Satellite dish?

[chgolatin2]

Any recommendations for a dish? Which one will be the best for FTA use???

Thanks!

 

[Mr Tony]

you need at least a 30" dish, but the larger the better

I have a Winegard and it seems to be pretty sturdy

 

[chgolatin2]

Ok so like a 33 or so would def help, correct? Thanks for the help!

 

[Mr Tony]

yep

30 inches or 76cm is the minimum....max is whatever you can afford (or can have)

 

[W_Tracy_Parnell]

Anyone with a Winegard 76 cm-how much rain/snow fade do you get with it?

 

[Mr Tony]

Anyone with a Winegard 76 cm-how much rain/snow fade do you get with it?

snowfade...never had that

rainfade depends on the cloudcover and the signal. Unless its a downpour (or really thick clouds), CCTV can still come in.

Conversely, feeds can go out right away

 

[PSB]

This stuff REALLY helps with rain/snow fade........FANTASTIC!

http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=71171

 

[charper1]

Any recommendations for a dish? Which one will be the best for FTA use??? Thanks!

I mention this only because you didn't say, but if you only plan on receiving KU band signals then please ignore me, but if you want both KU and C band freebies, then you will need far larger than is being suggested. Just thought I would throw that in here.

 

[W_Tracy_Parnell]

If I have any money left over, I may get some of that. Might be worth it just to keep snow and ice off the dish (major snow area here).

This stuff REALLY helps with rain/snow fade........FANTASTIC!

http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=71171

 

[drhydro]

Anyone with a Winegard 76 cm-how much rain/snow fade do you get with it?

I have a winegard 76cm/ .5 db lnb pointed at g10, when we get very heavy snowfalls I lose some of the weaker transponders, and if its a nor'easter (read as blizzard conditions) then I lose everything on that satellite. Ditto for heavy rain showers. Keep in mind my location though, g10 is at a 18 degree elevation for me which might have something to do with it (long slant angle through the clouds). On the plus side these dish's are VERY well constructed. With hindsite I wish I had forked out the extra $ and purchased a 100 cm Winegard dish and/or a better lnb like the invacom .3db.

 

[W_Tracy_Parnell]

Thanks for your reply. Sounds like the Winegard is good performer. I'm glad since mine should arrive today! I wondered about heavy snow-when I had Dish Network the snow never really bothered it, except when it accumulated on the dish. From what I read G10 is a little tougher to get anyway so its not surprising it might cut out in tough conditions.

I decided to get the smaller dish for now because I want to motorize and from some of the horror stories I read ( ) I though I might have my hands full as it is. Sounds like the small Winegard is easy to motorize. I was also concerned after hearing Cascade burned his 2100 up with a larger dish. I figure walk before you run and if I want to upgrade I can probably find a use for the old dish.

I have a winegard 76cm/ .5 db lnb pointed at g10, when we get very heavy snowfalls I lose some of the weaker transponders, and if its a nor'easter (read as blizzard conditions) then I lose everything on that satellite. Ditto for heavy rain showers. Keep in mind my location though, g10 is at a 18 degree elevation for me which might have something to do with it (long slant angle through the clouds). On the plus side these dish's are VERY well constructed. With hindsite I wish I had forked out the extra $ and purchased a 100 cm Winegard dish and/or a better lnb like the invacom .3db.

 

[Cascade]

Cascade burned his 2100 up with a larger dish.

Keep in mind that the motor was well over a year old and has been used practically every day - I really did thrash the life out of it and the usage it got was way over what any "normal" motor would experience.

 

[W_Tracy_Parnell]

I understand. I figured go the easy route for a newbie. If I enjoy this as much as I think I will, it would be no problem to upgrade. Been thinking about either this or Cband for years. But, maybe in a week or 2, I'll be posting a thread entitled "Giving Up For Now 2" and joining UFN.

Keep in mind that the motor was well over a year old and has been used practically every day - I really did thrash the life out of it and the usage it got was way over what any "normal" motor would experience.