Using an FTA Receiver with a Bell expressvu DISH - Canadian TV, Computing and Home Theatre Forums

rightoussoul · 2004-08-07, 04:03 PM

I am in the process of purchasing a FTA reciever i wanted to know, can i use a BELL EXPRESSVU dish to hook up the FTA reciever. i also want to get a bell reciever so i wanted to know do i need to buy 2 dishes or one will be enough to hook both of them up with the same dish. Wether yes or no PLEASE GIVE me advise as to what i should do to get the best quality..

thanks :lol:

ken0042 · 2004-08-07, 05:05 PM

I really don't think it will work. From what I can tell the FTA channels are on several different satellites. Aiming the dish requires presicion; a centimetre out and you lose the signal. The satellites are scattered across the sky. From what I can see the FTA dishes are a lot larger to make up for this.

The Bell dish is fixed; always pointing at the same satellites.

peano · 2004-08-07, 08:22 PM

A motorized dish is the way to go for FTA. There are only two FTA channels on BEV's 91 and they are promotional channels.

etlam34 · 2004-08-09, 07:00 AM

All audio channels are FTA on Nimiq 1 and 2 (BEV satellites).

I_Want_My_HDTV · 2004-08-09, 12:59 PM

You probably want the 33" or 36" dish with LNB and SG 2100 DiSEqC 1.2 motor from here.

Diamond · 2004-08-09, 01:43 PM

I do believe you need a superdish for that to work properly.

tdti1 · 2005-01-05, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rightoussoul

I am in the process of purchasing a FTA reciever i wanted to know, can i use a BELL EXPRESSVU dish to hook up the FTA reciever. i also want to get a bell reciever so i wanted to know do i need to buy 2 dishes or one will be enough to hook both of them up with the same dish. Wether yes or no PLEASE GIVE me advise as to what i should do to get the best quality..

thanks :lol:

Use the bell dish for bell, The lnbf for bell will not work on the other satellites, you will need a larger dish 90cm or 120cm is good with a motor for ku-band fta.

carl · 2005-01-21, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by etlam34

All audio channels are FTA on Nimiq 1 and 2 (BEV satellites).

...except for all of the CBC Galaxie stuff, which *was* FTA until about half a year ago and is now Nagra-encrypted.

CBProd · 2005-01-25, 11:32 PM

im using the regular bell dish to on my pansat receiver. works perfectly even with the bell lnb. but i replaced the lnb, to a dishpro quad. so i can pull in 91 and 82. theres a internal switch in the lnb, so a diseqc switch is not needed.

ken0042 · 2005-01-26, 09:50 AM

CBProd- what satellites are you picking up with your set up; besides the Bell ones you mention?

CBProd · 2005-01-26, 06:04 PM

92, 81, 119 and 110.

92 and 81 are on coming in on 1 dish, and 119 and 110 have seperate dishes. then all three end up going into a diseqc switch.

2004-08-07, 04:03 PM	#1
rightoussoul Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 2	Using an FTA Receiver with a Bell expressvu DISH I am in the process of purchasing a FTA reciever i wanted to know, can i use a BELL EXPRESSVU dish to hook up the FTA reciever. i also want to get a bell reciever so i wanted to know do i need to buy 2 dishes or one will be enough to hook both of them up with the same dish. Wether yes or no PLEASE GIVE me advise as to what i should do to get the best quality.. thanks :lol:

2004-08-09, 07:00 AM	#4
etlam34 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Quebec City Posts: 16	Bell FTA All audio channels are FTA on Nimiq 1 and 2 (BEV satellites).

2004-08-09, 01:43 PM	#6
Diamond Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Calgary, Just outside of Canada! Posts: 841	I do believe you need a superdish for that to work properly. __________________ 5900 on Sony Trinton 24 inch 6100 on Samsung 53 DLP 9200 on Sony KV34XBR910

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2004-08-07, 05:05 PM	#2
ken0042 Premium Supporter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Calgary Posts: 3,896	I really don't think it will work. From what I can tell the FTA channels are on several different satellites. Aiming the dish requires presicion; a centimetre out and you lose the signal. The satellites are scattered across the sky. From what I can see the FTA dishes are a lot larger to make up for this. The Bell dish is fixed; always pointing at the same satellites.

2004-08-07, 08:22 PM	#3
peano Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,586	A motorized dish is the way to go for FTA. There are only two FTA channels on BEV's 91 and they are promotional channels.

2004-08-09, 12:59 PM	#5
I_Want_My_HDTV . Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: London, ON Posts: 6,297	You probably want the 33" or 36" dish with LNB and SG 2100 DiSEqC 1.2 motor from here.

2005-01-25, 11:32 PM	#9
CBProd Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 69	im using the regular bell dish to on my pansat receiver. works perfectly even with the bell lnb. but i replaced the lnb, to a dishpro quad. so i can pull in 91 and 82. theres a internal switch in the lnb, so a diseqc switch is not needed.

2005-01-26, 09:50 AM	#10
ken0042 Premium Supporter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Calgary Posts: 3,896	CBProd- what satellites are you picking up with your set up; besides the Bell ones you mention?

2005-01-26, 06:04 PM	#11
CBProd Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 69	92, 81, 119 and 110. 92 and 81 are on coming in on 1 dish, and 119 and 110 have seperate dishes. then all three end up going into a diseqc switch.