newbie with a few questions, 7.5 foot dish C/Ku???

[allbanddxer]

I am new to this forum and satellite television. I have searched the forum for any relative information but have not found exactly what I need so...

I will be getting a 7.5 foot mesh dish, mount, motor.... all for free and i would like to use this for C and Ku band? I understand that C band normally requires a larger dish for good results (I am located in California, zip code 94556) , but it should work fine for Ku band right? The old owner says that it was used for a "4dtv" system. What is this 4dtv? do i need to change the LNB (or is it called a feed horn?) to use this on C/Ku? If so what type of LNB should i purchase? The equipment will not include a receiver, will a typical FTV/ MPEG-2 box be alright, I was thinking about a Fortec Star LifeTime ULTRA? And as of now my final question... does the receiver have a controller in it to move the dish or must i obtain a separate device? Thanks in advance!

 

[PSB]

Welcome to the SatelliteGuys.US FTA forum!

The dish should work great for KU as long as a pencil will not pass through the mesh.

Have a look at www.skyvision.com for more info on 4dtv and LNB's

I would advise getting the Fortec Lifetime Classic NA over the Ultra.

   Moraga, CA 94556
Latitude 37° 50.622'N Longitude 122° 7.452'W

              Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m)    El  Skew
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  12.5°W Atlantic Bird   12.5W 257.7 242.2 -23.4 -50.5
            Telstar 12   15.0W 259.3 243.8 -21.5 -50.9
          Intelsat 901   18.0W 261.2 245.7 -19.3 -51.3
                 NSS 7   22.0W 263.7 248.2 -16.3 -51.7
          Intelsat 905   24.5W 265.3 249.8 -14.4 -51.9
          Intelsat 907   27.5W 267.2 251.7 -12.2 -52.1
         Hispasat 1C/D   30.0W 268.7 253.2 -10.2 -52.1
          Intelsat 801   31.5W 269.6 254.1  -9.1 -52.2
          Intelsat 903   34.5W  91.5  76.0  -6.8 -52.1
           AMC 12/T 11   37.5W  93.3  77.8  -4.4 -52.0
               NSS 806   40.5W  95.2  79.7  -2.1 -51.9
             Pas 3R/6B   43.0W  96.7  81.2  -0.1 -51.7
                Pas 1R   45.0W  98.0  82.5   1.4 -51.4
          Intelsat 705   50.0W 101.2  85.7   5.4 -50.8
          Intelsat 707   53.0W 103.2  87.7   7.7 -50.3
          Intelsat 805   55.5W 104.9  89.4   9.7 -49.8
                 Pas 9   58.0W 106.6  91.1  11.6 -49.2
              Amazonas   61.0W 108.7  93.2  14.0 -48.4
            EchoStar 3   61.5W 109.1  93.6  14.4 -48.3
             Rainbow 1   61.5W 109.1  93.6  14.4 -48.3
              Nahuel 1   71.8W 117.0 101.5  22.2 -44.7
             DirecTV 1   72.5W 117.6 102.1  22.7 -44.4
                 AMC 6   72.0W 117.1 101.6  22.4 -44.6
             Galaxy 12   74.0W 118.8 103.3  23.9 -43.8
                 SBS 6   74.0W 118.8 103.3  23.9 -43.8
               GOES 12   75.0W 119.7 104.2  24.6 -43.3
                 AMC 5   79.0W 123.2 107.7  27.5 -41.3
             DirecTV 3   81.8W 125.9 110.4  29.4 -39.8
               Nimiq 2   82.0W 126.1 110.6  29.6 -39.7
                 AMC 9   83.0W 127.0 111.5  30.3 -39.1
          Brasilsat B3   84.0W 128.0 112.5  31.0 -38.5
              AMC 2/16   85.0W 129.0 113.5  31.6 -37.8
                 AMC 3   87.0W 131.1 115.6  32.9 -36.5
                  IA-8   89.0W 133.2 117.7  34.2 -35.1
             Galaxy 11   91.0W 135.5 120.0  35.5 -33.6
             Nimiq 1/3   91.0W 135.5 120.0  35.5 -33.6
          Brasilsat B4   92.0W 136.6 121.1  36.1 -32.9
             Telstar 6   93.0W 137.8 122.3  36.6 -32.1
             Galaxy 3C   95.0W 140.1 124.6  37.8 -30.4
             Telstar 5   97.0W 142.6 127.1  38.9 -28.7
             Galaxy 4R   99.0W 145.2 129.7  39.9 -26.8
       DirecTV 1R/4S/8  101.0W 147.8 132.3  40.9 -24.9
                 AMC 4  101.0W 147.8 132.3  40.9 -24.9
            Spaceway 1  102.0W 149.2 133.7  41.3 -23.9
                 AMC 1  103.0W 150.5 135.0  41.8 -22.9
                AMC 15  105.0W 153.3 137.8  42.6 -20.8
           Anik F1/F1R  107.3W 156.7 141.2  43.5 -18.2
             DirecTV 6  109.5W 159.9 144.4  44.2 -15.7
            EchoStar 6  110.0W 160.7 145.2  44.3 -15.1
            EchoStar 8  110.0W 160.7 145.2  44.3 -15.1
               Anik F2  111.1W 162.4 146.9  44.6 -13.8
         Solidaridad 2  113.0W 165.3 149.8  45.1 -11.5
              SatMex 5  116.8W 171.4 155.9  45.8  -6.8
             DirecTV 5  119.0W 174.9 159.4  46.0  -4.0
            EchoStar 7  119.0W 174.9 159.4  46.0  -4.0
 EchoStar 9/Telstar 13  121.0W 178.2 162.7  46.1  -1.4
            Galaxy 10R  123.0W 181.4 165.9  46.1   1.1
             Galaxy 12  125.0W 184.7 169.2  46.0   3.7
         Galaxy 13/H 1  127.0W 187.9 172.4  45.8   6.2
  Telstar 7/Echostar 5  129.0W 191.1 175.6  45.5   8.8
                AMC 11  131.0W 194.3 178.8  45.2  11.2
             Galaxy 1R  133.0W 197.4 181.9  44.7  13.7
                AMC 10  135.0W 200.4 184.9  44.1  16.0
                 AMC 7  137.0W 203.4 187.9  43.4  18.3
                 AMC 8  139.0W 206.3 190.8  42.7  20.5
            EchoStar 1  148.0W 218.3 202.8  38.5  29.3
            EchoStar 2  148.0W 218.3 202.8  38.5  29.3
                      
