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T.C. Mann
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Thu Sep 08, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:
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I just purchased a Coolsat 4000 Pro receiver and now I need to purchase
an antenna. I am only interested in receiving the FTA channels. Could
someone please tell me what is the smallest dish antenna I could put up
to receive these channels. I am located in Northern VA. Thank you. |
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TheHairyBeast
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Thu Sep 08, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:
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I live in NC, and started out with a 7.5 foot dish..
I found it was way too small for part of the arc. there are a lot of
newer high powered sats up there, and with a small dish like the 7.5 or 8
foot dish, there is a lot of bleeding from adjacent sats. If you plan on
using the dish only for analog C-band reception you may get by with a 7.5,
but I upgraded to a used 10 foot kti mesh dish, and I use it to get C/KU
band analog,4dtv, and FTA-DVB stuff with little or no problems.
Save yourself the trouble of having to raise and lower two dishes, and
just get a 10footer to start with.
good luck, and welcome to the BUD Club!
"T.C. Mann" <Inthemedia@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I just purchased a Coolsat 4000 Pro receiver and now I need to purchase
an antenna. I am only interested in receiving the FTA channels. Could
someone please tell me what is the smallest dish antenna I could put up
to receive these channels. I am located in Northern VA. Thank you.
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T.C. Mann
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Thu Sep 08, 2005 11:44 pm Post subject:
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I guess I should have mentioned that I am only interested in receiving
the Ku band since a large dish (due to covenant laws) are out of the
question. I am located at approx. 38.846N 77.306W. What are the
strongest satellites available to me so that I may use a smaller dish?
Would one of those 18" DSS dishes work? Thanks. |
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SAC 441
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Fri Sep 09, 2005 6:22 am Post subject:
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If you live in Alaska or Hawaii,a 16 foot dish is best if the EIRP map
signal is predominantly over the lower 48.Otherwise a 10 foot is
recommended everywhere else. |
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TheHairyBeast
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Fri Sep 09, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:
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Opps, Sorry about that, I that the coolsat was a older C-band unit. I see
now that its a newer FTA-DVB unit.
I would think that a 18inch dish would be too small for it to recieve
most signals. I have a DVB unit, and I now use it with my Big dish, but when
I first got it, I had it hooked up to a stationary 30 inch dish. Then I
bought a Horizon to Horizon mount for about $50.00 and that worked really
well.
I think if you can try to get a 30 or 36 inch solid KU dish with the HE to
HE mount You'll be able to get at least most of the KU FTA signals up there
with that. But I warn you Most of the English FTA stuff is on C-band.
Good luck!
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| Quote: | I guess I should have mentioned that I am only interested in receiving
the Ku band since a large dish (due to covenant laws) are out of the
question. I am located at approx. 38.846N 77.306W. What are the
strongest satellites available to me so that I may use a smaller dish?
Would one of those 18" DSS dishes work? Thanks.
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