Titanium Satellite C band Dish support

[henben110]

I am brand new to this hobby and found someone selling this 6.5 dish locally. I would like to know if it is possible to install a titanium C-band LNB/LMBF on this particular model and if you believe it is worth picking up. He said it has not been used since the 80s.

 

[cyberham]

I'm sure many will say the dish mentioned is too small for C-band in 2026. But if it's local and a good price (free!?), I say grab it and get started. You can always upsize later. Can you post some photos of it?

 

[henben110]

I'm sure many will say the dish mentioned is too small for C-band in 2026. But if it's local and a good price (free!?), I say grab it and get started. You can always upsize later. Can you post some photos of it?

I edited the post, the photos should be on there. Can you see them?
Also he's asking $150

 

[cyberham]

I edited the post, the photos should be on there. Can you see them?
Also he's asking $150

My sense is nowadays you could likely negotiate down on the price. The local market for such a dish is likely very small. If he can't find a buyer, he will need to pay somebody to remove it.

 

[henben110]

My sense is nowadays you could likely negotiate down on the price. The local market for such a dish is likely very small.

Should I only take the dish and leave everything else? Not sure if digging up the pole/mount is worth it

 

[primestar31]

I edited the post, the photos should be on there. Can you see them?
Also he's asking $150

Tell him you'd be happy to haul it away, AFTER he pays you the $150. Then walk away and see what happens.

Personally, there's NO WAY I'd even bother with a dish smaller than 8ft now, AND, I'd never take a fiberglass dish now. There's no telling how small the mesh is inside that they used, and it might very well be slumped too badly from deterioration. You'll spend a ton of time getting that rehabbed and installed, and it likely won't pick up more than maybe 45% of what's up there because it's just too small.

 

[henben110]

Tell him you'd be happy to haul it away, AFTER he pays you the $150. Then walk away and see what happens.

Personally, there's NO WAY I'd even bother with a dish smaller than 8ft now, AND, I'd never take a fiberglass dish now. There's no telling how small the mesh is inside that they used, and it might very well be slumped too badly from deterioration. You'll spend a ton of time getting that rehabbed and installed, and it likely won't pick up more than maybe 45% of what's up there because it's just too small.

What dish would you recommend to start off with? I was looking at the Global Star 400 system on Rick's Satellite

 

[primestar31]

What dish would you recommend to start off with? I was looking at the Global Star 400 system on Rick's Satellite

That could be a good starter system, BUT, it's only a 4 foot dish, so is basically for KU reception, NOT C-band. IF you think you'd be happy only doing KU channels and have the money, you could try it.

I don't at present use my dish for KU, so you'd have to ask others what's up there presently that's worth watching.

IF you want a C-band system, tell everybody, check Facebook marketplace, Craigslist, and keep your eyes open and looking wherever you are. I highly recommend a MESH dish, minimum 8 foot, and preferably 10 foot. As the FCC takes away more spectrum, the modulation they use will be forced to need larger dishes to keep it locked

 

[Titanium]

Two items to consider about this dish.

• As already mentioned, the reflector size is small and will not adequately attenuate adjacent satellite interference.
• The button hook feed mount appears to be bent (someone doing pull-ups? LOL). Buttonhook mounts are often easy to finetune FD and FL, but often are not properly centered on the parabola and complicate accurate tracking.

If you decide to rescue, it should be free and leave the pole. Breaking the cement will be a ton of work and the thick wall iron pipe should be easy to source at a recycler or well drilling or supplies company.

The feed is an LNA from the mid 80's and would only keep the scalar. The hand crank could be easily updated with a linear motor, but would need to be heavy duty jack and not a cheap 18" Chinese actuator.