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 *** DBS SATELLITE ***
                      
         EchoStar 3/R1   61.5W 109.1  93.6  14.4 -48.3
          EchoStar 6/8  110.0W 160.7 145.2  44.3 -15.1
            EchoStar 7  119.0W 174.9 159.4  46.0  -4.0
 EchoStar 9/Telstar 13  121.0W 178.2 162.7  46.1  -1.4
            EchoStar 5  129.0W 191.1 175.6  45.5   8.8
          EchoStar 1/2  148.0W 218.3 202.8  38.5  29.3
                      
               Nimiq 2   82.0W 126.1 110.6  29.6 -39.7
             Nimiq 1/3   91.0W 135.5 120.0  35.5 -33.6
                      
       DirecTV 1R/4S/8  101.0W 147.8 132.3  40.9 -24.9
             DirecTV 5  110.0W 160.7 145.2  44.3 -15.1
            DirecTV 7S  119.0W 174.9 159.4  46.0  -4.0
                      
                      

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[Tron]

As for moving the dish, the FTA receivers won't control a BUD (Big Useful Dish, what you're getting). They control smaller motors for the 30"-1.2 meter size dishes.

You can purchase something called a V-BOX II that will translate the DiSEqC motor control commands from your coax to the ribbon cable type connection that will control your BUD's actuator arm.

The Pansat 2700 and 3500 (those two for sure) will control the polarity on your BUD (Horizontal and Vertical).