Thread: Satellite feeds for the MTN on Comcast

I've heard that the satellite feeds for the MTN (the Mountain West Sports network) are not encoded and can be viewed on C-Band. I'm trying to find out which satellite that would be. Anyone able to help?

I am not trying to be not-helpful ,

but we usually don't talk about feeds in public.
I know you only want the satellite name, but I am not sure if the moderators want that public.

I am sure if the moderators wish to they will reply.

They use various satellites. The big 3 are SBS6, G11 & AMC2

And, they are Ku band, not C band.

Maybe the forum is not the place for this question, but what's the difference between Ku band and C band? Anything I can read to help me understand and therefore use the satellite dish and receivers I have access to? Thanks for the replies so far!

From what I can think of right now:

C-Band:

• Requires a larger dish than Ku band (1.2 Meters and above).
• Lower frequency (3GHz to 5GHz)
• Not effected by rain.

Ku-Band:

• Smaller dish than C band (1.2 Meters and below).
• Higher frequency (10GHz to 13GHz)
• Effected by rain.

I have 2 receivers connected to a 12' dish. I think somehow I can get both C-band and Ku-band from the same satellite. I just toggle back and forth between the receiver with the TV input. The receivers are a 4DTV DSR-922 and a DSR-4200 MPEG-2/DigiCipher II.