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[3d1r]

If I use a 26 inch BlueSky dish....I will get some reception,No?? AT least some...?
And there are so many receivers that are built one year and never heard from again...
What is a good recever for C Ku stuff that is under 50$...??I know I will only get RT and Food Network and some other stuff.... It would be good to get some American city news from some big city...LA,NY,Miami..

 

[3d1r]

K2 DVB-T/T2 TV Receiver 3D Digital Video Terrestrial MPEG4 PVR HD 1080P Set Top | eBay
is this junk??

 

[KE4EST]

I don't know, but it is for OTA in other countries only. That is not a Satellite box.

 

[Phalaenopsis]

If I use a 26 inch BlueSky dish....I will get some reception,No?? AT least some...?
And there are so many receivers that are built one year and never heard from again...
What is a good recever for C Ku stuff that is under 50$...??I know I will only get RT and Food Network and some other stuff.... It would be good to get some American city news from some big city...LA,NY,Miami..

I’d recommend getting a x2 mini for that price point. I never had one though.

 

[3d1r]

2 mini

I ordered a mini. what LNB do I have to have??? I am going to try a 26 inch dish but will get a bigger one if needed.

 

[Phalaenopsis]

I ordered a mini. what LNB do I have to have??? I am going to try a 26 inch dish but will get a bigger one if needed.

It all depends what satellite your trying to align to. I'd recommend getting the Maverick KU Band LNB from K4EST. MAVERICK KU BAND PLL LNBF Free-To-Air Standard Linear FTA LNBF | eBay A 26 inch dish is a bit too small for FTA, but it would work with Galaxy 19.

 

[FTA4PA]

I ordered a mini. what LNB do I have to have??? I am going to try a 26 inch dish but will get a bigger one if needed.

You will also be able to get the CGTN (China Global Television Network) mux on 95W @ 11780 H 20760. This is a very strong signal which includes two English channels (one news, one documentary) as well as a Chinese, French and Spanish channel.

 

[3d1r]

is Galaxy 19 on the C band?? what free stuff is on that sat??

 

[KE4EST]

G19 is Ku and C, but what these guys are referring to is Ku. Lots of foreign and religious channels on G19 Ku, and a handful of other stuff on C.
Here is a listing of what is on G19. The first listings are C-band with the 4 digit transponder frequencies. ie. 3740, 3860, etc.

Toward the end the 5 digit numbers are Ku. ie 11442, 12115, etc.

 

[3d1r]

so I can get Galaxy 19 on my old Blue sky dish. ?? Alexander recommended that LNB( Maverick)..that is a KU lnb ,no?? Will that fasten to my old Blue SKY dish without too much trouble....
I would have to get a C lnb for C band..??

 

[KE4EST]

That is dish is pretty small so you will most likely not get all channels on G19. Also, I am not familiar enough with that dish to give advice on mounting the LNBF.

 

[KE4EST]

Was just looking at pics on the net. You will have to fashion a mount to make it work. Just make sure you measure where the old LNB/tria sits so that you can match the new LNBF. You want to make sure you have the focal point the same. I have modded Wildblue and HughesNet dishes to work in the past and got most of G19. I have yet to encounter an Excede dish. I have seen them, but not had my hands on one.

 

[phlatwound]

...I would have to get a C lnb for C band..??

You will not get any C-band with that little dish, Ku-band only, so don't waste your money on a C-band or a C/Ku combo LNBF.

 

[3d1r]

its been 10 years since I used it and Wild Blue took back the tria so I dont know exactly how it sat on there.
If I get that Maverick LNB ..will it sit on the twin rail...I am good at fabricating so I am sure I can get it to sit but as far as hitting the Dish
correctly I would have to experiment with how I position it on that twin rail.THe dish is 28 inch wide and 26 inch high.Should I aim for the exact middle? I could draw a grid on it and find the exact middle. Is there a bracket you can get that lets you make micro adjustments to the way the LNB sits without remounting the LNB completely??

 

[KE4EST]

Here is a thread where I did it a few years ago.
WildBlue Dish Converted to FTA

 

[3d1r]

would you recommend the Maverick LNB or do you know a better one????I saw on ebay a VERY popular universal for 5 bucks..??!!

 

[KE4EST]

No real need for universal where you are located.
Of course I recommend the Maverick as I am the one selling them...

...but yes, it is a very good LNBF.

 

[3d1r]

I am in the northern plains, why dont I need a universal.?What kind do I need?

 

[KE4EST]

Just not many birds that you can receive that would benefit you having a universal.

A universal would work though.

 

[3d1r]

i got this one
KU-band LNBF Amiko Premium L-104 Single Output Longneck PLL FTA Universal, EBAY