No longer an FTA virgin

[icstephen]

Well FedEx finally brought my first FTA system yesterday and I spent a couple of hours putting it up and getting it set up on IA5....I get signal strength from 45% to 70% I am assuming that has to do with transponder strength since I get a solid picture on all channels (110+ tv channels). I was surprised how easy it was to set up (would have been easer if I would have had a taller step ladder). The next thing I want to do is get a couple more dishes and a DiSeQc switch and hit some other sat's.

FYI - system stats
Fortec star lifetime classic NA
36" fortec dish
.04 deg Lnbf

 

[timmy1376]

How about getting a motor instead of more dishes?? I think a motor can be had for around $70

 

[icstephen]

I had thought about putting up a motor....my problem is trees. I can get more satellites with multiple dishes in different locations than I can with a motor. That being said I am slowly getting the majority of the trees cut down and then I am going to get a 10ft motorized dish with c/ku (possibly 4Dtv) and FTA slaved to it.

Steve

 

[Mr Tony]

Some transponders on that satellite are weak. Really depends on TP power. Also, if you notice the difference in picture quality. Some of the pictures look worse than a movie you would play on your computer

 

[Sadoun]

Congratulations on your new setup.

I would also recommend a motor. But, if you have the room, you can certainly use multiple dishes. A C/KU band dish will be a nice addition.

 

[icstephen]

I noticed that on a couple of channels...I figured that it was poor source material...I did like the Bollywood stuff though. The sad thing is that some channels look better on FTA than my D*. I am really liking this, it is like my old C-band days...I did notice that I got more channels when I did the super search about 20 extra channels on the second search.

 

[icstephen]

Congratulations on your new setup.

I would also recommend a motor. But, if you have the room, you can certainly use multiple dishes. A C/KU band dish will be a nice addition.

fortunately I have a huge yard and can place several dishes (I will probably end up with 4 dishes on this receiver) - I noticed that you have multiple dishes/LNBF for a good price on your site...which is where I got this setup.

 

[Mr Tony]

If you get multiple dishes at once, you save on shipping. I did that a while back. Got 2 36" dishes/LNB's

 

[Sadoun]

To save on shipping multiple dishes, we ship

4x 80cm Dishes/LNBFs in one box
2x 90CM Dishes/LNBFs in one box
2x 100CM Dishes/LNBFs in one box (pretty heavy - it goes freight)