Here’s What REALLY Happened to Those Huge Satellite Dishes

What Happened to those Huge Satellite Dishes? What happened is those big C-band dishes still work. You can still receive free unencrypted satellite television channels on them, even in 2022. Learn more in the videos below:
C-Band Satellite Playlist:
• Playlist
The C Band Satellite Dishes I use for Free Satellite TV:
• The C Band Satellite D...
Finding a C-Band Dish for Free Satellite TV:
• Finding a C-Band Dish ...
Looking for a C Band Satellite Dish? Here’s a few tips.
• Looking for a C Band S...
C-Band Satellite Dishes are out there to be found
• C Band Satellite Dishe...
C-Band Satellite TV Signal Knocked Out by Snowstorm!
• C-Band Satellite TV Si...
Over-the-Air TV Channel Launches and Streaming News
• Over-the-Air TV Channe...
Over-the-Air TV and TV Antennas Playlist:
• OTA TV and TV Antennas
TV Antenna Reviews Playlist:
• TV Antenna Reviews
TV Channel Scan Tutorials Playlist:
• TV Antenna Channel Sca...
Free Satellite TV: a Great Choice
• Why Satellite TV is a ...
Learn about how to get free satellite TV:
• Getting Free Satellite TV
Setting up a Basic KU Band Satellite System for Free Satellite TV
• Setting up a Basic KU ...
My C-Band Satellite Dishes:
• The C Band Satellite D...

[@Galvatron65]

I had one of these from 1988 to 92 with a descrambler. I loved it and even after you couldn't use the descrambler anymore there were tons of channels to see. I miss it

[@gordonslomba2532]

what was the descrambler?

[@DreamStarGalaxy]

VC2

[@khalishakhairani4795]

If using ku band LNB, i probably use it to watch western Paid TV, for example Cartoon Network. (Measat 3b) If using C band LNB, My dad use it to watch all Eastern islamic TV. (Telkom 4) Good thing our receiver is hybrid, meaning it can get all TVs.

[@stall-u-rated1986]

I have enjoyed C band since 1985. You needed a VIDEOCIPHER unit to subscribe to channels for pennies compared to what they charge today. I moved up to DIGICIPHER about 2000 until small dish killed off commercial C band about 2015.. I removed my 10ft WINEGARD last month when they re shingled the roof. It had been unused for 5 yrs.. I dont know if it will go back up. Still have all my spare dishmovers, descramblers, and receivers that i need to sort through and toss... What a hell of a ride it was.. Those were great times and i surely miss the wildfeeds and inexpensive first generation picture quality of the channels..

[@Sparky-ww5re]

As a 34 year old gray haired electrician I very much remember these giant dishes as a child of the 90s, and will never forget when I was in 5th grade, March of 2000 when I was invited to my classmates house for her birthday, her parent's had a C band dish and the look on my face when I discovered the playboy channel then scrambled to change it back to Nickelodeon when her older brother yelled "mom and dad just pulled in the driveway with the birthday cake and ice cream " not realizing the dish was moving as they were getting out of the car. 😂😁

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

☺️

[@Steven-em5if]

What great memories for me! I sold and installed them in the eastern UP of Michigan from 1982-95. I loved it and can still rattle off satellites from that time. I still have a weinguard from 1984, but I did disconnect it.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Awesome, you were a part of the heyday of C-band!👍

[@moyafon7138]

came to america for jr high school from Bulgaria. My host family had one of these dishes. We could pick up Serbian and Bulgarian channels

[@rinico75]

When I installed them we ran the coax and polarotor cable out the other end of the hat and tied it to 1 of the 4 kegs to the edge of the dish. Re snow on dish, found that if the snow was wet , heavy it would degrade the signal in a couple of 2 ways, the weight would push the dish out of alignment a bid also change the geometry of the dish. Glad you are still interested in C band , the stories the old timers can tell about the unusual installations. We remember when HBO scrambled first, then everybody new a guy that could work on the VCll .

