How can I use a BUD with DISH service?

[afterdark]

I'm a complete newbie in regards to BUDs. I am hoping to to acquire a used 8' or 10' BUD for next to nothing soon just to tinker with.

I would like to use a BUD together with DISH programming (frowned upon, I know). Is this possible? What equipment/hardware would I need in order to do that? It is my understanding that two LNBs would be required because DISH uses multiple satellites at the same time.

 

[RickDee]

I would think you would have to be a proficient design engineer to calculate the necessary parameters and design your hardware to perform as you want.

 

[dwarren2]

Unless you are also getting a FTA receiver, BUD is basically dead.
Here is a better place to look
http://forums.satforums.com

 

[boba]

You would probably need 3 LNBs and 3 mounting points DISH's Western Arc is 110/119/129 or Eastern Arc is 61.5/72.7/77.

 

[afterdark]

You would probably need 3 LNBs and 3 mounting points DISH's Western Arc is 110/119/129 or Eastern Arc is 61.5/72.7/77.

So in other words, I would need three BUDs to achieve this?

 

[boba]

So in other words, I would need three BUDs to achieve this?

No you could mount the LNB at 3 different points near the center focal point so you are using only a portion of the dish's reflective surface for each satellite. Your BUD also needs a surface to reflect Ku band signals, a solid dish is better than an expanded mesh.

 

[Scherrman]

I usually just go to the store and pick up a 30 pack of BUDs.

 

[MikeD-C05]

3 Buds for the three DISH sats would sure make for low chances of rain fade.

 

[mike123abc]

You might be able to get it to work with a lot of tinkering, but it would be far better to get a dish designed for the job than try to adapt this one with 3 LNBs. In theory if you had the LNBs in an arc you could pick up all three dish locations at which ever arc you decide to point it at. You might see a similar setup at your local cable company head in where they have a large dish with a bunch of LNBs in an arc on it.

 

[garys]

I usually just go to the store and pick up a 30 pack of BUDs.

A rack of Bud Pounders? Or would they be Bottomless Alumi-Buds?

 

[3HaloODST]

Why stop with BUDs? Why not three of these?



Or make your house look like an uplink center :-

http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/254192-Went-to-the-Uplink-Center-Today

 

[boba]

Why stop with BUDs? Why not three of these?

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Or make your house look like an uplink center :-

http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/254192-Went-to-the-Uplink-Center-Today

It's a shame OP can't take that tour he really has no idea what he is trying to do.

 

[Mr Tony]

I would like to use a BUD together with DISH programming (frowned upon, I know). Is this possible? What equipment/hardware would I need in order to do that? It is my understanding that two LNBs would be required because DISH uses multiple satellites at the same time.

unless the dish is going to be fixed at a satellite its not worth the trouble. Dish requires constant connection to the satellites for guide info etc. So if you're not aimed at the correct satellite the dish receiver will get real flakey
If the holes in the dish (if mesh) are bigger than a pencil forget it. you'd get better reception with the stock dish 1000.4 or 1000.2 depending on your location

 

[Mr Tony]

Unless you are also getting a FTA receiver, BUD is basically dead.
Here is a better place to look
http://forums.satforums.com

I guess our FTA section here is not good enough?

 

[afterdark]

It's a shame OP can't take that tour he really has no idea what he is trying to do.

Hey we all gotta start somewhere, right?

It's not that I have no idea what I'm trying to do. I mean I knew I needed multiple LNBs, so I must be on the right track.

 

[JSheridan]

I guess our FTA section here is not good enough?

Satforums is about totally dead.

 

[dwarren2]

It's been a long time since I was over at satforums and I forgot about the fta forum here.