Could this work?

[Tim Godsil]

I noticed that on ebay there are directv worlddirect dishes one of the lnbs on it look like a linear! Has anyone ever used these as an fta dish?

 

[Tim Godsil]

Add a pic.

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[qwert1515]

I think it will work, but I am not sure how well it would work, you should read this thread: Can I reuse DirecTV equipments for FTA?

Is this the 36" x 24" dish?

 

[Tim Godsil]

Well...

The Lnb Feed horn Is Wierd Looking But it does have a 40mm clamp, so I can slap a new one on there. Since the dish is only $40-60 Shipped, this may not be too bad of a bargain.

 

[digiblur]

My recommendation is nothing smaller than a 90cm.

And to be quite honest I wish I would have went with something larger than a 90cm when I started.

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[Mr Tony]

The DirecTV world dish will work with some of the stronger signals but will not work for the weaker ones

 

[Tim Godsil]

So in other words

can that idea and get a 31" foretc?

 

[qwert1515]

can that idea and get a 31" foretc?

I'm confused by what your asking.

 

[digiblur]

can that idea and get a 31" foretc?

Here's the dish I would get.

15 foot Satellite Dish With Mount for Ku Band Used - (eBay item 300168327420 end time Dec-03-07 19:44:40 PST)

 

[Tim Godsil]

Well,Now What?

I learned that a 31" dish is too small and a 120cm is just too big so,
Should I get 100 cm??

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[Pepper]

too big for what?

 

[Mr Tony]

a 31" isnt too small....its just that when people want to get into FTA we usually recommend to get the biggest dish you can get right away. Couple reasons
-bigger dish = more space to collect a signal
-since shipping is pretty expensive, its best to do it once and get a big enough dish. I bought a 30" and ended up about a month later getting a 36" (and paying double shipping charges)

 

[Tim Godsil]

So big that It Will Look Like I'm Nuts. Does anyone have any pics of there 80,90,100, or 120 dishes so I can do a little size comparisons

 

[digiblur]

So big that It Will Look Like I'm Nuts. Does anyone have any pics of there 80,90,100, or 120 dishes so I can do a little size comparisons

Huh?

The 80 is 80cm, the 90 is 90cm, the 100 is 100cm, and you guessed it.. the 120 is a whopping 120 centimeters. Or if you want to convert it, it's 1.2 meters.

 

[qwert1515]

So big that It Will Look Like I'm Nuts. Does anyone have any pics of there 80,90,100, or 120 dishes so I can do a little size comparisons

Here's a image of my 90cm and my 120cm dishes. (The 120cm is closer to the camera than the 90cm, but it does give you an idea)

120cm vs. 90cm

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[Mr Tony]

hee hee....that's funny

Sadoun did a comparison of at least the box size for each and has the specs on them
FC090CM 90CM Offset DishFORTEC STAR DVB FTA MPEG2 Free-To-Air Receivers and equipment

but digiblur is right...

 

[iafirebuff]

I am in Iowa and have a 31" Fortec dish - I had originally ordered the 90cm, but it was backordered. So I went with the 80cm since I "HAD" to have it right then I do not have any problems, with a few exceptions - heavy storms - I loose signal a little quicker on my 80cm than I do with my Primestar dish. And there are a few weak channels on a few satellites, but for the most part I am happy with the 80cm. BUT - 3ABN has a 90cm for $50 SHIPPED! I am VERY tempted to get one of them Just curious - where abouts in IL are you?

 

[Tim Godsil]

Well...

Im from Galesburg. I was ALL OVER the 3ABN.org website but couldnt find the dish. Can someone post a link?

 

[Wescopc]

3ABN: Christian Television - Three Angels Broadcasting Network - www.3abn.org
then Satellite Tab

 

[iafirebuff]

Galesburg - not too far I am in Waterloo, Iowa - Welcome to the board!

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