I'm planning on a getting a fta system. I was wondering what size dish should I get? I will initially be trying to get just the fta channels from IA5 by getting a fortec or pansat receiver but eventually I might get a globecast receiver to subscirbe to globecast channels by subscription? Would I better off to get the 36" fortec right from the beginning or get the 31" size? I know receivers from pansat, fortec, coolsat should work ok to get fta channels from IA5 using a 31" but I've heard that the receiver from globecast is weak and might need the bigger dish. Is this correct? Does anyone know why the receiver for globecast is weak compared to the receivers from fortec?
Fortec Dish Size???
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go ahead and get the 36" dish it is money well spent. i have a 31" and wish i would have got the 36". I did get a primestar dish and hook it up for g10 and it is like 1m size. it pulls all the transponders out and gets good signal. so go big as you can.
From what I know the 36" although a little more unwieldy will bring in all the
transponders full bore and you may wish you had bought it later if you settle
now for the 31", which may give you a lot of rain fade on the weaker tp's.
Peter
transponders full bore and you may wish you had bought it later if you settle
now for the 31", which may give you a lot of rain fade on the weaker tp's.
Peter
if you are getting a dish for the first time, bigger is better
I have a 30" on my roof and I'm thinking this spring putting up the 36" I have for G10. It will take some rigging for me.
I know Sadoun has a 36" upgrade form a 30" for like $15...well worth it in my mind
I have a 30" on my roof and I'm thinking this spring putting up the 36" I have for G10. It will take some rigging for me.
I know Sadoun has a 36" upgrade form a 30" for like $15...well worth it in my mind
Get the 36" dish. The Globecast receiver will have a hard time with a smaller dish. 39" would even be better. And if you decide in the future to jump on the microBUD wagon, then a 48" offset dish will be the BEST.
In terms of size and weight, how hard is it to put up the 36" dish? Right now I have the directv 3 lnb oval dish and will be putting that dish down in order to put the fortec dish. Will I be able to leave the pole (arm) in place and just remove that dish and then put the fortec dish on the arm. Will it handle the extra weight?
Fortec’s use a longer mast than normal Dish 500/DirecTv Phase III masts
The only dish I could get to fit on my Dish500 mast was a HotDish 30” (now my elevation in MN for True south is 38 so it’s low to begin with). The reason was the bracket was down farther on the pole.
Also it depends on where you mount the dish and how much room you have to spare.
If it works, the mast will support the weight. They don’t weigh that much (heck, I carry it with one hand up and down the ladder)
The only dish I could get to fit on my Dish500 mast was a HotDish 30” (now my elevation in MN for True south is 38 so it’s low to begin with). The reason was the bracket was down farther on the pole.
Also it depends on where you mount the dish and how much room you have to spare.
If it works, the mast will support the weight. They don’t weigh that much (heck, I carry it with one hand up and down the ladder)
You may be able to leave the base and change the arm to the longer one. Also with bigger dishes, extra support bracing (two small support arms) is also recommended, as they are heavier and catch more wind. Add a motor and there is more extra weight.
Larry
That doesnt work. The holes for the mast dont line up with the base so unless you rig it (drill ne holes in mast) you have to use the base that comes with Fortec
(been there tried that)
That doesnt work. The holes for the mast dont line up with the base so unless you rig it (drill ne holes in mast) you have to use the base that comes with Fortec
(been there tried that)
Iceberg said:Larry
That doesnt work. The holes for the mast dont line up with the base so unless you rig it (drill ne holes in mast) you have to use the base that comes with Fortec
(been there tried that)
I was hoping to keep the base plate there from the directv and just install the pole from the fortec and then install the dish? I wonder I could just intall the dish using the existing mast of the directv. Would make the install so much easier.
PSB said:
Ya I'm thinking I won't have to do to much aligning since before I was pointing at 101w and now I want 97W. That's one reason I wanted to go as small as dish as I can without running into an signal quality problems. I was planning on going with a 36" dish for IA5 but if I can use a 31" disn instead and still good signal then I might go that route.
Is anyone from the west (i.e. california) getting IA5 and what size dish are you using? Is there any weak transponder on that satellite that warrents a dish size greater than the fortec 80cm? I'm contemplating whether to go 80cm or 90cm fortec dish. Here in southern california it's pretty much sunny most of the time and if there aren't that many weak transponders then I wouldn't need to go higher than 31" correct? Any feedback would be helpful.
EIRP is strong in California and an 80cm dish whould be good enough.
See dish size requirement table here:
http://sadoun.com/Sat/Installation/Dish-Size.htm
See dish size requirement table here:
http://sadoun.com/Sat/Installation/Dish-Size.htm
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