Recomendation for receiver

[Feline Joe]

Hi

I need input on what kind of Ku band FTA receiver to look for. I want a rack mount unit that I can use to receive Galaxy 16 (Lyngsat, 99 degrees west). I have a large offset dish, brand new LNB, (which my sat meter recognizes and displays), that is properly mounted and aligned. I have posted on satellite guys about rehabbing this dish in the past. (It is an old commercial Primstar dish.)

I would like to find a used receiver that can receive this, I think it needs DVB S2 QPSK capability. The signal is listed as MPEG 4. I really want this to be rack montable.

I want something that I won't have to get a second mortgage on the house to purchase.

Thank you very much,

Joe

 

[comfortably_numb]

I would guess anything rack mountable is going to be big bucks $$$

Would probably be more economical to get a rack mountable shelf and put the receiver on it.

Unless this is some kind of commercial operation..

 

[Feline Joe]

I have a private head end for a campground. I need a Ku receiver to watch an FTA signal on Galaxy 16. I see on ebay used units running from about 80 U.S. dollars to over 300. I just don't want to spend thousands... I simply do not know what I should buy. Most of my gear is Blonder Tongue and Pico Macom analog stuff. I am not brand loyal, anything that works.

Joe

 

[comfortably_numb]

I need a Ku receiver to watch an FTA signal on Galaxy 16

Which signal? The specs could figure into the receiver consideration.

 

[Feline Joe]

Infowars

 

[comfortably_numb]

Infowars

I receive it on my 90cm dish with the GTMedia V7 S2X receiver. It's a solid choice.

 

[Hyper Casey]

I have a private head end for a campground. I need a Ku receiver to watch an FTA signal on Galaxy 16. I see on ebay used units running from about 80 U.S. dollars to over 300. I just don't want to spend thousands... I simply do not know what I should buy. Most of my gear is Blonder Tongue and Pico Macom analog stuff. I am not brand loyal, anything that works.

Joe

Check out SatelliteAV.com. They have several IRDs that are rack mount and will do the job for you. If you buy one, tell them Casey from HyperMegaSat sent you.

 

[comfortably_numb]

Check out SatelliteAV.com. They have several IRDs that are rack mount and will do the job for you.

I guess they aren't as expensive as I thought they would be, but $895 is still a nice chunk of change 🤑

 

[Pepper]

I concur with comfortably_numb here. An Amiko or other small, inexpensive receiver would definitely do the job, and you could fit several of them on a rack shelf. Maybe you want to provide a few more channels in the future.