What equipment is needed for Gal 11

[Pete21]

Hi All,

This is my first time posting here. I'm pretty new at this whole FTA thing so I apologize if i'm not making sense. Everything I know up to this point is from reading these forums. My interest is in receiving signal from Gal 11 to get FTA channel; EWTN specifically.
Since this is the only channel I'm interested in watching since I dont watch TV (yes I know, I'm probably the only one in the world). The only question i have now is what kind of dish do i need for receiving that channel. I already baught a Pansat 2500a, now all I need is the dish.
I hear from reading here that 30 inch dish is minimun for FTA. But when looking at lyngsat, both C band and KU are on Gal 11 and EWTN is broadcasted "digital, clear" so i know that its not the C band part of the satellite...(right?) does this mean I dont need a bigger than 30 inch dish to get this channel? (this is the part where i'm not sure if i'm making any sense).

I live in Toronto, Canada in case you need to know this to answer my question.

Thanks

 

[Mr Tony]

This is my first time posting here. I'm pretty new at this whole FTA thing so I apologize if i'm not making sense. Everything I know up to this point is from reading these forums. My interest is in receiving signal from Gal 11 to get FTA channel; EWTN specifically.
Since this is the only channel I'm interested in watching since I dont watch TV (yes I know, I'm probably the only one in the world). The only question i have now is what kind of dish do i need for receiving that channel. I already baught a Pansat 2500a, now all I need is the dish.
I hear from reading here that 30 inch dish is minimun for FTA. But when looking at lyngsat, both C band and KU are on Gal 11 and EWTN is broadcasted "digital, clear" so i know that its not the C band part of the satellite...(right?) does this mean I dont need a bigger than 30 inch dish to get this channel? (this is the part where i'm not sure if i'm making any sense).

I live in Toronto, Canada in case you need to know this to answer my question.

Welcome
I moved this to the regular FTA section so more people will see it

Unfortunately, EWTN is C-Band. On Lyngsat, the 4 digit numbers on the left are C-Band, the 5 digit are KU Band. You would need at least a 8 foot dish to receive this (most likely a 10 foot)

There are some religious channels on KU that you can get
-IA5 (at 97W) has Daystar, TBN, Church Channel, and JCTV
-AMC4 (101W) has 3ABN (3 Angels) & Hope Channel

 

[Pete21]

Thanks for the quick response. I guess I have no choice but to stick with the other channels. With the other channels a 30 inch dish is enough right?

 

[PilotS77]

Yes, for Ku you can use the smaller dish.

 

[Mr Tony]

yes
a 30" (76cm) will work fine or you could go with a 90cm or 1m dish

but a 76cm is minimum

 

[Pete21]

This is addictive

Hello again, I have been looking at the lyngsat site and noticed that Echo7 has NASA TV for free which I wouldnt mind having a look at. I mean, I have the pansat already and since i cant get my channel that i wanted in the first place i might as well use it for something. I have trouble finding the satellite though. Is there something i have to setup on the receiver to see echo7? I'm using a 18inch dish that my neighbour gave me to try. i can see other satellites but nasa tv is not there so i know i have the wrong satellite.

 

[PSB]

You can use a Dishnotwork receiver, find the 119w satellite then switch to the Pansat! Remember to change the L.O. to 11250 on the Pansat, in the antenna setup screen!

 

[sharris]

If you can find G10, its just east of there. Also, this birds a little tricky with a linear lnb, circular is best. Other than that, like I always say, "Keep Trying and you'll figure it out in no time". Also try adjusting your freq a bit when using a linear lnb. I think NASA is at 12297 H. So if you adjust a bit, you might get it at 11295 or 11300, somethingh like that. I was also at one point in time picking it up a 12282.

 

[Mr Tony]

12282 is another transponder...NASA has moved around on Echo 7 a couple times

 

[neil_kc1]

Pete, welcome
T 5 has a few religious broadcasters on ku, Daystar, TBN, The Church Channel, plus JCTV. AMC 4 has a channel that I believe is polish that seems to be Catholic. Check Lyngsat.