fta questions

[Techfizzle]

the only dish i have used is a 10 foot winegard i scraped (couldnt get it to work right) and an old primestar that has cracked

I want a shiny new dish

1. What brand of dish is good?
2. What size of dish do I need to get decent fta reception I live in the midwest so im in center of most satellite footprints.. I dont want one over 3 feet
3. Whats a cheap motor that has usals?

 

[Mr Tony]

1. winegard
2. 30-36" would be fine
3. its not the motor that controls USALS, its the receiver that has to support it

 

[Techfizzle]

how good are azure shines?

 

[Mr Tony]

not bad. I have a Geosat dish which is the same thing and it works really good. 36" dish that I use to have on G10 until I upgraded to a 40x30 primestat

 

[Techfizzle]

This is what I bought was it a good buy for $75 shipped? Will a cheap s2100 work okay?

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One brand new


33”Offset Universal dish


with one single lnb DGL-780 LNB​

75 cm Dish Antenna

• <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: teal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Offset antenna with rolled-in edge to against deformation. <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: teal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Rigid and Strong mounting design and easy assembly. <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: teal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">There are various stands for your installation at wall, ground, roof,
  railing, balustrade or slope. <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: teal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Dish material: Steel <LI class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: teal; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in">Finish of reflector: Polyester Powder Coating
• 40mm of LNB clamp is included. Any special size of LNB clamp is
  available to design for you.

Antenna Size:​

75 CM

Reflector Optics:​

Offset

Offset Angle:​

27.8

Aperture Efficiency ±3:​

80%

Horizontal Axis:​

75 cm

Vertical Axis:​

85 cm

GAIN@12.5 GHz Ku-Band:​

38.9 dBi

Focal Length:​

37.5 cm

F/D Ratio:​

0.5

Mount Type:​

Az / El

Azimuth Alignment:​

360°

Elevation Alignment:​

15°~ 87°

Pole Diameter:​

30~48 mm

Operating Temp.:​

-40? ~ +60?

Operating Wind:​

90 km/H

Survival Wind:​

180 km/H

 

[Techfizzle]

BUMP

well?? sorry about bumping this thread but im am getting sleepy
EDIT: some googling confirms this is a AZURE SHINE dish I kind of like the idea that they have with the rolled in edege

 

[Mr Tony]

yes the SG2100 should work fine with that dish. Its lite weight so should be fine

 

[Techfizzle]

i dont know why its called a 33" dish when 75 cm is 29.5 inches

 

[Mr Tony]

some dishes are taller than wider so they take that into consideration

The dish I use for my Starchoice system is a 75e which makes it sound like a 30" dish but its 37 wide x 27 high

works the same as a 30" dish

 

[Techfizzle]

is there anything that my dish cant get on digital ku?

 

[Mr Tony]

well it depends on your definition of "can't get"

things you "can't get" (ie: cant see) on KU

-scrambled channels (DUH!
-DC II channels (need a 4DTV receiver)
-satellites that dont beam to the US
-satellites that you may have a line of site issue
-satellites that may be below your horizon

in all seriousness unless a channel is putting out very low power that dish will be fine.

 

[Techfizzle]

im talking about channels that may not have enough quailty to watch due to a smaller dish
Also i have a DCII receiver the GI one that was used for hits2home what can i get with it???

 

[Mr Tony]

im talking about channels that may not have enough quailty to watch due to a smaller dish

honestly those are few and far between...the ones we cant get are when the stations send enough signal for a 20 foot dish to pick up a decent signal but for us nothing

Also i have a DCII receiver the GI one that was used for hits2home what can i get with it???

the 410? do a search on that. Most of us havent been able to get it to map to C-Band (W5 where H2H went to) but you can download Starchoice software/maps and get a few preview channels...check the C-Band area about it

 

[Techfizzle]

any ku digital in the clear besides starchoice?
how do you edit maps i cant figure it out

 

[Mr Tony]

nothing else that the 410 would pick up

as to how to edit maps, check the C-band area and search for 410..lots of info there on how to remap the box