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Thank you for sharing your comments about C Band! It’s cool to hear from experienced hobbyists such as yourself. Very heavy wet snow can indeed knock out the signal: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5bKf2OtrpmHpbM Thanks again for watching and commenting!👍📡

[@kenpope5798]

Thanks for the video. Boy it brings back memories. I had a big dish for years. I used to be able to get the NFL. The good news is it was for free the bad news from week to week they kept changing the transponder’s, so sometimes witness half of the game, searching for what satellite it was on. I also remember some of the networks used to send their shows some times a week ahead of time were used to watch Star Trek the next generation days early and everybody was envious of us being able to see them before they were broadcast on local TV. I imagine that kind of thing isn’t done anymore? I remember seeing CNN feeds during the gulf war, when the first bombing started, and it was quite exciting to see when nobody else was really seeing it.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@kenpope5798 Hi, thanks for the comments. Not many programs are seen in advance, but the raw feeds give you a perspective not seen on a polished broadcast program.

[@K1ZEK]

What a thing of beauty! I installed 100s of them and also the old 4 section 10 & 12 foot fiberglass monsters. Very glad to see that you have a couple in operation. Thanks for the visit. GREAT antenna farm. ... Leo

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Hey thanks Leo!📡

[@gregblackburn4280]

K....neat man. I have a question for you. Who installed the dish? Was it end-user, a company, contractor, what? I just removed one for a friend and the steel pipe went 3 feet or more below the massive concrete block base. (Removed with hand tools only, plus chain and my 4WD truck to pull it over once I dug out the base enough).

[@K1ZEK]

@@gregblackburn4280 I did all the the work, even digging the holes by hand. LOL. I did have a cement company deliver the cement. I installed the electronics and thought them how to use it.Hard work, thank you for asking. Very best. Leo

[@gregblackburn4280]

@@K1ZEK Nice man. America was a healthier country when we used hand tools.

[@AndrewPrinster]

We have one of the fiberglass ones in our yard, which is what brought me here.

[@micksbiggestfan4006]

Think of the cost of putting those satellites in orbit. They will be in use throughout our lifetime for sure. There is a lot more than just TV/Radio being shared on them too. Weather, Stock Market, GPS, come to mind

[@geeksquad16]

My parents had one of these back when I was a kid in the 90s with a cable box. Didn't have many channels and kept this until the early 2000s when we switched to dish.

[@AndyWestministerYTV]

I was told before that with newer KU band dishes you still need a digital disc rambling device but I didn’t know that the C band dishes could function just fine with out the descrambling device my comcast provided me with a mini descrambler so I could receive tv Data now he said they work I need one thanks for letting me know I will get one for my tiny house when I retire in the next 65 years I’m still young and grew up with these in the late 2000s era ❤

[@missbleach8767]

KZbin

[@jakkew5753]

When my dad bought our former house in 1987, there was one of these in the backyard. This one was fiberglass, and was even bigger than most of the old dishes that are big. It was also one of the first ones, and as such was already outdated and didn't work, so they immediately started trying to get rid of it. In an absolutely bizarre occurrence, a few months later my dad was there by himself doing some work, and he splashed some gasoline on a huge wasp nest that was on the bottom of the dish. He then had a brilliant idea to set it on fire. He thought the nest would just burn and go out, but it caught the bottom of the dish on fire and slowly started working its way up. A few minutes later he discovered it from the terrible smell, and went to put it out. As he was going to go get the hose, some guy pulled up and told him his satellite dish was on fire! Not something you hear everyday! Needless to say my mom was not happy (they weren't married yet), but was glad he wasn't hurt and didn't get the fire department called.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Whoa- that’s quite a story! Thanks for watching!

