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en-US Free To Air (FTA) Discussion America's Largest Discussion of LEGAL C & KU Band Free To Air (FTA) Satellite Reception! <br /> Full support and discussion of KU and C Band Free to Air (FTA) Satellite Equipment and reception! (Note - <b>NO HACK TALK ALLOWED</b>)<br /><br /> Thu, 08 May 2025 11:23:06 +0000 Thu, 08 May 2025 11:23:06 +0000 SatelliteGuys.US https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/forums/free-to-air-fta-discussion.24/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss C Band and a 120cm dish... pointless? Thu, 08 May 2025 03:57:21 +0000 https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/c-band-and-a-120cm-dish-pointless.415865/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 415865 invalid@example.com (nwkn1g) nwkn1g I was given a terrible ground mount 120cm dish. I paired it with a Titanium C140 lnb and have only been successful locking onto 105w 3881H. I scan in and can watch the CH-1, CH-2 and CH-3 channels but no matter what, nothing else locks.

Where the dish is currently sitting I can only see a small portion of the arc. I'm wondering if there are any other birds out there that might be possible before I try moving it somewhere else. Or is it a lost cause and I should just put a KU lnb on it...

Read more]]> 1 Aligning motorized dish without Zenith sat Thu, 08 May 2025 02:15:28 +0000 https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/aligning-motorized-dish-without-zenith-sat.415833/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 415833 invalid@example.com (k4otl) k4otl This may seem like an exercise in self-inflicted headaches, and I haven't found any info on this, but here goes:
My location isn't great for "looking" at my southernmost sat, which is 82W. I pretty much can't put my C band dish where it can see that part of the arc due to trees (well I could but it'd be 5' off the road, no thanks). For Ku it's not as bad, I can put a motorized dish to see 82W, but it wouldn't see anything west of 110W at best. For C band I chose the location of the...

Read more]]> 13 Intelsat 18 180.0E Ku Mon, 05 May 2025 16:58:09 +0000 https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/intelsat-18-180-0e-ku.405780/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 405780 invalid@example.com (cyberham) cyberham Today I began a mini-project to try to receive Intelsat 18 at 180.0E. This is the satellite with content from French Polynesia but with a footprint that covers the western portion of North America with a signal strong enough that it should be receivable with a 60 to 75 cm Ku dish.

For my location, dish elevation is about 13 degrees, azimuth is 243 degrees (true) and skew is a little more than 34 degrees positive. I adjusted a Shaw Direct 60e dish for these settings. Fortunately my dish is...

Read more]]> 43 WB Affiliates on Ku-Band Satellite (1998) Mon, 05 May 2025 16:31:20 +0000 https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/wb-affiliates-on-ku-band-satellite-1998.384261/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 384261 invalid@example.com (JosephHolloway1998) JosephHolloway1998 although the primary WB Network feed was on C-Band (on Galaxy 4, transponder 9 and occupying Telstar 5, transponder 18 for some time (after the GALAXY 4 communications failure), before residing on Galaxy 6, transponder 7 (which was C-Band only, as SBS-6 was on the same orbital slot as that one)) and the superstations were already on there (KTLA - WB West, KWGN - WB Mountain, WGN - WB Central and WPIX - WB East), but which of the WB affiliates were on Ku-Band (regular) at the time, aside from...

Read more]]> 79 Is LegitFTA Down? Mon, 05 May 2025 16:26:10 +0000 https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/is-legitfta-down.415740/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 415740 invalid@example.com (arlo) arlo Down a few days now for me.

1745946119281.png]]> 7 Ku Dish Sun, 04 May 2025 02:24:08 +0000 https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/ku-dish.415815/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 415815 invalid@example.com (Comptech) Comptech Somebody got a new Andrews Ku dish with the original feed and two norsats for the ortho feed Enjoy it Nick.]]> 1 Anik F3 118 discussion Sat, 03 May 2025 21:56:46 +0000 https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/anik-f3-118-discussion.415808/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 415808 invalid@example.com (Pepper) Pepper Now that Dish has ceased their international services which used Anik F3 at 118.7 W, maybe it will be used for something else. Questions that come to mind:
- that satellite was circular polarity, Ku FSS band. Is the polarity scheme in the "hardware" of the satellite or controlled by the uplink?
- On a "standard" FTA receiver what would be the parameters needed to scan it using the Dish500+ LNBF? I know the stacked LNBFs require higher voltage so I set it to H and tried every frequency...

