I found a cool C-band Dish for FTA satellite!

[@zandig666]

Very cool bud !! Good find !!! I love good deals ✌️✌️📶

[@Steven-em5if]

You must be in the center of the continent. To have a C-band dish that is stationary. We sold a very small amount of G-1 satellite only and couldn’t get away with anything less than 7.5 feet. I really like when you show the C-band dishes, brings back good memories.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

I am. Thunder Bay, Ontario. Right near the east-west center of Canada. There’s tons of C band dishes around here. But this is one of the very few 6 foot dishes I’ve seen around here. Most are 10-footers. Thanks for watching!

[@ronb6182]

Yeah a 6 foot dish would not work in Florida 10 to 13 foot dishes were common. The LNBs were high temperature back then and towards the end of the erra they started making low temperature LNBs but too long too late. The cable companies are responsible for the destruction of the big dish. Dish and Direct TV service stinks in Florida with all the rain 🌧️. We get. The signal disappears during storms. I doubt Internet service is any better. I won't even consider using that service. 73

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@ronb6182 By and large all I find here is 10 foot dishes, and for good reason. KU Band does not do well with rain, whereas C band is for all intents and purposes impervious to it. 73

[@Steven-em5if]

@@ronb6182 did you put them up way back when you used a LNA and a downconverter? If you had one before 120 degrees you had a low temp one.

[@ronb6182]

@@Steven-em5if I never had a system with an LNA. My chaparral was I think 70 degrees. It worked good on a ten foot dish. I never bought a descrambler I only watch free and clear channels. Most of my channels went to dish. And that was ok for the time. But not good during storms. Now I just use an antenna. The Internet has more choices if you can dodge the ads. 73

[@BrokenSignal]

Awesome find! I would love to have a 5-6ft dish like that. Do let us know how it preforms on C-Band. Wouldn't be to hard to add AZ-EL if you have a welder.

[@robertheintz8017]

These small C-band dishes are basically useless because they don't have sufficient side lobe rejection. There is a reason most C-band dishes are 10 feet.

[@karcinogen]

Nice Find! There's one around here in Cambridge that's about 10-15 feet in the air on the side of a sports bar I've had my eye on

[@marksandquist4275]

nice acquisition. and I see your stash of dishes in the shed haha

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

It’s my satellite shack! Just needs a proper door. Unfortunately that’s not enough room for my entire stash!☺️

[@RobbieStrike]

Great find. They're definitely could be a few uses for it either for coup bad or if there is a c-band satellite with a strong transponder but has some good channels and then just using it with a switch for your other satellites. I would think I'd give it a try on 101 99 or 91 west c band

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Sounds like a good bunch of satellites to try it on.👍

[@Nicholas_Chris]

We are curious how it performs on both C and KU band. By the looks it's only for fixed reception, just like some 120 cm KU Band dishes you can't install an actuator and they are too heavy for H-H motor.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

I mentioned that in the video about it being a stationary dish. It’s nice and simple. I want to try both bands.

[@stevejohnson1321]

I'm seeing fewer and fewer of these, except around TV studios. There was a resurgence for awhile, but even DBS are more scarce in my area.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@stevejohnson1321 There are quite a few around here, but I hear from lots of viewers that they are rare in some places.

[@planca3430]

allright cool find

[@ryanzyla]

Thats the size i want. Small enough that the wind in my area wont fold it. Im happy with my 4 foot, but 6 would be great. When you get ku going on it please do a video comparing the signal differences . Good video

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@ryanzyla I’m working on it!☺️

[@publicmail2]

I wonder if you painted mesh with a roller and holes filled in more how it would effect reflection at high frequencies?

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

I’m not sure. It might help a bit. But any paint you use should be flat finish. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f2qQdWlvo5aMj6ssi=p0fVBN55JrKxRC_U

[@mikey-ci2ud]

Can you make a video about free to air C band? As we dont use it in Europe. We use KU on 60cm dishes for 28 e 19 e 13e .. FTA

[@Nicholas_Chris]

Northcoaster Hobby has many videos with C Band FTA just go to his channels, it's very interesting.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Thank you Nicholas!

