Anyone else remember when this almost happend..

[harshness]

Why not, if practically both use SAME circular polarization and same frequencies. Exclude 105W, 118.75W and 121W.

Here on planet Earth, the DIRECTV's Ka band satellites (99W, 103W) are using a decidedly higher frequency than the Ku band satellites. A comprehensive dish would need to support FSS, Ku and Ka.

 

[iwc5893]

Just for fun, I want to see a 99/101/103/105/110/119/121/129 dish...

Fun on a Thursday morning...

Given that the AU-9 (covering from 99 to 119) barely meets the FCC 1-meter OTARD exemption, I wonder how much bigger that dish would be?

 

[vegassatellite]

Here on planet Earth, the DIRECTV's Ka band satellites (99W, 103W) are using a decidedly higher frequency than the Ku band satellites. A comprehensive dish would need to support FSS, Ku and Ka.

Just to be safe, they better start giving customers a 10 foot dish. DirecTV installers will still only get $60 to put it in.

 

[Smith P.]

Here on planet Earth, the DIRECTV's Ka band satellites (99W, 103W) are using a decidedly higher frequency than the Ku band satellites. A comprehensive dish would need to support FSS, Ku and Ka.

How much you wanna bet if I'll make toroidal dish with FSS, Ka and Ku LNBFs ? Your point about frequencies (11/12/18 GHz) is useless when it come to the dish.