Read more]]> 2 Comments from a newbie to FTA Sat, 03 May 2025 16:57:43 +0000 https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/comments-from-a-newbie-to-fta.413883/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 413883 invalid@example.com (k4otl) k4otl I finally got my Ku-band setup running a week ago, I had acquired a used Hughesnet dish (36") for free, bought lnb with holder and a GT media V9 prime receiver, and 8 months ago or so gave up as I could not lock SES 1 (101 W) or G19 (97W). I finally got back to it a week ago, thinking I'd never line things up but latched onto some sats, then fine tuned to SES 1 and then moved over slightly to G19. This website and all the forums provide VERY good info for those starting out and I'd like to...

Read more]]> 117 UPN Affiliates on Ku-Band Satellite (1997) Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:39:52 +0000 https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/upn-affiliates-on-ku-band-satellite-1997.380783/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 380783 invalid@example.com (JosephHolloway1998) JosephHolloway1998 along with the UPN/Paramount feeds that were carried on Galaxy 4 and Telstar 5, which of the UPN Affiliates were carried on Ku-Band at the time?, aside from what's listed here? (1997)
S3R-TP13: WDCA 20 (UPN - Washington, D.C), alternating with WBDC 50 (WB)
S3R-TP13L: KTXA 21 (UPN-Dallas Ft. Worth), alternating with KDAF 33 (WB)
S3R-TP13U: WSBK 38 (UPN - Boston), also carried as one of the superstations on C-Band/Primestar, Dish Network and Canadian satellite systems (Bell TV, Express Vu &...

Read more]]> 27 FTA Contact in Japan Sun, 27 Apr 2025 02:28:07 +0000 https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/fta-contact-in-japan.412074/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 412074 invalid@example.com (cyberham) cyberham Tomorrow I will go to Japan. I have been looking for a direct contact with anybody in Japan who happens to enjoy FTA but haven't found anybody yet. I've heard there are a few who pursue this activity though mostly on C-band I believe. If anybody has any direct contact with either a supplier or individual in Japan who is involved in FTA, it would be nice to be able to source a Ku-band dish of suitable size. Most dishes I've found are very small and are intended for commercial Ku-band...

Read more]]> 38 99W NBC and PBS muxes Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:39:29 +0000 https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/99w-nbc-and-pbs-muxes.415667/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 415667 invalid@example.com (one_db_compression) one_db_compression I am hoping to get some feedback on C/N values on the NBC mux at 11760 H 30000 and the PBS mux at 12140 V 30000 on 99W. I know 99W is a challenge for a number of folks.

I was trying to scan in the wild feed of the Saskatchewan junior hockey game on an adjacent transponder and noticed that my Edision no longer sees the NBC mux. I couldn't lock on the hockey game either. For comparison, I am watching with no issues PBS HD01 at 9.4 dB C/N via a 1.2 m Channelmaster. It is possible that the...

Read more]]> 8 NBC mux on 99 Ku Fri, 25 Apr 2025 02:18:10 +0000 https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/nbc-mux-on-99-ku.415243/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 415243 invalid@example.com (freddylq) freddylq Is the NBC mux still up along with Montana PBS ? I don't get them anymore but I still get the national PBS's. Rescan doesn't get them either.]]> 9 What satellites are good to pick up with this? Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:12:00 +0000 https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/what-satellites-are-good-to-pick-up-with-this.415574/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 415574 invalid@example.com (HoppertheKangaroo18) HoppertheKangaroo18 I just found this big metal dish that says panasat/panarex on it and I'm wondering if I can find galaxy 97°w, 117° or any other FTA satellite. The lnb you will se once you scroll down looks exactly like the one that was on the dish when i found it. Its NOT a c band lnb 1000023428.jpg1000023427.jpg1000023429.jpg]]> 21 I am looking for a Heavy Duty Actuator (36v) Mon, 21 Apr 2025 23:58:52 +0000 https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/i-am-looking-for-a-heavy-duty-actuator-36v.400185/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 400185 invalid@example.com (johan) johan I am looking for a Haevy Duty Actuator (36v)

Mvg]]> 11 TV signal range question Sun, 13 Apr 2025 22:30:35 +0000 https://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/tv-signal-range-question.415513/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 415513 invalid@example.com (Dawgsfan) Dawgsfan I came across this story about a man in Ontario, Canada who picked up North Korean TV broadcasts with what I think is a C-band satellite. I'm guessing the signals were FTA.

From a technical perspective, how is this possible? I didn't think a satellite TV signal could travel that far. How large can satellite footprints be? Thanks.


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