manuelpaz said:Hi guys
well my friend from jamaica asked me if he can get directv from the usa in jamaica and what size of dish he will need to get satellite 101w (this dish will be install in jamaica) maybe 4 or 6 footer??
thanks for any threads.
Manny
You might have better luck with Dishnet as they specifically cover Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and that coverage overlaps Cuba and to a lesser extent Jamaica.
A quick search on Google reveals that some ppl in Jamaica watch both Dishnetwork and DirecTV. Most seem to use a 5 ft / 1.5 meter Dish or larger, so tvropro was very close with his suggestion of a 1.2 meter or larger dish.
Hope this helps, good luck
1.2 is a 5 foot, commercial installs in the U.S. use 1.2 - 1.6m. I use a 90cm in Illinois because I want gain (with margins) and rain fade prevention. A 1.8 or 2.4 would give some headroom at the edge of the footprint. This is what you really want is a margin (headroom) for reliability.
Dishes are out there and yes they will do ku and ka. Rain fade is a tricky thing. I honestly don't think you can eliminate it 100% on k band frequency's but a larger dish will make a difference.
Take my situation I only have SD so all I need is 101. I started with a 18" dish, then modified a Slimline, then went to my 90cm Old Primestar dish (which I currently use). I have lost the signal even on the 90 but its coming down in buckets when that happens. I had a pretty heavy downpour a couple weeks ago and I did not loose picture once. I was watching the signal meter and it bottomed out at 60. I normally run high 90's to 100. I think if I was on the Slimline it would have died and forget about an 18" So the name of the game is more gain to start with wins.
Getting back to where to get larger dishes you can try.
Global Communications
http://global-cm.net/
If you want to look at some monsters try here:
Vincor Limited - Earth Station Antenna and Satellite Communication Product Specialists
I know the VP of the company and he uses 5 to 6 foot dishes for Direct setups on the commercial end.
You could also look around your area and see if there are any Primestar dishes that are orphans, that you can get for the asking. Do a bit of modifications to the lnb support and your on your way.
tvropro said:Dishes are out there and yes they will do ku and ka. Rain fade is a tricky thing. I honestly don't think you can eliminate it 100% on k band frequency's but a larger dish will make a difference.
Take my situation I only have SD so all I need is 101. I started with a 18" dish, then modified a Slimline, then went to my 90cm Old Primestar dish (which I currently use). I have lost the signal even on the 90 but its coming down in buckets when that happens. I had a pretty heavy downpour a couple weeks ago and I did not loose picture once. I was watching the signal meter and it bottomed out at 60. I normally run high 90's to 100. I think if I was on the Slimline it would have died and forget about an 18" So the name of the game is more gain to start with wins.
Getting back to where to get larger dishes you can try.
Global Communications
http://global-cm.net/
If you want to look at some monsters try here:
Vincor Limited - Earth Station Antenna and Satellite Communication Product Specialists
I know the VP of the company and he uses 5 to 6 foot dishes for Direct setups on the commercial end.
You could also look around your area and see if there are any Primestar dishes that are orphans, that you can get for the asking. Do a bit of modifications to the lnb support and your on your way.
Thought i might ask my question in this thread. I am currently receiving 101 stelite with a 6 ft round dish. I would like to get other satellites (i believe 110,119, 99 & 103) are required to receive all direct tv channels. I have an additional 6 ft round dish which i can use. I would like to know how I could use these two dishes with multiple lnb holders to reach all sats. I would also like to know which types of lnb's i have to use, and if they differ from satellite to satellite. And finnaly which multiswitch i should use to bring it all together.
1.2 is a 5 foot
sorry, my calculator says that 5 feet = 1.524 meters and that 4 feet = 1.219 meters