Too Late To Join the C-Band Game?

[caramel]

Someone in my vicinity has listed a C-band dish for free on the marketplace and I am considering taking up that offer, however, I'm uncertain if it justifies the effort of renting a truck, driving for several hours to retrieve it, and then installing it at my home.

 

[TNGuy84]

You also have to take into consideration the additional cost of installing those filters as well due to 5G interference. If the dish at your location directly faces a 5G tower, you might also have to build a Faraday contraption. That's why I wouldn't personally opt for one, but I'll let the others chime in. I think it also needs to be at least 8-foot to allow for proper spacing so that you can receive a greater amount of satellites. If it's 6-foot, it'll get some of the stronger ones, but it might not see everything. (In other words, the bigger it is, the better.)

 

[cyberham]

Can you financially justify? Probably not. Now it's all about the passion of wanting to experiment and receive satellite signals. It's a hobby. Trying to financially justify hobbies is a losing game.

ADDED: Over at Rick's, somebody is offering for FREE a beautiful set of dishes and equipment too. There was a time when this would have been spoken for in minutes. It's been posted for a day and still no takers. What a shame.

 

[Conway]

If i was close i would snatch up in a heartbeat!!