If you want only Ku programming, then a dish as small as 31 inches will work just fine. Nothing smaller will get you anything. Dishnet and Directv dishes won't pick up a single FTA channel - it's not frustrating, it just won't work - period. However, you can get just about everything on Ku using a 31 inch dish. There are many out there for sale. You'll get the most cable type channels, however, with a C Band dish of minimum of about 5 or 6 feet depending on where you live. I would go with the 6 footer. And for the record, C Band is much easier to align and Ku.
Steve To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:13:56 +0000 Subject: [TVRO] Re: satellite dishes diffrent sizes and types ok then what is the smallest dish that will still work? is it 5' like the one you have or can i use a smaller one? --- In [email protected], "riko...@..." <riko...@...> wrote: > > Holmebrian, > > I'd avoid used parts and Dishnetwork/Direct TV antennas. IMHO these would be > a false start and end up frustrating you. > > I'd also not bite off more than you could chew; at least at first, until you > get some experience with a working FTA system. > > Later on, if you want C band/ Ku band FTA; You will need at least a 5' dish. > ( I have four active dishes; three are 10' and one is 8 1/2'.) > > These dishes are tough to aim (you are trying to hit a series of targets the > size of a dime held at arm's length with dishes this size.) > > So I'd start easy with a 3 or 4' Ku FTA system. > > Relatively easy to align and cheap. > > I'd buy all the bits new from some very good dealers like Jamal Sadoun or Tom > Taylor. Both have been in the business for a long time and are very friendly > to newcomers. Both have informative web sites. > > Tom Taylor's is: > > http://www.mpeg2fta.com/ > > His current site offers a Traxis 3500 receiver, Winegard Dish .76m, and ,3 db > lnbf for $159. All new; all designed to work together. > > Sadoun's site is: > > http://www.sadoun.com/ > > He has similar offers. > > You want to get a system up and running and this is the best way to do it. If > you like what you get, expand your horizon's (pun) later on. > > Rick > W9ZD > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Eugene's Satellite <ecruz68...@...> > >Sent: Aug 9, 2010 3:18 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [TVRO] Re: satellite dishes diffrent sizes and types > > > > > > > >--- In [email protected], "holmebrian" <holmebrian@> wrote: > >> > >> so would a satellite tv dish work for this or do i need a larger one? > >> i was planning on using a direct tv dish. > >> > >> any suggestions or should i have a few of them of different sizes? > >> > > > >Hi Holmebrian, > > > >If you want to get just FTA on Ku band, whether > >if it MPEG2, DVB or MP4(HD)the smallest dish > >you could get is 24 inch Dish 500. I tried it > >and it worked. You can aim it at DN's satellite, > >but most of their DN channels are blocked, accept > >their promo ads for DN. I can still see it on > >my 24 inch DISH 500. NOW, with that you would have > >to consider which LNB you would want that fits with > >the dish. Either just FTA LNB or DN LNB. Mine works > >either way, but NOT for DirectTV. The DirectTV LNB > >would NOT work with Dish 500. > > > >Now if you want to get both C/Ku band, FTA, then > >you would need to have a bigger dish. Like the other > >members said, 6 foot dish. This depends on your inviorment > >at your home. Such as spaces and the area where you live in. > > > >Hope this helps. I thought of to help out with infos. > >from what I've done. > > > >Good luck, Brian. > > > >Eugene > > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Eugene's Satellite <ecruz68...@...> > >Sent: Aug 9, 2010 3:18 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [TVRO] Re: satellite dishes diffrent sizes and types > > > > > > > >--- In [email protected], "holmebrian" <holmebrian@> wrote: > >> > >> so would a satellite tv dish work for this or do i need a larger one? > >> i was planning on using a direct tv dish. > >> > >> any suggestions or should i have a few of them of different sizes? > >> > > > >Hi Holmebrian, > > > >If you want to get just FTA on Ku band, whether > >if it MPEG2, DVB or MP4(HD)the smallest dish > >you could get is 24 inch Dish 500. I tried it > >and it worked. You can aim it at DN's satellite, > >but most of their DN channels are blocked, accept > >their promo ads for DN. I can still see it on > >my 24 inch DISH 500. NOW, with that you would have > >to consider which LNB you would want that fits with > >the dish. Either just FTA LNB or DN LNB. Mine works > >either way, but NOT for DirectTV. The DirectTV LNB > >would NOT work with Dish 500. > > > >Now if you want to get both C/Ku band, FTA, then > >you would need to have a bigger dish. Like the other > >members said, 6 foot dish. This depends on your inviorment > >at your home. Such as spaces and the area where you live in. > > > >Hope this helps. I thought of to help out with infos. > >from what I've done. > > > >Good luck, Brian. > > > >Eugene > > > > > Richard A. Rikoski > riko...@... > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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