1 meter primestar dish

[nibbb]

I have recently acquired a meter primestar dish. I have a viewsat ultra and an ultra lite will this combine and wich sat should I be on.Anyone have any ideas or is it all junk.

 

[oldford]

Lots of folks using Primestar dishes. Some using Viewsats of various flavors, not the best STB in my opinion, but it will work.

As far as which satellite to be on, you must decide what you want to watch before you can make that call. Look over "the list"

Regards, Eric

 

[nibbb]

I have a 33'' with a sg2100 getting all sats, but with the primestar will i get any others than on ku sats?

 

[Mr Tony]

some folks have put Primestar dishes on a fixed dish so that they can go to that satellite quickly. Others have used it for RTV on 83W since its a weaker signal

If you cant motor over to 30W (Hispasat) folks have aimed a dish at that. Also saves on the motor as the nearest KU sat is 40+ degrees away

 

[nibbb]

30w sounds good with 33'' dish I'm getting 30 signal at 83w.

 

[Mr Tony]

ok

Hispasat is mainly Spanish channels but they do have some interesting stuff there. Seen movies in English with spanish subtitles on it

 

[Dee_Ann]

Total junk. Send it to me please and I'll "take care of it" for you.

(just kidding.)

 

[Tron]

One of the best dishes out there. Combine the C-120 feedhorn with a number of good LNB options. Definitely a keeper!

 

[Anole]

I agree that a 1m Primestar is prime real estate.
As for the LNB and feedhorn, the original ones should do a good job.
The local oscillator frequency is 10750, standard.

If they are missing, any regular LNBF can be pressed into service.
That round dish matches the feed of regular LNBF's, where as the elliptical dishes are far more dependent on the original feedhorns to do well.

 

[GreatFTA]

I love my Primestar Dishes! Especially the 1 and 1.2 meter dishes with the three arms to support the lnbs. So easy to work with!

 

[Cadsulfide]

I have two in my array, wish I had more. Rock solid as a fixed dish for Ku.

 

[nibbb]

With my 1 meter primestar tried 30w not much luck is it a high or low signal.

 

[Anole]

30° west:

Well, from De Funiak Springs, FLA, the elevation is about 20 degrees.
Your dish has an up-look of around 24-26 degrees, so the rim of the dish will be tilted a tiny bit forward, and downward.
Also, you need around 50 degrees of skew. If you don't dial that in, you won't get the bird.
Azimuth is about 111 degrees by the compass.

That bird is below my horizon , here in California. I -wish- I could get it.
From reports of everyone on the east half of the country, it's not that hard to receive.

 

[Mr Tony]

I can pick it up here in MN on a 30" dish (and a 9 elevation)

20 elevation? pa-shaw...thats nothing