hmmm i just found a downloadable Ebook about FTA systems ... i think ill buy this so i can read about a few things, never hurts to learn more about this stuff =D
Here is a link that should give you an idea of what to find on each sat: http://www.lyngsat.com/america.htmltwo questions do all the FTA sats have lots of channels? or do some only have a few ? ...
Transponder are the freq/pol/SR of a stream. If they convey a television or radio stream that's not encrypted you should be able to get them. Assuming the receiver is capable of the stream type. A few thing have to be compatible, DVB or DVB-S2.(modulation) Mpeg or H264 video, mpeg or AC3 or Dolby audio(encoding).one confusing thing is the transponders, what exactly are those? what if you only have like 3 trans codes will you still receive everything?
Typical of a 20 buck satellite meter. May work fine to get a DBS dish close,but FTA sats are 1/10th the power. And there's a FTA satellite every 2 degrees across the sky. DBS are spaced many times this.i had my sat finder set for anything for signal, but on this satelight it never beeped even once and never game me any readings. is that like unusual or anything?
I spend most time on C-band but My "goto" listed 24/7 KU channels are:
87W LPB channels
91w Newsfeeds
95w CCTV
97w Many news channels/RVN/Retro
99w Network Feeds
103w RT, NHK, NBC
123w - A car channel
125w National PBS feeds
I program all KU positions for occasional blind scanning. Many backhauls and feeds are available. News ENG trucks, sporting events, metro opera, network feeds and random "what the ?????