new here fta ?

[jughead]

first off hi and thank's for any help
i got a free winegard directv multi-satellite dish
it came with 2 lnb 1 has on it directv 12.2~12.7GHz the other has california amplifier p/n150517 and has room for one more
what i would like to know is if i can use this or do i need to get new lnb
i plan i getting a pansat 3500
thank's again jughead

 

[PSB]

Yes you can use that dish and LNBF for a few channels but you will REALLY need at least a 30" dish and KU LNBF for MOST of the FTA channels up there!

Here is a list of what you can expect to get with the dish and DBS LNB/s

http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=34131


WELCOME to the SatelliteGuys.US FTA forum!

 

[jughead]

thanks for the info i was looking around and found this http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Order/LNBFS/DIRECTV-LNBF.htm
they have 2 that say ku band top 2 do you think one of them will work?
also what do you think about the pansat 3500
and what about if i motorized the dish would i get a lot more fta?
thank for the help

 

[PSB]

Most of them are DBS LNB's

http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=52968

This one will work, it will work for both Circular (DBS) and Linear (FTA) satellites, it has four outputs 2 C and 2 L.

http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Products/Invacom/Invacom-QPH-031-Quad-lnbf.htm

A motor is really a MUST to get as many satellites as you can! Buying a fixed satellite system is like buying a car with no wheels (IMO)

 

[Mr Tony]

Buying a fixed satellite system is like buying a car with no wheels (IMO)

Pete likes to overexaggerate that line. You can get a lot of stuff on a fixed dish but a motorized will make it much easier to move to each satellite

it'd be more like.....buying a car with no AC and you live in Texas/Arizona/OKlahoma, etc...you can get by but you'll change your mind soon

 

[jughead]

i know what he is saying fixed system, car with no wheels
only get to see right in front you. motorized system car with wheels
you get to look a round see new things

 

[jughead]

psb thanks for the info i took you're advice and got a qph-031
and a 90cm dish(geosatpro) with a gs120 mover
going to try and hook it up next weekend so I'm sure I'll have
some more question
thank's for the help