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TurboPirate
03-09-2010, 05:05 AM
Hello friends, I was looking to satbeams dot com and found a few sats that have besides C band and Ku a Ka thingy, what is Ka?.............ty
stman
03-09-2010, 05:24 AM
It's a higher band than Ku in the 26.5 to 40 GHz range. This is also used for police radar. :D
Bowhunters
03-09-2010, 12:59 PM
On home satellite dishes a 'Ka' LNB is used for internet download systems like Direcway or Hughesnet internet systems, like solid dishes for Ku the dishes for Ka can be smaller than Bud in the 3-5' dia range.
Priestmill
03-09-2010, 01:22 PM
A way to remember KU or KA is that both of them are in the K Band, KA is
K above and KU is K underneath. Referring to spectrum separation. Lot of
folks not realize that. KA transmits more power than the old C Band, smaller
dish but larger than KU dishes and of course less power than KU Band.

KA signals are more susceptible to rain fade as compared to KU despite
LNB's today can work with rain fade much better than past years.
Costactc
03-09-2010, 04:28 PM
If I'm not mistaken, I heard dave was going the route of ka with int. channels.
Night Prowler
03-09-2010, 04:32 PM
If I'm not mistaken, I heard dave was going the route of ka with int. channels.

I think it's already up there.......but proposed to 102.8w with approx. 87 Ka TP's......being tested at 76w first before final orbit position......;)
TurboPirate
03-09-2010, 05:03 PM
I think it's already up there.......but proposed to 102.8w with approx. 87 Ka TP's......being tested at 76w first before final orbit position......;)

103west has Ka TP's and few others, thanks for the info, I thought it was a new thingy to see channels..........................