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deyno

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hi ppl,
i saw a heading on a satellite magazine the other day that its possible to receive C - band signals on a ku- band size dish ??
has anyone got an idea on whether this is possible?
cheers guys
 
Lancelot

Lancelot

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When they sat 'Ku band sized' they mean 130cm absolute minimum I fear.
Anything smaller and you would be wasting your time and money.


L.:)
 
ouagadougou

ouagadougou

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I wouldnt bother with C-Band with anything less than a 1.8m dish. My 2m dish in the UK works well enough on C-Band but you still dont get that many channels.
 
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