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Here’s my Satellite TV playlist. I plan on making some videos on specific satellite channel lineups soon. However they are always changing. Thanks for watching!

[@sheikhfarooq123]

A good try ! Old memories die hard. For c-band ok ,for ku-band you may have to replace chicken mesh by a metal reflector to achive its Gain. Plz make a video to show its performance on c- band as well as ku-band channels reception.

[@joeprete7424]

Way cool!

[@austinmcwhirter4156]

Cool

[@ronb6182]

I have an eight foot antenna but got rid of the iron. My plan is to make a channel master 4251 replica out of the dish antenna for free over the air TV. The iron was too heavy for most masts. 73

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

That’s a cool idea. 73

[@ronb6182]

@@NorthcoasterHobby it's not my idea I found that on the channel master 4251 tribute page . It shows all the antennas that were made by channel master, Lafayette and other antenna companies. If only I knew at the time the antenna went out of production. At least I bought the radio shack FM antenna which I still have. It's not up because I'm saving it to install in a milder climate. The sun is too hard on the plastic. I guess I could disassemble the pieces and use a 3 D printer to copy them. Then I would have replacement parts. It's hard to find good old antennas and parts. Even the rotator parts are hard to find. Well back to that antenna it picked up FM stations way past the 175 miles. One day when I was staying in Orlando FL I picked up classical stations from NYC and Colorado that was an unusual occurrence. Even at home I picked up stations in South Florida like west Palm area and Miami. My favorite was when Horowitz played the national anthem on the piano after signing off. Well that's my memories of my college days and my antenna. It started in my dorm room. My roommate liked to listen to short wave and was interested in my antenna. 73

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

I found a parabolic TV antenna last fall. Also a couple of 4251's around here (well, one anyways now). kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJe2YZhqbtirnposi=GsdfXBr2gkLvjrl5 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGaWoqh7mNaWg5osi=gw6kVbINpfnIcRyc

[@Alexander-kj7qh]

NH, what transponders on C-band have the most tv entertainment channels?

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

I like the mix of channels on 103 West C band. 101 West is another great choice. www.lyngsat.com/america.html

[@Alexander-kj7qh]

@@NorthcoasterHobby Thank you for info and the link. Very helpful. I'm newbie to FTA Satellite. I got my hands on 10 foot C-band mesh dish recently. Thank you again for the info.

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@Alexander-kj7qh You’re welcome. That’s great to hear you found a 10-footer. Have you taken it down yet?

[@Alexander-kj7qh]

@@NorthcoasterHobby yes and heavy lol

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@Alexander-kj7qh Indeed!☺️

[@ken2400]

I just dumped my 5' dish. Kept the 6' dish tho

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

Was the 5 foot mesh or solid?

[@ken2400]

@@NorthcoasterHobby mesh

[@CrazyLuigiBros123]

i have a c band dish in my yard and when we first moved in my dad cut the cords to it because he though it was dead tec

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

You can connect a new piece of coaxial cable to the LNB. It is probably still useable.

[@CrazyLuigiBros123]

@@NorthcoasterHobby its like a thick big cable

[@CrazyLuigiBros123]

@@NorthcoasterHobby no the cords that come in the house

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@CrazyLuigiBros123 It may be twin coaxial cable and wires to power the actuator (dish mover) and polarity control. However, you can connect a coaxial cable, and the dish can be moved manually and adjusted with a wrench. But you will need a new receiver like this one below: Amiko Mini HD265 HEVC H.265 Satellite TV Receiver Overview kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6GrmqusmsyXac0

[@NorthcoasterHobby]

@@CrazyLuigiBros123 The LNB might also need to be replaced.