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  1. openfire

    Small Dish C-Band Setup

    Anole - you state get a good 8 foot, or most any 10. I'm beginning to think that we might be forced into the 8 foot solution, sadly. If we get a premium 8 foot, we should be able to get most of the channels on Gal16?
  2. openfire

    Small Dish C-Band Setup

    Yikes! 10 footer, eh? I've given up on this being roof mounted, so I guess I can do that. I'd be looking to do it pretty inexpensively (under $500) - I guess just keep my eyes open on eBay and Craigslist?
  3. openfire

    Small Dish C-Band Setup

    Understood about eScapes. I think I'll end up with the 1.8m. Does anyone have a recommendation for a 1.8?
  4. openfire

    Small Dish C-Band Setup

    Prime - Thanks for the great insight. When you say that you weren't impressed, do you mean that the signal quality wasn't good? One of the channels I want to get is eScapes TV, which is: Galaxy 16 99.0°W 3785 MHz Horiz DVB-S2 8PSK MPEG-4 4849 3/4 FEC I've heard that the S2 content is a bit...
  5. openfire

    Small Dish C-Band Setup

    ke4est - Thanks so much for the comment. How do I determine what G16 content is on the PR Mux? I've done some basic googling, but it hasn't turned up much. I've looked at the channels that I want to get, and according to lyngsat, they are all in the 40+ EIRP. Is there a reason I wouldn't...
  6. openfire

    Small Dish C-Band Setup

    Hi guys, New to the forum, but I'm excited to be here. Really looking forward to continue to learn more about how all this stuff works. I have a pretty basic question: I'm hoping to downlink C-band content off of Galaxy 16. According to lyngsat (how awesome is that site!?), the EIRP in my...