Recent content by fluke281

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    Satellite signal levels on the ground

    I know this sounds strange, but I wanted to understand the actual power levels that we are using before deciding on a dish size. There are a lot of recommendations on the net but not much discussion of the levels involved. I have a book called "Satellite Television' by H. Benoit from 1999 and...
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    Invacom dual LNBF

    I was planning on ordering this to work with Coolsat 8000HD. How do you program the Invacom to be able to switch between linear (i.e. horizontal -vertical ) and circular polarization? The frequencies, I assume, are above 12.1 for the circular and about 11 Ghz for the linear. Does the receiver...
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    StarChoice or ExpressVu in the US???

    I cannot agree with carl033 more. I have had Star Choice in the US for three years now thanks to Mike Kohl and a broker in Hamilton, Ontario. I also have some pay services and have had very few signal losses although I am 100 feet from the dish and receive the signal through my neighbor's trees...