[@jakkew5753]

​@@NorthcoasterHobbyyes it is! I actually thought these things were so cool when I was a young kid even before I knew we'd had one. I think I'm actually going to get one someday and see what I can pick up with it. I may also get one and convert it into a long range wifi antenna.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@jakkew5753 I’ve taken down quite a few myself. How to Disassemble and Remove a C Band Satellite Dish to Reuse for Free Satellite TV kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3SvhYhnbZesgZo

[@gordonslomba2532]

Thank you - thank you so much I’m very interested in this!

[@gordonslomba2532]

can you recommend an antenna for my TV in an apartment complex - I can place on balcony - thank you so much

[@IamIUrU77]

My grandparents had one of these in the 80's and 90's. They had channels like Galaxy 1-4, F 1-4, Telstar 1-4, and some others locations when the satellite would move. They would go by F1, G1, T1, etc. depending where it was pointed. I think the Disney channel was on G4 and I always watched Much Music, the Canadian music channel which may have been something like F3. Anybody else remember all those. They were all different satellite locations in space that it would point at.

[@luisramirez-kq7lv]

damn. great memories. I loved that shit. youi forgot S1. lol

[@Nicholas_Chris]

The oldest satellite dish I had was a 100 cm Parabolic KU Band dish from 1990, we used to receive analog satellite TV channels from Astra 19.2 East, even today it is the most tuned satellite in Europe. In 2018 I tested to see the signal quality on digital TV. It was very hard to mount a Universal Ku Band LNB since it was designed for 80s and 90s LNBs and in order to mount it on a mast I needed one simillar for C Band dishes (like yours in the video). And I can't install an Actuator, not even a USALS H-H motor. For Eastern Europe satellite TV in late 80s especially early 90s was something out of this world, from 1-2 channels with communist propaganda and limited broadcasting hours to a free world with movies, music, sports, documentaries. The problem was that the FTA channels are in german langauge and the ones in english are encrypted, now they are FTA on Astra 28.2 East but only on UK beam not Europe, the ones available in Europe are encrypted. But at that time it was perfect despite the fact that most of us don't speak german. I bought an Amiko Single Eco L-108 LNB it fitted perfectly the disatvantage is that the model has only one output. The masts that I use are for offset KU satellite dishes. I leaned the antenna against a strong tall tree, so I have no obstacles in front of the dish. It was a little difficult to point but in the end I had very good reception. The signal strength was between 80 - 100% depending on the transponders for HotBird 13 East and Astra satellites, and 70 - 90 % on Eutelsat satellites. In the end I decied to donate (with the LNB) to someone who collects old stuff. As for me I bought an 100 cm offest dish and an USALS H-H motor and I still use it today.

[@skorpyo331]

Are these still better for using directv? Vs the smaller dishes

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

These are not designed for DirecTV services. They are designed for C-band reception, which transmits on a totally different frequency bandwidth. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3fJfqyCpsqNbdksi=SxtGODDsTNGgBays

[@rjjen1696]

Great info - I want to get mine going again and get rid of Cable--- Is Orbit magazine still available ?

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

I don’t think it is. Try TVROSat- a good resource on C-band satellite charts: www.tvrosat.com/cgi-bin/portal_charts.cgi

[@reedjasonf]

I'm buying a house in PA with a dish even larger looking than the two satellite dishes you show in this video. I was curious if I could make use of it for HAM radio or if TVs even use them anymore. Maybe I'll see what free stations I can pick up.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

I’m not sure about HAM but if you want to try picking up FTA satellite channels, you’ll need a DVB-S2 receiver such as this: Amiko Mini HD265 HEVC H.265 Satellite TV Receiver Overview kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6GrmqusmsyXac0 Amiko Satellite Receiver Tutorials kzbin.info/aero/PLDX6gLCL4WMzwD6o3jf7SjrLByiL2VlU3 Note however that this receiver (or any FTA receiver these days) does not have the capability of moving a C-band dish actuator. A separate dish mover (or older analog receiver) would be needed to drive the dish around the geostationary arc. The dish can also be manually adjusted, though.

