Moving to C Band..

[N3KTH]

Kinda like back to the future as I started on C band analog years and years ago... But What I really want to do is add a C band dish to my FTA setup.. I'm not really interested in a lot of Sats on C band (I thought of using a stationary dish but I want at least 2 sats, the one with the RTN channels and the one with the Networks)...

I'd like to make this as simple as possible, without multiple receivers, external dish movers, etc... I heard that there is some called a "X Box" or something like that (got the name wrong probably) which will allow me to operate my FTA receiver normally and the C band dish will move when needed...

Any ideas on the easiest way to do this..

 

[dfergie]

I believe its called a V box, I haven't got one yet myself...

 

[W_Tracy_Parnell]

If you already have an FTA setup you can get Equity from G10 and use stationary to get the nets. That's what I am doing and it would be the easiest for you.

 

[Mr Tony]

Ditto. There is a transponder on G3 with the Equity stuff on it but most of the channels are Spanish. There are a couple English but those are mainly “My Network” stations

I took the fixed dish at G4/G16 for the nets and a fixed dish at G10. Run one line from G10 to the 13v (V) side of a multiswitch and one line from G16 to the 18v (H) side. This allows me to use 4 receivers and get the nets and RTN stuff with only one switch. Sure you don’t get the other polarity (13v on G4 and 18v on G10) but for what I want it for, that’s no biggie.

thread on setup
http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=63099&highlight=multiswitch

 

[Garlock]

Fta

I have 10 ft. cband dish with c + ku , I have a Technosat 10/10 I've had some luck getting some channels got the arib channels on t5 and used to get the alaska channels on I think amc7 but never could get anything on G10 that seems where most of the channels are at are my LNB's wrong for G10 or am I doing something wrong. I know the technosat probably isn't a very good reciever, and it didn't come with much for instructions most every thing I had to learn trial by error. Is G10 the same as G0 or is it in a little different pos. This may sound dumb but I really don't understand everything I know about FTA. Thanks Charlie

 

[Mr Tony]

G0 is the same as G10. On a 4DTV, X0 is the KU side of G10