c-band channel list

[ramrun]

Does anybody have c-band channel list and what frequencies and which satellites to be configured.Is it works on 90cm dish,what would be the best dish size.I have enquired i am getting a 90cm dish and c-band lnb at 1200,what exactly DVB stands for.as i checked lyngsat and other satellite sites it is mentioned DVB etc.

[amatan]

DVB stands for Digital Video Broadcasting. For C band you can use 90cms but will get only few channels. If you want more channels then go for atleast 6 feet. What is your location?

[ramrun]

amatan Wrote:DVB stands for Digital Video Broadcasting. For C band you can use 90cms but will get only few channels. If you want more channels then go for atleast 6 feet. What is your location?

Thanks amatan,i am located in Hyderabad(india).approximately how many free channels can we get.

[amatan]

You can get 100s of Channels. India specific channels will be less.

[sandy_123]

There are many FTA Indian channels, but all are catered on various satellites - Insat2E/3B/4A, Asiasat 3S, Intelsat 7/10, Thaicom. So by 1 dish+LNB you can only watch from any one of them. Or other option is motorised dish but that's complicated & need motor program & driver.
On these satellites you can get Hindi News channels, Music channels, Regional channels, Zee Smile, ETV (Northern). Check what matches your interest

[ramrun]

sandy_123 Wrote:There are many FTA Indian channels, but all are catered on various satellites - Insat2E/3B/4A, Asiasat 3S, Intelsat 7/10, Thaicom. So by 1 dish+LNB you can only watch from any one of them. Or other option is motorised dish but that's complicated & need motor program & driver.
On these satellites you can get Hindi News channels, Music channels, Regional channels, Zee Smile, ETV (Northern). Check what matches your interest

Thanks sandy,well the dish which i saw has facility to fix two LNB,since STB has two slots for cable in & cable out,so how to connect 2 LNB's to one STB suppose one LNB is use for KU-BAND(DD DTH) suppose i want to view c-ban channels then should i remove the ku-band cable and insert c-band cable in cable in,since i am a layman i would oblige from members to clarify.

[sandy_123]

ramrun Wrote:Thanks sandy,well the dish which i saw has facility to fix two LNB,since STB has two slots for cable in & cable out,so how to connect 2 LNB's to one STB suppose one LNB is use for KU-BAND(DD DTH) suppose i want to view c-ban channels then should i remove the ku-band cable and insert c-band cable in cable in,since i am a layman i would oblige from members to clarify.

Signal from 2 LNB's can be given to STB via a device called DiSEqC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diseqc), which can take signals from 2 or 4 LNB's and feed it to 1 STB, but for these STB should also support DiSEqC. I don't know where DiSEqC are available in India, but you may be knowing

[amatan]

Diseqc are easily available. It is very common. Only 8 input diseqcs are little hard to find but that too not impossible. For you to get all the Indian channel satellites you need atleast 2-3 dishes in various directions if you want all the Indian channels. See the Lyngsat and decide what channels you want and what are the satellites. Some might help you here Most of the Telugu channels are at Insat 4A. Don't forget that only FTA are possible.

[ramrun]

amatan Wrote:Diseqc are easily available. It is very common. Only 8 input diseqcs are little hard to find but that too not impossible. For you to get all the Indian channel satellites you need atleast 2-3 dishes in various directions if you want all the Indian channels. See the Lyngsat and decide what channels you want and what are the satellites. Some might help you here Most of the Telugu channels are at Insat 4A. Don't forget that only FTA are possible.

Well thanks amatan & sandy for all your suggestions,infact i have got very useful info which i was not knowing,may be for other member also it will be good FAQ's.Yes i am interested in more telugu and some english channels,.

just wanted to know the following info

1) how many bands are there in total,i know ku,C band

2)is the picture quality same in c & ku band as ku-dth signal strength is good

3)in other countries do they have small/mini dishes, less than 60cms which we are using for dth.

[amatan]

ramrun Wrote:just wanted to know the following info

1) how many bands are there in total,i know ku,C band

2)is the picture quality same in c & ku band as ku-dth signal strength is good

3)in other countries do they have small/mini dishes, less than 60cms which we are using for dth.

There are lot of bands like L, S, C, Ku, Ka and so on. Of that there are tv tranmissions in C & Ku. Worldspace radio is in L and few tv channels are in S band.

Picture quality depends upon the commpression they use. Ku & C doesn't matter. Normally those FTA channels in C band are little better than they are in DTH. This is because of too much compression in the dth.

Yes in other countries too they use small dish like 60cms and even 30cms for DTH and Ku receptions.