Looking for a dish...The real difference between a 8 foot dish to a 16 foot dish

[fta4life]

Well I am currently looking for my c band dish. I have some questions though about dish sizes.


It seems I see more 8 footers out there than anything, But I have occasionally seen a 12 footer or two.

Question is in all reality what can I get on a 12 that I cant on an 8 footer? I have space now in my back yard to put up a 12 if possible, but is it even worth the trouble to get a dish that huge?


My other question is I know when I find one i will need to get a newer lnb. I already have a motorized ku setup so I am only going for c band on this dish and question is how hard is it to replace the older lnbs and rings with the new ones since the older dishes feedhorns might be a bit different? Is it easy or would I maybe be better keeping an old lnb on the dish and just slaving my microhd to an old analog receiver so I can change polarity with the old box?



I have looked around my area all day and stopped by the only house where someone was actually home and the guy didnt want to let go of his 8 footer so I will keep a trying.

Thanks

 

[FaT Air]

but is it even worth the trouble to get a dish that huge?

If there's some transponder you can't get, the issue causing this will NOT be the dish size. Anything under a 10 may encounter issues with adjacent satellite interference. However, YMMV.

find one i will need to get a newer lnb

I personally wouldn't 'stick with the old'. Replacing the old with a new LNBF is only a few bolts. AND the elimination of servo wires and something to control the servo. Seen the thread: [h=3]New Product: Titanium Satellite C1-PLL C-Band Phase Lock Loop LNBF[/h]Might just squeak out better performance on any BUD without the expense of the ultimate setup, an OMT.
I replaced a chaparral feedhorn/lnb/analog receiver with a LNBF a while back and kick myself for not doing it sooner.
Can always start off with an 8, and keep looking, if ya 'want more'. NOTE: some well designed 8's could possibly perform better than a mediocre 10. Whatever you locate, take pics and post them here, for members opinions or experience before jumping on it.