New to FTA with old Hughs Net dish and LNB

[jellis80]

Hello All, I'm new to FTA and have a Hughes Net dish and LNB that I no longer use. I've read I can use this for FTA with a FTA box, is this true? If so are there any special things I should know? Thanks, John

 

[1ADAM12]

Hello All, I'm new to FTA and have a Hughes Net dish and LNB that I no longer use. I've read I can use this for FTA with a FTA box, is this true? If so are there any special things I should know? Thanks, John

Welcome!

Always a good idea to start at the beginning. There is a FAQ section above that will get you started.

 

[phlatwound]

You can most definitely use that dish for FTA. Some people remove the transmitter portion to lighten them up, if you are not putting it on a motor you don't really need to take it off.

Do search for HughesNet, or DirecWay, that should give you some examples of that dish being converted for FTA use.

 

[vanalex]

I have several Hughesnet dishs and LNBFs. One is not in service but one is stationary on AMC 1 at 103 and works fine.

 

[Cadsulfide]

Welcome!

Read everything you can, this is a cool hobby but does take some effort on your part. You have a good dish and it will pick up all kinds of stuff, check out "The List" and some of the sponsers web pages to see what kind of stuff is available.