C band on a 39 inch dish

[djrm54]

i have a 39 inc sat motorised dish and i get only news and foreign stations and loads of religious stations.i was wondering if there are any stations for the little ones that i am missing?i finally put up a cband setup and hope to find plenty of stations for the little ones.only question i have is there any stations on ku band for the small ones?can i run a cband lnb on 39 inch dish?

[Terryl]

Hi Djrm54, were you asked this question was for feed info only, I moved you to the propper section.

Now, the 39 inch dish can work for "C" band,(this is why I moved you to the mini bud section) but you need a combination "C"/"Ku" band LNB, using a good one will work for 70 to 90% of the "C" band satellites you may view from your area.

It all depends on how good of an LNB you get.

[WillDekkard]

Also, you will need a conical scalar ring for the C-Band LNBF. Your location will make a difference and you will find some C-Band sats and/or TPs are stronger then others.

[djrm54]

i want to thank you both for the info.i live in penn yan new york which is in western new york.any idea of how many channels i may get.i know you are not sure but can you give me a rough estimate.i have a new lnb and scalar ring . i have a DMX741U lnb.is that any good to use?please respond

[Terryl]

I have heard that the DMX741U doesn't work to good on small dishes, but wait till others with that LNB comment on it's performance.

As to how many channels?

No one can guess, but if you look through the satellite listings at lyingsat.com and use satbeams.com to see if that satellite is viewable at your location it could run into hundreds or more.

[Costactc]

The 741 c/ku works well for c band but not up to my standards for ku. I would suggest the bsc 621. Try Galaxy 17 at 91w which has many strong tp, however you will need your bud to really seriously think of c band.

[steven charles]

i want to thank you both for the info.i live in penn yan new york which is in western new york.any idea of how many channels i may get.i know you are not sure but can you give me a rough estimate.i have a new lnb and scalar ring . i have a DMX741U lnb.is that any good to use?please respondfriend if you really want to get channels on cband you should consider a bigger dish like a 6 footer is the minimum....

[djrm54]

i have a 12 footer almost setup but i already have a 39 inch setup with ku channels but was curious as to cband on smaller dish.i have a extra lnb and conical scalar.if it is not worth my time i wont bother.i will finish my big dish setup.the ku stations are not really good stations on small dish.

[Terryl]

Experiment away, that is why this section is for those wanting to experiment with the mini-BUD's, most small "C" band dishes are around 6 feet, some have tried a 39 inch dish with a "C"/"Ku" combo LNB on it, and have had good results, I have gone smaller then a 39 incher (a used wildblue internet dish, I call it my "sub-mini-BUD") but only picked up a few transponders on 97W.

So experiment away, we want to hear about your results.

The only thing that you might want to watch out for is overloading your motor, adding too much weight to the dish could cause problems, but if the motor is rated for a 39 to 48 inch dish then you would be OK to go.

[djrm54]

thanx to all who participated in listening to me and helping me.i will reply with all of my results including my 39 inch and my 12 footer.i will try 97west first on my 39 inch setup.thanx again .

[Terryl]

We will all be waiting eagerly for your results, and a satellite/TP list of what you got with the mini BUD would be nice.