Smallest dish for 118k

[alebowgm]

Has anyone had any success pointing at 118k with a non Dish1000+ dish? Anything smaller than 30 inches?

 

[Dgenx321]

It's a FSS. A lower powered satellite.

So you need the larger Dish to get the signal.

 

[alebowgm]

I know you are supposed to use 30+, but then you get a Dish like AMC4 that you can use an 18inch for...

 

[aegrotatio]

I know you are supposed to use 30+, but then you get a Dish like AMC4 that you can use an 18inch for...

Are you sure it's not actually getting DirecTV at 101? It's in the same place as AMC4.

You're not going to receive AMC4 on that 18" dish. A cheap signal meter will show a strong signal but it's picking up DirecTV's signal, not AMC4's signal.

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[alebowgm]

Considering I get KUIL-LP on an 18inch Dish (Digiblur will confirm he has done similar), ya, I am 100% positive it is AMC4.

 

[Mr Tony]

been there done that too...can get a few of the really strong things on AMC4 with a 18" dish and a KU Band LNB


but for the OP why wouldnt a D500+ work?

 

[alebowgm]

D500+ or D1000+, doesnt matter, I am just wondering what the smallest physical dish is that someone has been able to achieve a signal on 119k... Obviously a 30+ works cause that is what they install with, but what about a 24inch?

 

[Smith P.]

Good also.
If you intend to install the 118.75W dish, then go with max what you can.
I wouldn't recommend less then 20".
My personal preference - any Ku/Ka should have 1m(39") !

 

[Claude Greiner]

With the signal as crappy as it is on 118.7, why would you even want to try to use a smaller DISH?

I can bairly get my HD Detroit locals to lock in right now which I believe are on transponder 6.

 

[alebowgm]

Well obviously that is the rule, the bigger the better, however when it comes to rules of the house... well lets just say that for once it is better to have a smaller object...

So has anyone had any success with 119k with anything less than a 30inch?

 

[aegrotatio]

Nope, haven't had success with that kind of dish on 118k.
I didn't know you scanned the bird and saw the other obviously AMC4 channels.