[@23ofSeptember]

My neighbor was a doctor and he had one of the first solid white satellite dishes, not the black mesh type. It was the early 1980s in Canada. Virtually no one else in my town had one. I remember going to my friends house to watch Nickelodeon and all kinds of other cool channels. One time I slept over and his dad (the doctor) was watching porn. In the early 90s, around 1993 my father got one of the mesh types as they became way more affordable.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

I like the mesh dishes over solid ones, they’re way lighter and easy to work on.

[@23ofSeptember]

@@NorthcoasterHobby My other friend had a mesh type and it was hit with a baseball. Created quite the indent. lol

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@23ofSeptember They’re pretty easy to repair. Fixing C Band Satellite Dish Mesh Panels Repairing your C-band satellite dish for free satellite TV kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3a2hXyrqZuZas0

[@HomesByGlen]

I installed my 7' C/Ku band BUD in 1993, but when I moved in 2003, the new house has no room to mount it, unless I mount it in the front yard, but the houses across the street are in the view of the southern skies. I have everything disassembled in their boxes; I also have the Uniden 4400 Super receiver, which I'm trying to sell for a couple bucks because I thought C-Band was dead, now that everything is encoded and not many content subscription providers are around. What type of programming can we still receive with these C/Ku band dishes? Are most of the stations still encrypted with VC II Plus? I remember the Captain Midnight HBO hacker back in the 80s! LOL

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

PowerVu, Irdeto and Digicypher are a few of the encryption methods used today. There are still lots of channels available in the clear. Here’s an example of satellite 103 West SES 18: www.lyngsat.com/SES-18.html

[@HomesByGlen]

@@NorthcoasterHobby We used to watch PrimeTime Canadian TV on the Anik sats. I don't even think this C/Ku Uniden UST-4400 Super receiver can decode the DVB-S2 encoding...??

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@HomesByGlen No, it won’t work anymore. You’ll need a DVB-S2 MPEG-4 receiver at a minimum. This one, the Amiko Mini HD 265 also decodes HEVC video. It’s a great receiver to get into the hobby with: Amiko Satellite Receiver Tutorials kzbin.info/aero/PLDX6gLCL4WMzwD6o3jf7SjrLByiL2VlU3

[@HomesByGlen]

@@NorthcoasterHobby Thanks for the info!

[@HomesByGlen]

@@NorthcoasterHobby Not sure why so many people are selling these Uniden UST-4400 Super receivers on eBay if they can't receive anything...? I last used mine in 2003..

[@Sammydx1]

Growing up in the 80s. My Uncle had a big one on his property in Wisconsin. I always associated a big black satellite dish as you being rich

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Haha, no riches here! But I get what you mean about. I’ve rescued many C-band dishes. Still great for TV. How to Disassemble and Remove a C Band Satellite Dish to Reuse for Free Satellite TV kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3SvhYhnbZesgZo

[@gilmilan7190]

When you say they still can be used, do you still use the old receiver, descrambler or you have an upgraded one?

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

The are new receivers now.

[@gilmilan7190]

@@NorthcoasterHobby ok, can you send examples of them?

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@gilmilan7190 FTA Satellite Receiver Reviews- get free satellite TV kzbin.info/aero/PLDX6gLCL4WMwSJ9UCNPgyXj4pPwKxpcBP

[@stormchaser300]

JUST GO TO YOU TV INSTALLER AND ASK FOR A DIGITAL FREE VEIW SATELLITE RECEIVER THEN YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.😁😁

[@enumrob]

A " Free to air" receiver and a big dish is a great way to enjoy free tv. I get hundreds of free channels. Some are garbage, others are pretty good. It's kinda like fishing or metal detecting. You never know what your gonna get until you do a blind scan of a satellite.

