KU-LNBF.htm Help to install pages: https://sadoun.com/Sat/Installation/Installation.htm Signal meter: https://sadoun.com/Sat/Products/Perfect/JVI_10-Signaloc_Signal_Meter.htm or same but shop around. You will need a dish + dish mount + lnb + receiver + rg6/rg11 cable + cable F connectors + compass north / south + signal meter the cheap analog sf95 is nice but like a mother in law LOL , try to get the JVI 10-Signaloc or use the receiver's signal meter if accurate. Cable + F-connector try to get big roll for say $60 for 1000Feet/ 300M if needing long distance and F-connector compression tool / compression connector. If having a motor or actuator there is a limmit from receiver / mover / v-box to hh motor / actuator check on this if doing this , get some advice about this. My 90cm dish + 1.2m hh-motor has max 75Feet or about 30m if more it will not move it . Also if gettig small dish / KU dish only + motor get a moter from big name company as the grey / cheap clones has movement on it making the dish dance around in the wind = actuators apparently does not have this problem.Hope this gets you started , shout if you need more help. |
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May 21st, 2007 at 8:52pm
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May 22nd, 2007 at 8:19am
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