Can Fortecstar receivers read C-band channels?

melsalhy · #1 (**permalink**) 03-31-2003, 08:41 PM

Hello everyone,
can a FortecStar receiver receive C-Band channels (either analog and/or
digital) as well as it does for Ku-band ones?

Any ideas, recommendations or tips?

Thanks and regards. :shock:

cwmorrow · #2 (**permalink**) 04-07-2003, 09:36 PM

It will receive C band DVB signals, like the Outdoor Channel on G10R and WB on G11.

Aaron Schwartz · #3 (**permalink**) 04-10-2003, 02:23 PM

Is that the only C-band signals it will pick up? and doesn't that still require an 8' dish and C-band LNB?

cwmorrow · #4 (**permalink**) 04-10-2003, 02:46 PM

Those are two examples of C band DVB. It does require a C band LNB, and I would presume a large dish, since analog C band requires a big dish. That's why they call it C band. If it used a Ku dish and LNB it would be Ku.

Wayne

Aaron Schwartz · #5 (**permalink**) 04-10-2003, 03:00 PM

Duh! You will also need a DiSEqC switch.

stal4 · #6 (**permalink**) 04-24-2003, 10:49 PM

MEL, you would most likely need a bid dish (BUD) like 6' or larger and
a C-BAND LNB. Even though the receivers that Sadoun has are for both C ANDKU BANDS, the antenna dishes are mainly for KU-BAND that they sell. There are a few that are for C-BAND that they have. Just go to the antenna products sections on the site to get more info on that. C-band frequencies are much lower and have a longer wavelength so the regular 3ft dishes wont pick up the signals.
art