[@joshuatimmons467]

All radio stations and tv stations use c band to receive programming because of weather dropout so they are used more than people think because if you drive by a radio or tv station you can see a bunch of them at the station one near me has 6 of them at the station

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Absolutely true! Thanks for watching!📡👍

[@joshuatimmons467]

@@NorthcoasterHobby yeah except I can’t get mine working

[@nancypelosi2627]

​@@joshuatimmons467Turn it off and back on again

[@Omdth]

So nice 👍 video sir ji ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@zandig666]

I asked you about these dishes NC 😂😂 nice to see you have some older vids to check out !!! I do think they look cool as h e 🏒🏒 😂😂👍📶📶👍

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Thank you for watching my channel! I appreciate the comments.

[@donbest5024]

Just scanned in over 600 radio staions on105 west the other day,mostly sports feeds,a few other occasional feeds like Glen beck,coast to coast,jim Bohannon,found a few espn radio feeds,I listened to tampa bay lightning on their a few time's.their is a few internet-based pod casts on their to and much more interesting stuff.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Awesome! Enjoy them!

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWjSiGmDbs6FjaM

[@tiberiu_nicolae]

Their there to too

[@xosemartinez1131]

I have one from 1987 until now working perfect different FTA receiver and LNB, hundreds of free channels.

[@philkyle8919]

love to buy one of them cant find them in the UK

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

They are fairly common in North America.

[@LeeWalklin]

Hi. How far do you need to dig down for the mounting pole, and do you then fill it with concrete and steel reinforcing??? I miss the days of motorised satellite here in the UK... But still have my dishes 👌 cheers 🍻

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Generally I find in my area C band dishes are not installed into the ground. Almost every dish I have encountered is bolted to a precast cement pad surface that is set into the ground. But generally speaking if you are going to sink a post it has to be below the frost line in your area. Here in Canada where I live the frost goes down 4 feet into the soil. If it is installed above that then the frost will push the post out of the ground instead of moving freely around it. And the post will need some sort of perpendicular steel cross bar installed through it at the bottom to prevent it from turning in the ground, as well as being set in cement, probably at least 2 feet diameter I would think. But there are various methods used. I think there’s easier ways to install a C band dish besides burying it in cement, at least where I live. In a high wind or hurricane zone, it’s another matter entirely. I’m lucky to live in an area with relatively low winds and stable ground that does not shift at all. So I devised my own method of installing my dishes: The C Band Satellite Dishes I use for Free Satellite TV kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZrTk2SfrsiLqKM

[@LeeWalklin]

@@NorthcoasterHobby I don't think C band was ever very big in the UK... There was a guy here called Steve birkhill, an engineer at the time, who built his own receiver, and had a massive dish in his back garden! This was the early eighties. Popular in the UK, in the mid to late 80's was a television standard called 'mac' which was viewable with the right decoder 😵‍💫 it's interesting to note, that d/d2 mac, was only really intended for the Scandinavian market, but there were more decoders in the UK (some 300,000) apparently, than in Norway, Sweden and Denmark combined... This was all available on 0.7/1° west. I still also have all my receivers, one of them, an echostar LT8700, still works perfectly... Had two scart sockets on the back, I don't think scart was available in the states??? 🤔 And the master of them all, the chaparral Monterey, which when fully loaded with all the add ons would set you back £2500. 😬 Happy days. Now you can pick up a cheap Chinese box for under £100! How times have changed... They were happy days with this hobby. Cheers 🍻

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@LeeWalklin Interesting information to hear about the history of the hobby, thanks for watching!

[@kelvenguard]

if the Ground is solid about 3-4 ft... either pound a pipe in or drill a hole and cement a pipe in... just steel pipe NO support cables... my dish was 10ft mesh... in CANADA never had a problem even in winter with snow... bottom of dish was only about 16 inches from ground....... dish was angled

[@stormchaser300]

I USED A 10 METER PIPE AND PUT IT 5 METERS INTO THE GROUND AND CEMENTED IN WITCH LEFT ME 5 METERS OF PIPE ABOVE THE GROUND TO MOUNT THE 3 METER MESH DISH ON TOP SO YOU DON'T NEED A LADDER TO ADJUST IT. JUST MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO TREES OR HILLS BLOCKING THE VIEW FROM THE HORIZON ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND CENTER, AND MAKE SURE YOU PUT THE DISH FACEING THE SATELLITES AND NOT ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

[@20083500HD]

I still have my 1980's c band satellite dish and have found a way to make it work on my smart tv

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Nice! How did you do that?

