Bobcat,
Same for me, I have never seen the Sathawk which is an updated version
of the Signaloc pro.
Since they both originate from Europe, the opputunity to see the others is far fetched, unless
Sadoun will offer mods an oppurtunity to borrow for
reviewing, or send an open box, to be borrowed breifly.
I notice the Sathawk has zero
C Band postions and also doesn't split
each postion into Horizontal & Vertical.
With FTA (free to air) its only a matter of time, till these dvb irds' become
common stock in to all stores. If your involved with FSS or dvb fta,
C Band is already part of the equation, if your want more channels.
The big dish scares off most people, it will always be a limited group.
Due to space limitations, trees, cement, degree of extreme diffculty, life of parts, size, looks, etc,
Having a meter that does C, is worth considering, with complete systems,
free for removing.
Perhaps the Sathawk is capable of doing C, in the future, but nothing available currently.
The
Birdog lacks the full C postions offering twelve postions 55.5,58,72,91,99,127,129,131,133,135,137,139 which is a start.
It skips the Atlantic's & Pacific Rims, but is missing seventeen positions
74,85,87,93,95,97,101,103,107.3,109.2,111.1,113,11 6.8,118.7,121,123,125; software is capable for all of these to be added.
The typical Ku DBS/BSS only
application is shifting, involving almost evey city, to Ku FSS, Ku-extended, & Ka because of bandwidth limitations, as the FCC mandates Digital with
all Analog to be shut off by 2007. (2009 delay being pushed).