Ku dish used for Cband

[melbfla]

Hello everyone . Well I have finally found the time to try this myself. I know people have been doing mini / micro Buds with smaller dishes in the past and probably now as well.
I just wanted to at least in my case using an offset ku band dish to get cband has worked.
I am pointing to 91W getting 3934 V 2480 for my mom . I had a ku setup motorized already but wanted a Cband project to play with . I have included a couple pf pics . I use a Fortec Lifetime Classic I know an oldie but goody
also these 2 items below from Amazon. I just wanted to let all know that if you are like me and have wanted to try to do it I have good results .
Regards to all

C1W-PLL lite C-band LNBF Wideband - Phase Lock Loop C1-PLL and a
CS1 Conical Scalar Kit for Offset Satellite Dishes LNBF and Feedhorns

 

[fred555]

Dan's gonna be jealous!

 

[spongella]

melbfta,

Great work! Several of have tried this and reported their results in this forum.

 

[melbfla]

Thank you guys
I know there has been I am just kind of happy with the results has been a long time since I messed with the hobby , family,work, and other life stuff .
I am including a few more pics in case it will help someone . It is fairly cloudy right now and still have a good signal, also I am showing the switch, lnb position on the arm of course it might be different for others i had to drill a whole about 5 inches down the arm to peak the lnb positiion, also the mount I found it on the side of the road a while ago attached to a slimline dish someone was throwing, away (love dumpster diving and picking up cool stuff on trash day "wife not so much" lol)
Hope all enjoy if you have any questions please ask I will try to help (not a great expert) but will try . Also I lined up the dish with the ku lnb first and peaked the signal there very important at least I think so.
I promise no more picture LOL. I

 

[melbfla]

Ok sorry I meant to include 2 more pictures before I know I said no more pictures but this is it (I think) lol . One shows the fortec signal and settings the other is geosatpro micro hd

Regards

 

[danristheman]

Judges score 8 out of 10 good job check out my setup sometime. Try for 99w and 103w. Loved slimeline mount.

 

[KE4EST]

Great Job on the Micro-Bud.

 

[spongella]

That is a nice heavy-duty collar-type mount, keeps the dish stable when tightening up the nuts. Great pictures and very valuable info, thanks very much. Nice job!

 

[melbfla]

Thank you all for your comments the mount is very very good . A quick update I must say I have to give credit to others that have done this system before also I have to say that the lnb is part of the success today is raining and more cloudy than it was yesterday and yet the signal still pretty strong the channel is nice and clear no break up maybe all of them are better now days as technology has improved but I for one am very please with the performance
Regards

 

[Corrado]

Nice work melbfla. What size are the Fortec Star dishes?

 

[NMoon]

Now I want to try my hand at C band on a small dish. Thankfully the one I have is 3 feet and at the moment has a Ku band PLL LNB which I know is working. The results with the GeoSat Pro receiver (same model I have in fact) basically got me wanting to get this a shot and see what happens.

 

[melbfla]

Hello Corrado they are the ones like NMoon has it is the 90cm 36" dishes not the smallest that some others have used. So far even with a lot of clouds and some rain not heavy rain has kept the signal. Thanks
Regards

 

[spongella]

C band does not fade with the rain as Ku does.

 

[melbfla]

Thank you for the info spongella I thought maybe becouse the dish size was smaller than a traditional bud I would have a bigger problem with rain fade but is good to know.
My wife always told me that size matters lol ok I know what you are all thinking she says I need to loose some weight LOL

 

[danristheman]

Wap factor insert here.

 

[dsmith0429]

Wow, that's the same dish I'm using for Ku-band with a HH90 motor, I didn't have much luck with C-band on that dish, but I was using the original lnb mount hole, now I'm wanting to try again after seeing your photos. How far from the original LNB bolt hole is your new mount? I currently have C-band 99w on an old Primestar dish, this looks like it would work much better. Looks like the same C-band LNB that I'm using too. . Wonder how well this would work with a combo C/Ku LNBF and HH90 motor? Time for experimenting... Thanks for sharing!

 

[melbfla]

Wap factor insert here.

Hello danristhemam
Not familiar with the term "wap factor insert here" do not want to assume what you meant so I like to have you explain it
Thanks

 

[melbfla]

Wow, that's the same dish I'm using for Ku-band with a HH90 motor, I didn't have much luck with C-band on that dish, but I was using the original lnb mount hole, now I'm wanting to try again after seeing your photos. How far from the original LNB bolt hole is your new mount? I currently have C-band 99w on an old Primestar dish, this looks like it would work much better. Looks like the same C-band LNB that I'm using too. . Wonder how well this would work with a combo C/Ku LNBF and HH90 motor? Time for experimenting... Thanks for sharing!

I will give you the exact number in the morning glad you enjoy

 

[danristheman]

Meant to say waf wife approval factor.

 

[melbfla]

Meant to say waf wife approval factor.

Lol very true
Thank you