Recent content by gjvrieze

So, I can go with whatever dish I want, that is larger then the 76cm Winegard (that can be verified as working further North of me by Iceburg)... What LNB should I go with, dual output would prolly be good for future proofing, but "un-needed" for now...

I have never seen Create on a sub channel look good (at the low bitrates they have to compress it to) so I am curious to see what it looks like on sat....

KSMQ used to do HD back when they were low power (before my OTA days 4 years ago roughly) I like the fact they are locally owned/operated.. I watch a lot of political debates on their channels during the election season, they ALWAYS invite the third party and inpendent minded candidates who are...

Sweet deal, I miss WCCO-DT at 18Mpbs!!! It is time to replace that glory!

I was getting KTCA on clear QAM on Charter cable, but I went OTA (off of the grid, is cool!) and get KSMQ/KYIN/WHLA-DTs.. KSMQ does not do HD, mulitcasts 4 HD channels, KYIN is my favorite, but still shares the HD with 2 SD subs and WHLA down converts to 720P before sending it out with 2 other...

So if I go with a 90CM one, what is reliability going to be like? How bad will rain fade be? (I would hope to at least take a lite rain without giving out) BTW, can anyone tell me what the bitrate is the PBS feeds?

Ya, that is what I figured and read, really do not want to spend a weekend to aim it! As for the dish, any recommendations?

Hi, I am a newcomer to both this forum, and FTA... Live in Rochester, MN I am very very well schooled in OTA analog/digital, but only have a little reading in on FTA... I am thinking about grabbing a Winegard 76cm KU-band dish/LNBF and a PC DVB card. I would like to aim at AMC21 and get all of...