What do I need to get Galaxy3 or PAS9?

[jimatham]

I want to get channels on either G3 or PAS9. Which one can I get better quality and what set up do I need?
I am at Grove City, OH 43123. I have a Pansat 2500 receiver and a 18'' Directv dish with California Amplifier 150517 LNBF.
From reading the old posts, it seems I need to get a 30'' dish and a new Ku band LNBF to get the free to air channels or do I still have a shot with what I already have? Can any one recomand what should I get if I do need upgrade some of the setup?
Thanks

 

[PSB]

Welcome to the SatelliteGuys.US FTA forum.

Yes you will need at least a 30 " dish and a KU LNBF, for Pas 9 you would need a Universal KU LNBF. Like the SNF-031 from Invacom

www.Invacom.net

The 18" dish and the DBS LNB will pull in a few FTA channels and radio.

What have you been using the system for up until now?

 Grove City, OH 43123
Latitude 39° 52.884'N Longitude 83° 5.034'W

              Sat Name Sat Lng Az(t) Az(m)   El  Skew
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  12.5°W Atlantic Bird   12.5W 102.7 109.8  6.1 -48.5
            Telstar 12   15.0W 104.5 111.5  8.0 -48.0
          Intelsat 901   18.0W 106.6 113.7 10.3 -47.3
                 NSS 7   22.0W 109.5 116.6 13.3 -46.3
          Intelsat 905   24.5W 111.4 118.5 15.2 -45.6
          Intelsat 907   27.5W 113.7 120.8 17.4 -44.6
         Hispasat 1C/D   30.0W 115.7 122.8 19.2 -43.7
          Intelsat 801   31.5W 117.0 124.0 20.3 -43.2
          Intelsat 903   34.5W 119.5 126.6 22.5 -41.9
       "C" AMC 12/T 11   37.5W 122.1 129.2 24.6 -40.5
               NSS 806   40.5W 124.9 132.0 26.6 -39.0
             Pas 3R/6B   43.0W 127.3 134.4 28.3 -37.6
                Pas 1R   45.0W 129.3 136.4 29.6 -36.4
          Intelsat 705   50.0W 134.5 141.6 32.7 -33.2
          Intelsat 707   53.0W 137.9 145.0 34.4 -31.0
      "C" Intelsat 805   55.5W 140.8 147.9 35.8 -29.0
                 Pas 9   58.0W 143.9 150.9 37.1 -26.9
              Amazonas   61.0W 147.7 154.8 38.5 -24.2
            EchoStar 3   61.5W 148.3 155.4 38.8 -23.8
             Rainbow 1   61.5W 148.3 155.4 38.8 -23.8
        Estrela do Sul   63.0W 150.3 157.4 39.4 -22.3
      "C" Brasilsat B2   65.0W 153.0 160.1 40.2 -20.4
      "C" Brazilsat B1   70.0W 160.1 167.2 41.9 -15.2
              Nahuel 1   71.8W 162.7 169.8 42.4 -13.2
             DirecTV 1   72.5W 163.8 170.8 42.6 -12.4
                 AMC 6   72.0W 163.0 170.1 42.4 -13.0
             Galaxy 12   74.0W 166.0 173.1 42.9 -10.7
                 SBS 6   74.0W 166.0 173.1 42.9 -10.7
                 AMC 5   79.0W 173.6 180.7 43.7  -4.9
               Nimiq 2   82.0W 178.3 185.4 43.8  -1.3
                 AMC 9   83.0W 179.9 186.9 43.9  -0.1
      "C" Brasilsat B3   84.0W 181.4 188.5 43.8   1.1
              AMC 2/16   85.0W 183.0 190.1 43.8   2.3
                 AMC 3   87.0W 186.1 193.2 43.7   4.7
                  IA-8   89.0W 189.2 196.3 43.4   7.0
             Galaxy 11   91.0W 192.2 199.3 43.1   9.4
             Nimiq 1/3   91.0W 192.2 199.3 43.1   9.4
      "C" Brasilsat B4   92.0W 193.7 200.8 42.9  10.5
             Telstar 6   93.0W 195.3 202.3 42.7  11.6
             Galaxy 3C   95.0W 198.2 205.3 42.2  13.9
             Telstar 5   97.0W 201.1 208.2 41.7  16.1
             Galaxy 4R   99.0W 204.0 211.1 41.0  18.2
       DirecTV 1R/4S/8  101.0W 206.8 213.8 40.3  20.2
                 AMC 4  101.0W 206.8 213.8 40.3  20.2
            Spaceway 1  102.0W 208.1 215.2 39.9  21.2
                 AMC 1  103.0W 209.5 216.5 39.5  22.2
                AMC 15  105.0W 212.1 219.2 38.6  24.1
           Anik F1/F1R  107.3W 215.0 222.1 37.5  26.1
             DirecTV 6  109.5W 217.8 224.8 36.4  28.0
            EchoStar 6  110.0W 218.4 225.4 36.2  28.4
            EchoStar 8  110.0W 218.4 225.4 36.2  28.4
               Anik F2  111.1W 219.7 226.8 35.6  29.3
     "C" Solidaridad 2  113.0W 221.9 229.0 34.5  30.8
              SatMex 5  116.8W 226.1 233.2 32.3  33.6
             DirecTV 7  119.0W 228.5 235.6 31.0  35.1
            EchoStar 7  119.0W 228.5 235.6 31.0  35.1
 EchoStar 9/Telstar 13  121.0W 230.5 237.6 29.7  36.3
            Galaxy 10R  123.0W 232.5 239.6 28.4  37.5
      "C" Galaxy 12/14  125.0W 234.5 241.5 27.1  38.6
         Galaxy 13/H 1  127.0W 236.3 243.4 25.7  39.7
      IA- 7/Echostar 5  129.0W 238.2 245.2 24.3  40.7
            "C" AMC 11  131.0W 239.9 247.0 22.9  41.6
    "C" Galaxy 1R/ G15  133.0W 241.6 248.7 21.5  42.5
            "C" AMC 10  135.0W 243.3 250.4 20.1  43.3
             "C" AMC 7  137.0W 245.0 252.0 18.6  44.0
             "C" AMC 8  139.0W 246.5 253.6 17.2  44.7
            EchoStar 1  148.0W 253.3 260.4 10.4  47.3
            EchoStar 2  148.0W 253.3 260.4 10.4  47.3
                      
