looking for true fta feeds

[Tbass]

I'm looking for some more true fta feeds. Right now the main one I watch is galaxy 10. It has a lot of good stuff on it, but it lacks a sation that has a nbc, and abc channel. My question is can anyone recomend a sat where I can pick up a nbc and abc feed? I live in the midwest and have a 31 inch dish with motor. I can get about all the amc sat, but they seem pretty useless for me. Is there anything else that I maybe missing in true fta. If I can find an abc and nbc feed, I'd be really realy happy with my set up!

[creativegenius]

Here is a list of some popular SAT's (many true FTA as well); the minimum Dish size and the type of LNB needed for each of the SAT's is indicated:

A lot of people run out and buy some kind of Dish set up, without first understanding that Dish, size DOES matter!

So, to help you choose the correct size dish for your specific application, this list is provided:

Echostar 1/2 (148w)
Dish: 18" (30" Alaska/Hawaii/Canada/Carribbean)
LNB : Circular

Echostar 5 (129w)
Dish: 24" (6ft Alaska/Hawaii/Canada/Carribbean)
LNB : Circular

Intelsat Americas 7 Ku-band (129w)
Dish: 30" (1.2m Alaska/Hawaii/Canada/Carribbean)
LNB : Linear

Horizons 1 (127w)
Dish: 30" (1.2m Hawaii/Canada/Carribbean)
LNB : Linear

Galaxy 10 Ku-band (123w)
Dish: 30" (1.2m Hawaii/Canada/Carribbean)
LNB : Linear

121W (121w)
Dish: 30"
LNB : Linear

AMC-16 (119w)
Dish: 30" (1.2m Alaska/Hawaii/Canada/Carribbean)
LNB : Low-band Circular (not the same Circular as used for 110/119!)

Echostar 7 (119w)
Dish: 18" (30" Alaska/Hawaii/Canada/Carribbean)
LNB : Circular

Anik F2 Ku-band (111w)
Dish: 30"
LNB : Linear

Echostar 8/10 (110w)
Dish: 18" (1.2m Alaska/Canada/Carribbean; 30" Hawaii)
LNB : Circular

Anik F1 Ku-band (107w)
Dish: 30"
LNB : Linear

AMC-15 (105w)
Dish: 30" (1.2m Alaska/Hawaii/Canada/Carribbean)
LNB : Linear

AMC-1 Ku-band (103w)
Dish: 30" (1.2m Alaska/Hawaii/Canada/Carribbean)
LNB : Linear

AMC-4 Ku-band (101w)
Dish: 30" (1.2m Alaska/Hawaii/Canada/Carribbean)
LNB : Linear

Galaxy 4 Ku-band (99w)
Dish: 30" (1.2m Alaska/Hawaii/Canada/Carribbean
LNB : Linear

Intelsat Americas 5 Ku-band (97w)
Dish: 30" (1.2m Alaska/Hawaii/Canada/Carribbean)
LNB : Linear

Galaxy 3 Ku-band (95w)
Dish: 30" (1.2m Alaska/Hawaii/Canada/Carribbean
LNB : Linear

Intelsat Americas 6 Ku-band (93w)
Dish: 30" (1.2m Alaska/Hawaii/Canada/Carribbean
LNB : Linear

Nimiq 1 (91w)
Dish: 18" (30" Alaska/Northern Canada; 1.2m Hawaii; 6ft Southern US)
LNB : Circular

Galaxy 11 Ku-band (91w)
Dish: 30" (1.2m Alaska/Hawaii/Canada/Carribbean
LNB : Linear

Intelsat Americas 8 Ku-band (89w)
Dish: 30" (1.2m Canada/Carribbean)
LNB : Linear

AMC-3 Ku-band (87w)
Dish: 30" (1.2m Canada/Carribbean)
LNB : Linear

Nimiq 2 (82w)
Dish: 18" (30" Northern Canada/Southern US/Carribbean)
LNB : Circular

AMC-5 (79w)
Dish: 30" (1.2m Canada/Carribbean)
LNB : Linear

SBS-6 (74w)
Dish: 30" (1.2m Canada/Carribbean)
LNB : Linear

61.5W
Dish: 18" (30" Canada/Carribbean)
LNB : Circular

Creative Genius

Originally Posted by Tbass

I'm looking for some more true fta feeds. Right now the main one I watch is galaxy 10. It has a lot of good stuff on it, but it lacks a sation that has a nbc, and abc channel. My question is can anyone recomend a sat where I can pick up a nbc and abc feed? I live in the midwest and have a 31 inch dish with motor. I can get about all the amc sat, but they seem pretty useless for me. Is there anything else that I maybe missing in true fta. If I can find an abc and nbc feed, I'd be really realy happy with my set up!

[Tbass]

Thanks CG I looked at that already. I was just wondering about a nbc and abc feed and If anyone could verify they can get them on true fta. I have not been able to find any as of yet, but thank you again for taking the time to try to help!

[creativegenius]

Try these sites and look for an NBC or ABC.

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Creative Genius

Originally Posted by Tbass

Thanks CG I looked at that already. I was just wondering about a nbc and abc feed and If anyone could verify they can get them on true fta. I have not been able to find any as of yet, but thank you again for taking the time to try to help!

[captain]

Tbass if you want to look for fta feeds lyngsat is the best place to start at. but you only have ku, an your dish is marginalable for alot of fta satellites. an alot of the networks are on C-band, like amc-7 all network from alaska an galaxy-4 all networks from the cariabean, Galaxy-3 all networks from San Frasico. now you could get c-band up an running for almost little money. look around your area an see if some one has a 10 foot dish that still in fair or good condition an offer to remove it for them, this way you help them out getting rid of it an you get it for your needs. they may even give you the c-band receiver. they are a better way to go for fta needs, an can not tell you on how much that i find up in the air. just last week end found the nascar live feed, commercal free, in HD on AMC-3 C-band from Calf. or football games ect.

an if you go this way Tbass get back with me here, cause i got 3 of em up an running, 12foot, 10 foot, an 71/2 foot, an can help you how get it set up an running. an if you like fta now you will love it once you get c-band. picture quality is FAR better on C verse KU, (less compression) an that is why most of our tv veiwing here is C-band. An have even found C-band network feeds in HD that look better than a OTA signal. so goog luck Tbass an hope all helps...

Originally Posted by Tbass

I'm looking for some more true fta feeds. Right now the main one I watch is galaxy 10. It has a lot of good stuff on it, but it lacks a sation that has a nbc, and abc channel. My question is can anyone recomend a sat where I can pick up a nbc and abc feed? I live in the midwest and have a 31 inch dish with motor. I can get about all the amc sat, but they seem pretty useless for me. Is there anything else that I maybe missing in true fta. If I can find an abc and nbc feed, I'd be really realy happy with my set up!

[k.r.]

theres a feed calld abc news now and it has like 4 diff channles....and cbs world service look them up on lyngsat