C-Band FAQ's idea thread

[dfergie]

Since there is not a thread on this and there seems to be renewed interest in BUD's... lets all put our ideas in this thread, from which a proper FAQ's Thread can be made and maintained.

[gizzer777]

Since there is not a thread on this and there seems to be renewed interest in BUD's... lets all put our ideas in this thread, from which a proper FAQ's Thread can be made and maintained.

Got my vote! <4DTV is still my Satellite 1st love!! FTA is nice but I like the big Mushroom!!
jeff

[gizzer777]

Since there is not a thread on this and there seems to be renewed interest in BUD's... lets all put our ideas in this thread, from which a proper FAQ's Thread can be made and maintained.

Damn just made a list and hit the wrong key...vanished!!! will try again IN A MOMENT!

HERE IS A NICE LINK!

http://www.geo-orbit.org/sizepgs/tun...l#anchor797917

YOU WILL NEED AN 8-10 FT BUD (DEPENDS ON LOCATION) BIGGER THE BETTER!
AN APPROPRIATE (DIRECT BURIAL) WIRING HARNESS WITH 2 RG-6 LEADS, 2 SERVO LEADS, 3 POLORATOR LEADS AND 2 HEAVY POWER LEADS
C BAND LNB (KU LNB IS A NICE OPTION)
FEED HORN (I LIKE THE CHAPARAL CO ROTOR 2)
A VCII DESCRAMBLER FOR ANALOG (OPTIONAL) DIGICIPHER DIGITAL DESCRAMBLER IS BUILT INTO THE RECEIVER!
A SIX FOOT POLE ABOVE THE GROUND (3.5-4.0 INCHES IN DIA DEPENDING ON WHICH MOUNT YOU GET)...MINE GOES DOWN ANOTHER 3 FT INTO A CEMENT FOUNDATION
A GOOD VIEW OF THE CLARK BELT (AT LEAST 83D EAST-133D WEST IMHO) A COMPASS AND LEVEL
A GOOD DISH MOVER...I LIKE THE SUPERJACK 24 INCH MODEL ...MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND SOLID
A GOOD PROVIDER LIKE NPS, SKYVISION THAT IS NOT TOO FAR IN BED WITH THE LITTLE DISH GUYS (FREE STUFF UP THERE TOO!)
AN HDD200 HD UNIT (OPTIONAL FOR HD IF YOU HAVE ONE) tHE ONE BEING BUILT IN IS LIKE $700 VS ABOUT $300 FOR A REBUILT HDD200!
DOLBY DIGITAL HOME THEATER RECEIVER FOR THE GREAT DIGITAL SOUND (OPTIONAL BUT GREAT, ON THE 922 ESPECIALLY)
75OHM COAX FOR DIGITAL SOUND (AC3) (OPTIONAL)
SVHS CABLE (OPTIONAL BUT SO MUCH BETTER THAN COMPOSITE...IF YOU USE AN HDD200...COMPONENT VIDEO CABLES!

OF COURSE A REBUILT 4DTV 920 OR PREFERABLY A NEW 922 4DTV RECEIVER!

SURE THERE IS MORE BUT OTHERS WILL ADD!

JEFF

[dfergie]

Good one!... Will start the FAQ's Thread and keep it closed... any mod will add new items to it... Thanks gizzer777

[gizzer777]

Good one!... Will start the FAQ's Thread and keep it closed... any mod will add new items to it... Thanks gizzer777

IT IS A PLEASURE TO DO THIS FOR NEWBIES...GOT LOTS OF HELP WITH MY FTA THIS WAY!

[dfergie]

There are a lot of C-Band folks that stop by here... please add your suggestions and or hints or links to helpful threads.

[tdti1]

First link here is great (Tracking made easy) also for proper C-band reception a dish should be 8.5' so 8.5' and up is good to note.

http://boresight.ripco.com/

[Shawn95GT]

DMS has a great simplified diagram for adding a FTA receiver to an existing BUD system:


http://www.dmsiusa.com/add_a_receiver.htm

SatMaster+ is a GREAT piece of software with a free demo that will give you the angles to help you setup a polar mount. You can get it here:


http://www.arrowe.com/index.html

The elevation and declination settings are kind of confusing on a polar mount as compared to setting up a SG2100.

[ken2400]

Some ideas.

Start by getting a analog receiver and a signal meter. Some receiver have meters but a in-line SF-95 helps a lot. If you already have a digital receiver and have received some ku sats then you can start with that receiver. Why start with analog? It's a lot easier to position a dish on a analog signal than a digital one. There receivers are on e-bay, hamfests, garage sales, or sometimes given away with a dish. Once you find some sats with analog then get a digital reciever and look for digital signals on that sat.

Two look for dishes. There are many people who have dishes they want to get rid of. Just stop and ask if the dish looks un-used. Bring a measuring tape to find out what size it is.
http://www.freecycle.org

is another good place to ask. It's a grassroots movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It uses yahoo groups to post messages for a given area.

to SatelliteGuys ... BUDs are still worth having for sure...

[gizzer777]

Here is another great information link! Tons of questions are answered here!


http://www.pacificsites.com/~alanjudd/satellite.htm

Jeff