KA Band.

[bobsav2001]

Is ka band worth to have,and what do i need to change on my fta setup.
I have a fortec star dish 36'' and a Ariza 700 receiver.

Thanks fror the info....Bob....

 

[Magic Static]

I don't think there is any FTA on KA band. But you would need a KA band LNB(F) and a receiver capable of KA band LOF settings. And a lot of patience and perserverance to tune it in.

 

[wallyhts]

Yup just data transponders and dtv . However how knows if some of that directv KA goes ITC.

 

[SatelliteAV]

The microHD supports KA LO. Have played around with the DirecTV KA LNBF and band convertor that upconverts to IF 950-2150 range.

Blind Scan and find carriers, but no TV services. If the channels are ever in the clear, I have never been testing at the right time to catch anything.

 

[bobsav2001]

Thanks for the info i dont think going on with it....

Bob....VE2 FCZ....

 

[SatelliteAV]

I also would be interested in anyone else's reports of experimenting with KA-band. Is anyone finding anything in the clear?

 

[skysurfer]

I also would be interested in anyone else's reports of experimenting with KA-band. Is anyone finding anything in the clear?

just data transmissions and video from DIRECTV that uses some propriatory DVB-S2 flavor that the MicroHD or other receivers/PCI cards I have can't lock onto -- thus no way to check for occasional FTA possibility of DIRECTV services.

 

[Anole]

Oh really?
I thought i'd read a few years back that they were using an industry standard format on Ka.
For a change.
Perhaps that info was wrong.
With all the millions of chipsets they buy, I can see it being proprietary.
Too bad the FCC doesn't enforce standards, like they do for OTA.

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