Alaska 1.8m dish install...need help!

[Crazy_Jake]

I am moving to Alaska (99705 Fairbanks area) and need a 1.8m dish. From what I understand I will also need two lnbs with some kind of bracket as to point to 110 and 119. Any suggestions on equipment and where to purchase? I was going to try ebay but I don't know what to search for. I've heard that TrueFocus are good. I think that if I purchase the dish before I move and have the moving company ship it (I am military so shipping of household goods is free) will cut down on the price, as opposed to purchasing it in Alaska and paying ridiculous shipping costs. Also, does any manufacturer make the bracket for the two lnbs or will that have to be custom fabricated. Thanks for any help.

 

[Mr Tony]

welcome

here is some info on the setup from a few people in Alaska

http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=83722

 

[Crazy_Jake]

Thanks for the warm welcome. I actually performed a search and read that post before I joined. Some good info but I am more interested as to what exactly I need to purchase (being very specific as I am still quite a noob) and where to get it. I will get the exact install specifics once I have the required equipment. Thanks again.

 

[40Below]

Hello from 99709, get ready to have dish treat you like a second class subscriber. I have a 1 meter pointing at 119 and a 4' pointing at 110. I added the 4' (bought it at local radio shack), and a 34 switch I bought off e-bay. When the 921 came out I bought one, dish won't let you lease their receivers in AK. With the 4' dish the signal is around 55-60 on most transponders, there is a spot beam for locals that I top out at 125. The HD signals come in but a few clouds get in the way and its gone. If you really want HD try a 6' dish. ($$$$$)

Recently dish added an AK HD PAK, they put some HD channels (no Voom) on 110. It is a spot beam pointed at AK. Great I thought, when I called the csa said I needed to upgrade to a 622. This special AK HD PAK is mpeg4, they still offer no upgrades/ no lease for AK. So if I want the AK HD PAK I need to buy a 622. They're about $450.

I could go on and on, local bar has Direct tv with a 8' dish.

Try getting a 622 before coming to AK. Local cable is offering HD and has a DVR but it has limited memory. Maybe it will change but

 

[Crazy_Jake]

I've done some looking around but I am more confused now. I can get a 6' dish from Fortec Star for around $200. The other dish that is being used by dish installers in the area is a True Focus 6' dish that cost abou7 $800. I noticed that that dish was called an "offset" type. Patriot also makes an "offset" type 6 footer for around $550. The Fortec Star didn't mention that it was "offset" and it was used for C or KU band. Will it still work for Dish Network? Why such a huge price difference?

 

[Mr Tony]

True Focus the dish is aimed "true" to the elevation. So if the elevation is at 45, the dish looks like its aiming at the sky

Offset has a 22-25 degree "offset" so the dish is mounted lower because the signal bounces off the dish and hits the LNB

But I honestly think the reaosn is this....True focus dish (the Fortec 6 footer of which I have) is 6 pieces that you put together so its a small box

Offsets are not. Its one huge piece of dish. Thats why at Sadoun I can get the Fortec 6 footer for a little more than a 90cm dish