I think I am going to try FTA

[John W]

I know this is an ambiguous question but I am thinking of trying FTA and have heard a lot of good things about the Pansat 2500A. (yes I did read the review of the 2500 on the sticky)

Any thoughts on this unit or recommendations for others?


I see that some of you have motorized units to automatically point to a satellite. What do you all recommend for this and do I even need it. Not a heck of a lot on 119,110 or 91 so I will probably try some others.

One station I would love to be able to get is the Space Channel out of Canada but I see that it is on ExpressVu and encrypted, I haven't seen it on any list saying that I can get it but I may just as well ask anyway if it is up there any where Free?

Thanks ahead of time and hope my questions aren't too dumb.

 

[PSB]

Hello John! No matter what system you get I feel the motor is a must, its like buying a car without the wheels, but of course you can add the motor anytime to your system. I have the SG2100 motor, and its the best one I have come across so far.
I can recommend the Fortec Star Lifetime Ultra system compared to the Pansat having installed quite a few of each now, but they are much the same box.

I have been lucky the last few weeks with FTA Canadian channels, we had CBC for a few weeks and Euronews for a week or so, but have yet to see the Space Channel FTA sounds great. I think you would enjoy the hobby everyday when you turn on your system there is something new to see, I love to watch live news feeds....car chases and the like. Hope this helps. (right now I am watching a sky cam looking down on the white house or some other state capital where its snowing)

 

[tdti1]

FTA is a great thing to get into, If I was you I would get a dish not smaller than 90cm or if you really want to go nuts get a big dish 10' the pansat is a great unit, watch out with the fake ones out there and the illegal ones, its good to go to a place one of the guys here recomend. I get most of my stuff from www.skyvision.com or www.rpssat.com any help or questions before you make your move, ask away

 

[ken2400]

I would say 91 W has CBC radio and other radio that is intesting. 119 W has like 70 com free music channels. OK we can get a lot of this from Hi speed internet BUT some I am too cheep to pay for it.

Well that was my 2 cents. G10R is a fav of many. You more or less have to get the dish moving or get a farm of them started.

Have fun with it!

I know this is an ambiguous question but I am thinking of trying FTA and have heard a lot of good things about the Pansat 2500A. (yes I did read the review of the 2500 on the sticky)

Any thoughts on this unit or recommendations for others?


I see that some of you have motorized units to automatically point to a satellite. What do you all recommend for this and do I even need it. Not a heck of a lot on 119,110 or 91 so I will probably try some others.

One station I would love to be able to get is the Space Channel out of Canada but I see that it is on ExpressVu and encrypted, I haven't seen it on any list saying that I can get it but I may just as well ask anyway if it is up there any where Free?

Thanks ahead of time and hope my questions aren't too dumb.