[@kelvenguard]

I was mad at my X she wanted my large Satellite Dish for my daughter so I gave it to her and she never hooked it up and then threw it out... I got the Receiver back off her with the 2 boards... the large dish and cable are gone... was wondering if they still worked... I'll start looking for a Dish

[@stormchaser300]

AS LONG AS THE SATELLITE RECEIVER IS DIGITAL AND NOT ANALOG IT WOULD STILL WORK.😁😁

[@kelvenguard]

@@stormchaser300 thanks

[@peterssynthetics-independe6786]

Where can one get a receiver for free channels?

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Check eBay or Amazon.

[@ezandman6804]

Question: I dont understand. I got an old dish here , not in use. It's seems to small for c-band but to big for normal ku-band. Size is about 115cm / 3.8 ft To be more exact: Your video shows big dishes and small dishes but I have a medium sized one over here.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@ezandman6804 A dish of that size is best KU band satellite signals. It is too small for C-Band but would probably be excellent for KU.

[@ezandman6804]

@@NorthcoasterHobby Aha thank you. I can now carry on with preparing a setup. I subscribed :-)

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@ezandman6804 Thanks for visiting my channel!

[@romarovinciguerra5387]

Some good news, Frndly TV is adding Hero & Icons and Decades next week. I can't put a C-band dish where I live to pick them up, so it's a great alternative. They have a 7 Day Free Trail so you can't go wrong there just to try it.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

I heard about this. The price is reasonable too.

[@morganrussman]

I don't know if it was you northcoaster, but, I heard why people used C band dishes in the 1970s and maybe 1980s or around that time was because the average TV user found out that the downlink from the satellites from space back to earth that went to cable companies weren't scrambled and so they (the average TV viewer) put up the dishes to recieve the signals.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

I’ve mentioned that unencrypted satellite channels can be received with the right equipment. If broadcasters really didn’t want people receiving those channels they can use one of many encryption methods. Free satellite TV exists even today (fortunately!). As for the original point you stated, that is certainly true about signals back in the 80’s but I cannot take credit for being the first one to say it!😄📡

[@morganrussman]

@@NorthcoasterHobby You weren't the one I was thinking of who mentioned about unencrypted downlink satellite to cable TV signals being so in the 1980s and earlier? Ah, OK, I think I heard that months ago before this video was posted (and maybe even recorded).

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@morganrussman probably, I’ve only been making videos for a little over a year!

[@morganrussman]

@@NorthcoasterHobby right, I forget exactly how far back it was, but I am farily certain that what I am talking about was pre pandemic (in terms of it starting in china).

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@morganrussman it could have been Robbie Strike.

[@stanleybest8833]

The original satellite boxes are much more common than the antennas in the USA. They are large steel flat cases built like a brick shithouse. They look like they do something. They always come with an open rear slot and a plastic caged descrambler. There are lots of screw connections on the back. Sometimes you find a similar built box, and it is the aiming controller. Rarely, you find a remote control. I'm not totally sure , but I think analog C band is extinct.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

It is extinct now. Gone as of last October. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIDckJiag6qamLs

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

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[@NorthcoasterHobby]

All free satellite channels are digital, by the way.

[@stormchaser300]

C BAND IS ALL DIGITAL NOW.