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 *** DBS SATELLITE ***
                      
         EchoStar 3/R1   61.5W 148.3 155.4 38.8 -23.8
          EchoStar 6/8  110.0W 218.4 225.4 36.2  28.4
            EchoStar 7  119.0W 228.5 235.6 31.0  35.1
 EchoStar 9/Telstar 13  121.0W 230.5 237.6 29.7  36.3
            EchoStar 5  129.0W 238.2 245.2 24.3  40.7
          EchoStar 1/2  148.0W 253.3 260.4 10.4  47.3
                      
               Nimiq 2   82.0W 178.3 185.4 43.8  -1.3
             Nimiq 1/3   91.0W 192.2 199.3 43.1   9.4
                      
       DirecTV 1R/4S/8  101.0W 206.8 213.8 40.3  20.2
             DirecTV 5  110.0W 218.4 225.4 36.2  28.4
            DirecTV 7S  119.0W 228.5 235.6 31.0  35.1
                      

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[jimatham]

The dish is there when I got the house. The Pansat is brand new I got for Christmas a year ago. Since I was overseas last year, I never had chance set it up until now.
Between the Galaxy3 and PAS9, which one do I have better chance get good quality reception? Is bigger dish gets better reception?
Thanks

 

[charper1]

The bigger dish offers higher gain, allows more reception of what signal is there. I would say go with Galaxy 3 since it is @ 95.0w and PAS9 is @ 58.0w and also requires the universal LNBF. You can click on each satellite name and pull up some transponder listings. I would also recommend buying the largest dish you can afford and feel comfortable installing.

 

[jimatham]

Thanks for all the answers.
I checked Sadoun's web site, is Fortec Star 80cm dish with motor a good choice for me? As far as LNBF, they have Invocom Linear Universal LNBF SNH-031, will this cover both the Galaxy 3 and PAS9? Sadoun also have a Invocom Circular/ Linear Universal Quad LNBF QPH-031, would I need this? Also, is Pansat 2500 OK, or do I need a new receiver?
Thanks

 

[PSB]

The QPH-031 is NOT a universal LNBF, the SNH-031 is, and will work for Pas 9 and G3C (As long as you have a line of sight to them of course)

80cm dish and Universal LNBF sounds good, if you can get as big a dish as you can afford!