C-Band FAQ's idea thread

[dfergie]

Thanks, Doh should have thought of Mike Kohl...

 

[dfergie]

Done...again Thanks!

 

[dfergie]

Added this post to FAQ's

 

[dfergie]

Add Skyvison FAQ's link

 

[Sadoun]

Good thread.

Here are some C-Band related links from our website:
BUD slave kit: http://sadoun.com/Sat/Products/Accessories/Dishes/Bud-slave.htm
VBox II: http://sadoun.com/Sat/Products/Moteck/V-Box-II-control.htm

 

[dfergie]

Cool, Thanks! I will add them now...

 

[dfergie]

Added this post by GrumpyGuy's attachement to FAQ's

 

[dfergie]

Going to add this somehow to FAQ's just haven't figured out how to word it...

 

[dfergie]

Added Maintainance to post 6, if you can think of anything missing let me or any of the Staff know and we can add...

 

[dfergie]

If you buy a previously subbed 4dtv receiver some channels are"in the clear"but most will require a sub....Btw Welcome to SatelliteGuys...

 

[dfergie]

Guys I am taking the plunge and getting 4dtv to go HD with BUD and need adding info to the FAQ's for HD I found this post with some good info and am searching for more...Channel locations, etc... Thanks!

 

[dfergie]

Bump for new stuff or ideas for FAQ's

 

[slh]

just happy to find this

I came in to this site and thought I was going to have to unregister everything was pizza dish. You guy's have done a good job. Looks good.

Northern Utah, 10ft winegard mesh dish, Corotor II, C and KU band, Aspen eagle C and KU-.6
Lnbs, don't remember the C lnb rating, 4DTV 922, Viewsat Xtreme FTA reciever.

 

[dfergie]

I came in to this site and thought I was going to have to unregister everything was pizza dish. You guy's have done a good job. Looks good.

to SatelliteGuys and Thanks! We try

 

[dfergie]

Welcome! Yes, FTA receivers will work and work fine with C-band...

 

[dfergie]

Perhaps these last few posts can be broken off and made a stand-alone thread.

LisaA - what sort of solid 8' dish do you have???
And what sort of motor is on it?
Inquiring minds want to know! -

10-4 ...

 

[ChrisMat]

DTV box

...still using C-Band (analog) but looks like very little left there, wonder if adding up Dtv box can give me some extra (new?) channels....one "guy" (technician) said simply "nothing"....thanks for ideas

 

[ChrisMat]

...one extra, as I can see I could hookup FTA unit to my C-Band dish...can you direct me for more reading and understatnding:"how to"? - might be(?) already listed on Forum?...regards

 

[Natedawg63]

Newbie Suggestion

As a new person studying both C/Ku bands... the biggest confusion I have is in the transmission code/decode algorithms used in each band, and which LNB(F)s/receivers you need to decode them... Example:

C-Band can transmit in analog/digital - MPEG(2) and DigiCypherII, etc... does 4DTV transmit in a diff way? If that makes sense...
Ku-Band can transmit in which formats? There are DBS LNBs - I think these are used on Ku band to transmit pay-to-home? MPEG(4), Nagra, etc...

I know each Band has a operating frequency, but I get lost with the transmission CODECs used, esp when looking for receivers... do I need several receivers or are there one-does-it-all solutions. If this could be addressed, or point me to a article, etc... I am sure other newbs have this same confusion.

I have a BUD and install a feedhorn/scaler that can have a dual (L&C) C-Band LNB a dual (L&C) Ku-Band LNB and a DBS LNBF... I can pickup/decode X CODECs on the C-band... X CODECs on the Ku-band... and X CODECs on the DBS... if I have a receiver(s) that decode these CODECs.

Kind Regards...
Nate

 

[turbosat]

Nate, here's a good place to start on your quest:
COOL.STF
You'll get a better idea of whats encryption system, whats transmission system,signal encoding.
It's a good read.

edit: My link wasn't exact>Click on MPEG2 on that page!