Got c-band up andd running

02-10-2006

Have been playing with c-band on my 1.8m fortec star with a C-BAND LNB-F and can get 806 40.5'w and intelsat 805 55'w and pas-9 58,w no problem at all and 68.5 east fine a bit weak but no drop outs

mouk · 02-10-2006

good news mate

btw wot channels can u veiw on pas10?

celspid · 02-10-2006

RD100, I'd love to try cband. Using the same dish as you, however my 1.8 dish can only see approximately 36east to at least 12 west, as it's on the ground in a backyard. Not much on cband I guess in this part of the arc? I wish I could elevate my 1.8 metre a bit higher like my Andrews 1.2 metre, but I don't think the neighbours, authorities and the weather would allow me

cheers,
celspid

**Analoguesat** · 02-10-2006

1W, 5W & 26E have some C-band.

02-10-2006

I have not had chamce to try them every time i got outside it opens up and rains

Originally Posted by Analoguesat

1W, 5W & 26E have some C-band.

***CROSSBONES*** · 02-10-2006

I have not had chamce to try them every time i got outside it opens up and rains

Thats rainy wales for you!

Glad you got it working m8!

What lnb etc would I need to be able to view C & KU-band on my C/master 1.8m?

***wod*** · 02-10-2006

anything good on c-band , so a 1.8m is the smallest dish to try cband on ?

***2cvbloke*** · 02-10-2006

If it keeps raining, get one of them marquee things and sit it over the back of the dish (or wherever you have to stand to adjust it), and as they're usually plastic it shouldn't make much difference if it's slightly over the dish...

Likvid · 02-10-2006

Offset dishes are shit for C-band as their isn't any good C/Ku-band combo for it and you need special feeds.

02-10-2006

That is why i did not bother with c-band on my offset, on c-band in useing a volt swiching c-band lnb-f it is quite good aswell,

Originally Posted by Likvid

Offset dishes are shit for C-band as their isn't any good C/Ku-band combo for it and you need special feeds.

***CROSSBONES*** · 02-10-2006

Didnt you use to have C-band set up on your old 1.8m c/master Rd100?

**jakenl** · 06-10-2006

Originally Posted by Likvid

Offset dishes are shit for C-band as their isn't any good C/Ku-band combo for it and you need special feeds.

Not quite true...now there is a combo C/KU-band lnb available and combined with a special feed there are very good results on offset dishes.

***CROSSBONES*** · 07-10-2006

Offset dishes are shit for C-band as their isn't any good C/Ku-band combo for it and you need special feeds

Rd100 has explained this set up to me over on dudez. This is what he said:-
Crossbones if you want c-band to work the best it can on your dish read this post of mine here which is tryed and tested by me for hours when i had my 1.8m andrews,

I use to have c-band on my 1.8m andrew (channel master) i still have both the feedhorn's one is linear the other is circular,

This is the feedhorns you need in the link below
h**p://www.andrew.com/search/BN_PA-100530-EN.aspx

If are if you having a play about you will need the both types like i have Linear & circular,

Was having a play about with them today on my 1.2m andrew's can get 806 40.5'w and intelsat 805 55'w and pas-9 58'w,

But on my 1.8 i can get c-band on pas 68.5 east aswell,

But now for my 1.8m prime focus i have a voltage switching linear V&H and circular R&L C-BAND LNB-F, I find these better than doing it the old way with a Corotor plus it is volt switching so no servo is needed, see below:

h**p://www.dmsiusa.com/images/bsc421a.jpg

I also have a KU & C BAND LNB-F which i have not tried it yet but will tomorrow which uses diseqc to change between C & KU-BAND and it is also polarity voltage swiching aswell, see below:

h**p://www.dmsiusa.com/images/bsc621-inst.jpg

He sure knows his stuff, top man Rd100

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