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?
Could this work?
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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?
Is this the 36" x 24" dish?
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.
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.
The DirecTV world dish will work with some of the stronger signals but will not work for the weaker ones
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??
I learned that a 31" dish is too small and a 120cm is just too big so,
Should I get 100 cm??
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)
-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)
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.
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
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...
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...
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?
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?Well...
Im from Galesburg. I was ALL OVER the 3ABN.org website but couldnt find the dish. Can someone post a link?
Im from Galesburg. I was ALL OVER the 3ABN.org website but couldnt find the dish. Can someone post a link?
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