Thread: What is the best CBand Satellite for temporary viewing?

Hello Everyone.

This is my first post here and I am very impressed with your site.

I am in the process of getting my WS1870p 6'ft BUD operational and will not get to install the actuator and positioner box for a couple of weeks.

I can mount it stationary until then and want to experiment and familiarize myself with the elevation on just one satellite until I can get around to installing the actuator and positioner.

I am very familiar with a KU setup as I currently have a WS9036 36" with a sg9120 motor and am very familiar with what is available on KU sats.

Are there any CBand sats that you guys would recommend that I try to aim at that would have a lot of channels to get me by until I complete my actuator setup.

My true south satellite would be 83w but there is not much CBand on it.

I have a SATHERO handheld satellite finder that is awesome and very helpful.

I have to say that I am getting absolutely addicted to this hobby and love it.

well it really depends

87 has ThisTV and MeTV...if you have a DVB-S2 receiver there is affiliate feeds of RTV, Tuff TV, PBJ
99 has the networks, My Network TV and some syndicated feeds
103 has RFD TV and also This & MeTV but are harder to get than the 87W feed

Thank you Iceburg for your fas response.

I do have an Openbox s9 and have a s12 on order and I believe both of these boxes can receive dvb-s2 channels.

I have read with the WSI 6' dish that it is hit and miss as far as dvbs2 channels.

I can't wait to get this project going.

Might as well set your polar mount, so as to get the polar mount alignment started. I'd lock** it at Zenith (or just a tad east or west depending on your Longitude ) and find 83°W and set the elevation. Then "unlock" the dish and move it, on the polar axis, west to 87°W, or over to 99W? If you have help, maybe even go further and peak up the azimuth adjustment? [**A piece of angle stock and a vice grip?] A 6ft requires careful assembly and aiming to lock S2, hope it works for you. Welcome to satelliteguys.

I would try for 103. In addition to the stations Iceberg mentioned, also have the IONs (some in HD) and one HD pbs station. But I am using an eight and a half footer for that. A six footer? Don't know if that will grab all of that.

I would go bigger eventually.

Ion can be grabbed on the 6 footer
The PBS stuff can be really tough to grab. I have issues with my 6 footer grabbing them