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Old 03-14-2006, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by zener
Ive been using a 5ft dish for both my C & Ku band for years and does a good job. No I cant get some of the birds way down in the horizon, but not much needed out there to see.

But then again, when your in Texas, well we got it pretty easy shooting east to west birds. And now with all the FTA stuff, even the 3ft Disque motorized dish does the trick. But still a lot of good feeds on C-band. Just gotta scan for them.
8.5' is the smallest I would go, you may lock feeds with a smaller reflector though I would not recommend it, I would not see you locking the 4dtv guide or HBO/MAX on a dish of that size.
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