looks like a nice portable dish, anyone see 1 of these?
http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/ele/3705530893.html
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I.D .Dish 4 foot c band portable
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Looks a lot like my very first dish, has the same ring/extendable support, was called the "Little Wil" system by Wilson Microwave. Seems to be new old stock, judging from the ancient low noise amplifier on the mount. C-band setup, but I believe you can finagle a ku lnbf into that feedhorn-holder and have a nice-sized ku dish, though fixed on one satellite.
not excited
For Ku (which makes more sense than C band), you'd need a Ku feed or LNBF matching the F/D of that center fed dish.
Good ones are available inexpensively, but you're very limited in your choices.
example: http://satelliteav.com/p/shop/?ws_pid=665&ws_cat=433
edit: if it's old stock, let's hope it's accurate at Ku frequencies.
Lack of proper mounting hardware makes this dish a poor choice at the price point.
As for C band, yes, I discriminate against undersized dishes.
For Ku (which makes more sense than C band), you'd need a Ku feed or LNBF matching the F/D of that center fed dish.
Good ones are available inexpensively, but you're very limited in your choices.
example: http://satelliteav.com/p/shop/?ws_pid=665&ws_cat=433
edit: if it's old stock, let's hope it's accurate at Ku frequencies.
Lack of proper mounting hardware makes this dish a poor choice at the price point.
As for C band, yes, I discriminate against undersized dishes.
might be ok on 99 cband for a few stations and other cband sats with strong tp's.
being a prime focus ku iffy at best. but if one likes wasting $ it could be fun.
being a prime focus ku iffy at best. but if one likes wasting $ it could be fun.
Is it big enough for AMC 18 at 105.0°W HITS2HOME (SRL/Skyvision) service? If not, what is the minimum size needed? Just wondering, happy with DirecTV right now.
Now something I would love to have in addition to my DirecTV is my "Choice of Music", but without having to put a huge 10 foot dish in the yard, what's the minimum size needed to pick up Galaxy 14 at 125.0°W?
Now something I would love to have in addition to my DirecTV is my "Choice of Music", but without having to put a huge 10 foot dish in the yard, what's the minimum size needed to pick up Galaxy 14 at 125.0°W?
The last I read, you could skate by on a 6' C band dish for 4Dtv.
A test dish of 5' was flakey. (not reliable)
So no-go on a 4' dish.
Edit: reworded post for clarity.
A test dish of 5' was flakey. (not reliable)
So no-go on a 4' dish.
Edit: reworded post for clarity.
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Up to a few years ago, I used a fixed 6' dish with the H2H services on 105W. Never a problem during the years I used that setup.
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