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    Elevation for C Band Costa Rica

    It looks like NSS 7 at 22.0°W would be a good place to start.
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    Need advice on removing a BUD from a high roof

    Need a picture or more info. Some perf. dishes can be disassembled while still on the poll. The entire dish is allowed to spin while the panels are unbolted at the bottom.
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    Pencil test as it applies to Mesh C-Band

    I'd have to look up the author . In his design, he said the holes need to be less than 1/10th wavelength in diameter. That works out to 0.1 inch (12 GHz).
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    A little C-Band Talk with a local TV Station

    Interesting. I've heard that most stations use a service connected by fiber to insert their commercial breaks. Really cuts down on operating cost. Not sure how it can be done over phone lines.
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    KCSG On Galaxy 25 C Band

    I found something interesting with my new 180CM Fortec Prime focus C-Band Antenna. I aimed between G25 and G4 and get nearly everything on both birds. I get KCSG , BYU, the Nets on G4 and even Casper. The Casper channel quality is about 45 - 50% but never breaks up. All others are much...
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    Adventures in dish hunting and what we find

    The smaller dishes are 30 inch C-banders. They are for narrow band data pay services. Some were used for Stock Market tickers. The one I have was used for GOES Weather satellite data. It was distributed this way before the internet. I removed the receive box underneath an adapted the...
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    What is the smallest dish I should use?

    G4 is now Called G16 @99 deg. WesT. I suppose your looking for the networks on the Virgin Is. Mux and possibily NBC in Casper. I have gotten good reception of both of these with a 180cm (6 foot) prime feed dish. The basic dish comes with a crude mounting base and is mounted pretty close to...
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    Fortec C-band dishes

    It looks like a 10 foot Dish made by Orbit. IF so, it's best to disassemble while still on the pole. You pull out the plastic ribs which hold in the mesh pannels. Theres a bolt at the back of the dish that will loosen an allow you to spin the dish while your taking it appart. The thing...
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    7 1/2 foot portable C band Bud

    I recall a guy selling one of thoes at a swap meet about 20 years ago. He hinted that the performance was poor.
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    CBand pole source

    Don't need no stinking pole. It's a 10 footer. Only need one bird.