[@erich84502ify]

They are still out there, they just aren't a thing anymore

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

They’re a thing, just not a popular (or well-known) thing.📡

[@128MrRon]

North coaster I have questions?Can you answer them for me…1- I have a brand new old c band receiver with descrambler board will it still work? 2-I have a brand new c band LNB will it still work ? Since everything went to Hd will I have to buy a new receiver with a new videocipher descrambler board? If there’s a way to talk to u throught chat or something let’s do that…

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

The receiver you have is analog. You’ll need a digital receiver, like this one: Amiko Mini HD265 HEVC H.265 Satellite TV Receiver Overview kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6GrmqusmsyXac0 Your old receiver could work as a C-band dish mover, however. Here’s a couple other receivers to look into: Koqit V5H HEVC H.265 Satellite TV Receiver Review kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmi5nnR9Yrp1r7c GTMEDIA V9 Prime HEVC Satellite TV Receiver Overview kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2aTf4iKj9itmZY Feel free to browse my channel for more information. If you have any questions, let me know.

[@roachtoasties]

Probably now just for hobbyist. People have moved on to other things. Even if I wanted a big C band dish, there is no room for one in my small backyard, that is surrounded by two story homes from all sides. No clear view of the sky other than straight up. :/

[@Swenser]

I'm guessing whatever is available as far as channels go, they would be duplicated on the smaller.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

not necessarily.

[@stormchaser300]

THERE ARE MORE CHANNELS AS THE A C BAND DISH HAS A WIDER FOOT PRINT BEAM FOR INTERNATIONAL COUNTRY'S OR A LARGE COUNTRY LIKE CHINA OR INDIA. KU DISHES HAVE A NARROW FOOT PRINT BEAM AND HAS LESS CHANNELS AND ARE MADE FOR ONE COUNTRY OR STATE.

[@gewglesux]

Because my neighbor's would burn down my house with me in it.There was a case in NY about a guy who had one... Neighbor's complained and he had to get rid of it.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

That's unfortunate.

[@gewglesux]

@@NorthcoasterHobby they made the argument that cATV is available so why the big ugly 80's technology.There are some that still have em rusting away..

[@creepymccreepers]

I tried to get a hold of you I still have one i want to make it work

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@creepymccreepers What do you want to know?

[@westonhuffman7908]

Well, Only if you can't get the big dishes anymore.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

You can. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4LKiYxmjLeAY6s kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKK9dHSYdttkopI

[@frankbill9172]

I went to a yard sale the guy was giving me one for free but it was too big and heavy

[@fullraph]

The thing is that in an era where all of the TV content is available via internet and paying for any form of conventional tv is pointless, nobody want's to setup a BUD in their yard only to be stuck watching standard res tv lol

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

The thing is…….it’s cool. Many channels are broadcast quality HD, much better than cable.

[@stormchaser300]

THE DISH IS A GOOD BACK UP IF THE INTERNET CRASHES.

[@robinbrown3347]

Years ago my friend lived in a HOA and when they became obsolete they wanted him to take it down. We swung it to point to the north star and he told them it is now picking up satellites in poler orbit. They said ok and left him alone. Polar òrbit ? Right

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

People have walked by my yard, seen the dishes and asked me if I’m broadcasting to Mars.☺️

[@Sparky-ww5re]

​​@@NorthcoasterHobbythat's pretty hilarious. Yeah, as a 34 year old gray haired hardworking electrician 😅, I very much remember these as a child in the 90s will never forget while I was in 5th grade, March of 2000, I was invited to stay overnight at my classmates house on her birthday, and the look on my face when I just discovered the playboy channel then quickly turned the channel as the parents were getting out of the car and walking towards the front door with the birthday cake, not realizing the dish was moving as I scrambled to change it back to Nickelodeon 😁😊

[@josephvanwye7825]

c band wave length is very small so is ku band c band wave length is approximately 9cm

[@jx5189]

You say free to air, but today is it still possible to get cable or pay tv with them? I grew up in the 80s and I had a friend that had a c-band dish and that was about the time that all channels were getting scrambled, so he did have a descrambler. Assuming it was a legal descrambler how did they work would you need one for every channel you wanted and who did you contact if you wanted hbo or showtime and what about payperview? If it wasn't legal how did those work in a way that allowed, you to get all the channels?

