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    FREE C-Band dishes in New Mexico

    Yes, it was a huge fire 😧 I'm keeping my 90 cm and 1.2 m antennas. Unless someone buys the house. Then they can have them. I didn't mention the Ku antennas I'm giving away, because they are all kind of small. All of these have a 10.75 GHz LO. One is a WorldDirect antenna, one is the 35 inch...
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    FREE C-Band dishes in New Mexico

    We haven't decided on a price yet, but I can email anyone interested when it shows up on Zillow in a few weeks. Comes with 4 C-Band dishes, 5 Ku Band dishes and some ham antennas. Mainly 2200m and 630m transmitting antennas. Also included is a 3 bedroom super-insulated passive solar home on 10...
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    FREE C-Band dishes in New Mexico

    Hey Guys, It wasn't on my to-do list, but I seem to be getting older. To the point were I can no longer live at my remote home in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico (near Los Alamos). So I'm going to give away my 4 C-Band dishes. Two 8 footers, a 10 foot and a 12 foot. The 12 foot is an early...
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    Bob Cooper has passed away

    Sorry to hear this. It was his articles in Radio Electronics magazine that first got me started in this hobby.
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    Cband has become more frustrating....

    OK, got it at 139w on an 8 ft Birdview here in New Mexico. Only 5.2 dB, but a solid lock. Thanks for everyones help.
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    Cband has become more frustrating....

    I was confused too. I had assumed, incorrectly, that ARCS had moved to 127w. I am getting 3880 H 30000 with an SNR of 12.0 dB. Looks like ARCS is still on 139w.
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    Cband has become more frustrating....

    Thanks. I'll try peaking the dish tomorrow.
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    Cband has become more frustrating....

    Could someone post the freq and SR of the Alaskan mux? I'm getting most everything else without any problems on my 8 ft. Birdview. But not getting this one.
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    AMC-6 is on the move...

    Looks like AMC 6 has replaced AMC 18 at 139w. For the first time I can receive ARCS. On my 8.5 ft dish it's breaking up badly at 4.4 db. Should be OK on my 10 ft dish. Just need to take care of some tracking issues at the far end of the arc and deal with a few trees for the 10 footer to work.
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    Chaparral C orthomode feed How-To

    IMHO it doesn't matter which way you mount the LNBs to the waveguide on the feed. Either way should give the same results. For mounting the whole assembly on the antenna, orient it so that the probe in one LNB is exactly parallel to the dish axis (N-S), that will be your vertical polarity. The...
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    AMC-6 is on the move...

    You receive ARCS from 139w in New Mexico? I don't see even a hint of a signal here. If so, what size dish do you have?
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    Need to verify the actual C band's on 61W or 58W

    I'm not seeing those signals at 55.5, 58, or 61 west.
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    Upper C-Band 4.5 to 4.8 GHz

    Just to clarify one thing, I get excellent reception from SES6 at 40.5W in the 3.6 to 4.2 GHz range with a Titanium LNBF. It is in the 4.5 to 4.8 GHz band with a Chaparral Superfeed and dielectric slab that the performance isn't as good as I would like. Maybe just need to play around with the...
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    Upper C-Band 4.5 to 4.8 GHz

    In the 4.5 to 4.8 GHz range, Eutelsat 65W is the strongest satellite for me here in New Mexico. It comes in very well on my 10ft dish. There are about 8 or 9 channels there. Lyngsat is pretty much correct. Amazonas 2 at 61W is mostly data but there is one video channel, WooHoo HD at 4558 V...
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    Intelsat 29e at 50w In Trouble

    Looks like it is a goner. Stricken with fuel leak, Intelsat 29e seen drifting in geostationary orbit – Spaceflight Now
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    We Got SNOW!!!

    We've had about 6 ft. of snow this winter. Had I known it would snow this much, I might have used taller poles. At least I don't need a step ladder to work on the feeds.
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    139W AMC 8

    For footprints, I like: SatStar.net - Satellites But as Brian said, they aren't particularly accurate. Even if you aren't in the footprint, give it a try, you might get something. For example, I can get a few C band channels weakly from Star One C1 at 65w here in New Mexico, even though I'm...
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    Kijiji, eBay, and Craigslist dishes for you to take a look at

    Why don't you pick up one of those big dishes just down the road from you? They might even deliver. :)
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    Extended C Band LNB

    There are 3 satellites with transponders in the 4.5-4.8 GHz that I can receive in North America. Last I looked at them (a few months ago) Lyngsat was accurate in their listings. 40.5 W SES-6: Circular, one ITC channel and one encrypted mux. Covers South American, most of North America and...
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    Stumped

    Did you try changing channels to a different mux and then back again, to see if that fixed the issue? My V8 does that sometimes and changing channels always fixes this.
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    4K on 103W with an 8 foot dish?

    I get it fine on a 8.5 footer with a Titanium LNBF. For me it is one of the stronger signals on 103w.
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    Digicipher II - Unscrambled channels

    Also see the first post in this thread http://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/a-note-on-map-master.285902/#post-3643695 I downloaded the software and got the cable when this first came out, but never tired it, so I don't have any firsthand knowledge of it. But I believe it is like a channel...
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    Digicipher II - Unscrambled channels

    Yes, the receiver number matches what's on the label, so it is good.
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    Pendragon vs. the Birdview

    My Birdview is the same, the center 12 inches or so flattens out. Not really an issue with the original large C Band scalar, as it would shade this area. But as you said, it would throw off the measurement of the depth.
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