Newbie that needs help

[Jacob lieberman]

I just discovered FTA and know nearly nothing about it and need help setting it up. I have a pansat 3500sd and a kti 25' mesh dish, I'm not sure if the two are compatible. Thank you to any one that helps

 

[SatPhreak]

While the receiver is outdated it will work with some channels. Are you sure a 25 foot dish? Wow I am jealous.
Where about are you? It would help to give you an idea of where to point you dish.
A new receiver will get you a lot more channels, since most channels are in HD now.

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[Jacob lieberman]

I'm in Gladwin Michigan 48624

 

[dl76]

25 foot? Would like to see that.

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[Jacob lieberman]

sorry it's actually 10 foot I just guessed.

 

[Jacob lieberman]

here are some pictures that might help you help me

 

[KE4EST]

to SatelliteGuys!!!!!!!!!!!

You are going to need a mover to move that dish. You have two choices. You can locate a Vbox or Gbox or you can buy an Titanium ASC1.
If you decide to stay with a separate feedhorn and LNB combo with polar rotor the ASC1 with move the dish and skew the feedhorn antenna for you.
You could also you a car battery or other 12-36V DC source to manually move the dish just to see if the actuator works.

You can also go with an all in one feedhorn/LNB combo better known as an LNBF and you will not have to worry about having something to skew the polar rotor, you will however still need to have something to move the dish.
That receiver will work for a few transponders, however the majority of them have all went to DVB-S2, that box is a DVB-S1 or simply DVBS.
It will work to get your feet wet however.

 

[Jacob lieberman]

Well the motor on it work and so does everything else and that's basically all I want to do is get a tast of FTA I just don't know how to set it up

 

[KE4EST]

http://www.satelliteguys.us/xen/threads/bud-manual.222234/

 

[Jacob lieberman]

I'm sorry but that won't load on my phone. It only show it as one line of text down the page

 

[KE4EST]

You will have to wait I guess until you get on a computer. There are several pages of PDF files attached to that post. Very informative write up on how to set-up a BUD.
The guy that wrote it passed away last year, however he still lives on helping people set-up their BUDs.
BUD: An acronym for Big Ugly Dish. However, I think they are beautiful works of art!!

 

[Jacob lieberman]

Hmm...ok thanks I'll try to get it

 

[Jacob lieberman]

Tomorrow I'm getting up at 9:30 ish and would appreciate a step by step guide on how to set it up

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[IntelPennny4]

have you had any luck with you BUD? sorry im late for the party

 

[Jacob lieberman]

Not yet but hope to get something

 

[KE4EST]

You will just keep at it. Great feeling when you get that first signal!

 

[Jacob lieberman]

I'm hopeing that will be soon lol