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

The channels I receive are all unencrypted. They are ‘in the clear’ and receivable with a free satellite receiver. Trying to receive encrypted pay channels is not legal. That’s not what my channel is about.

[@jx5189]

@@NorthcoasterHobby Seeing as how all that technology is way out of date what does it matter. I was just curious how it all worked back in the day!!!

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@jx5189 I can’t really explain the ins and outs of it. There are receivers that do that today but I’m not into that.

[@jx5189]

@@NorthcoasterHobby I appreciate the response. Like I said when I was just curious when I was kid I really wanted a dish Thanks!

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@jx5189 My neighbour had one when I was a teenager. He used to record boxing matches for me on VHS all the time. I could hear the dish actuator moving the dish back and forth from my basement! Thanks for watching!📡👍

[@khalishakhairani4795]

Does anyone getting S band Dish in america? Indonesian people used that. Its better than Ku band while still providing a bunch of pay TV.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

C band and KU band are used in North America.

[@jeromecabral192]

My aunt and uncle had a dish big dish

[@stanleybest8833]

In warmer latitudes, metals corrode much faster. All the genuine C band dishes I have found, were ruined. Some had steel mesh or square pipe, and most had plain steel nuts and bolts hopelessly rusted into unrecognisable shapes. Try knocking on someone's door. You're like 80 percent likely to be turned down and for every reason in the universe. There is such thing as holding on too tight, and there is finding and adapting surplus dishes. Contractors never carry them down ladders. They throw them side or face down.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

My experience has been very different from that.

[@stanleybest8833]

@@NorthcoasterHobby Of course. Your weather is better. Canadians seem to be less super-selfish. They were probably using C band later than USA. Here, it was a fad, like the Hula- Hoop.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@stanleybest8833 I guess I’m just lucky. C-band dishes are plentiful and in generally excellent condition (except actuators-those are usually seized) around here, at least in my experience.

[@wadv12]

💯💯💯💯💯❤ so what is the secret

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Watch the video!

[@vitaliemosneag5973]

Try to catch the signal of Elon Musk's satellites with these satellite dishes!😂😂😂 LoL

[@stormchaser300]

different technology

[@DJSubAir]

The fools never ever responded to my comments on the original video to pin your video.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

What can you do? Thanks anyway!👍

[@DJSubAir]

@@NorthcoasterHobby I'm gonna keep trying for what it's worth.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@DJSubAir Thank you.👍

[@stopmotionking49]

Youmust love tv

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

I enjoy it but don’t watch it that much.

[@hamonevin08Dollardollar]

📞📞📡

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Yes- some C-Band spectrum is now used for 5G service.

[@jthunderstriker]

Breathe dog!

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Did I sound too excited?

[@christopherbaker9676]

Ours was white

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

There’s a white dish sitting in a yard near me. Not sure of the brand name.

[@creepymccreepers]

I tried to get a hold of you I still have one i want to make it work

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@creepymccreepers What do you want to know?

[@creepymccreepers]

@ if I get the thing that filters 5G and the Amical mini that I just attach the thing that filters 5G with coax cable to the back of the Eco mini and hook the Eco mini up to the TV and then try to dial-in some TV channels about moving this satellite around?

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@ Here is a video on replacing the LNB (5G filter). Fix 5G Interference on C Band Satellite TV with a 5G Filter LNB - FTA Satellite Television kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6qtd3qketlqiNE And some videos on the Amiko Mini FTA receiver: Amiko Satellite Receiver Tutorials kzbin.info/aero/PLDX6gLCL4WMzwD6o3jf7SjrLByiL2VlU3 Amiko Mini HD265 HEVC H.265 Satellite TV Receiver Overview kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6GrmqusmsyXac0 Keep in mind that no modern receiver will able to move the actuator on a C-Band dish. Either you’ll need a dish mover or you can move the dish by manually adjusting it.

[@creepymccreepers]

@ ok. So after I get the Amoco receiver and the 5G filter I'll get all that put on and I'll see what else I need to get after that