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Popularizing FTA satellite in Canada
Satfan3000:
I'll jump in and add my two cents on this.
I started FTA about ten years ago. I did all the work myself. First let me answer your questions:
1. Depending where you live (if you have the space in your yard), you can install an 8Ft (2.4m) dish brand new for about $600.
That will bring in the KU & C band frequencies. If space is an issue, then a 1.2 metre or 90 cm dish will get you the stronger KU band Frequencies. But, there will be less channels available.
2. It's not so much where you live that will be an issue 1. as long as you live south enough in Canada) 2. as long as you have line-of-sight to the satellites you should be able to get all the available in-the-clear channels if you opted for a BIGGER dish. With KU Band (smaller dish) you will with NOT get, CTV, CBS or FOX. Only a 2.4 m get you those network feeds. NBC & PBS HD network feeds are currently receivable with a 90cm dish. If you live close to the US border, can get those other network feeds with an Over-the-Air antenna.
There are a ton of foreign-language channels on one satellite and you can pick them up with a small dish. It depends on what you are looking for.
3. I believe Dr. Sat does installations and the prices depending the system you choice.
joshua minaya:
--- Quote from: AddictedToTV on August 19, 2014, 06:07 pm ---I don't see Canadian signals ever being decrypted. That's partly due to copyright issues (US signal overlap) and partly due to the concentration of broadcast asset ownership in Canada. I do agree that there needs to be a low cost FTA option in Canada. That could be similar to the UK's FreeSat (though I don't see it being completely free in Canada) or some of the cheaper FTA packages that are currently available.
The big problem currently is that FTA is just not designed to be consumer friendly. The most desirable channels are spread over different satellites, some requiring large dishes, and the few that are available are essentially renegade or outlying feeds. US broadcasters, don't want consumers to access their signals with an FTA feed. Canadian broadcasters, mostly owned by BDUs with vested interest in DBS and cable systems, are even worse and exercise even tighter control on their feeds. They don't even like supplying HD OTA feeds, let alone FTA feeds.
--- End quote ---
Never say never because the truth about the matter is that it is very possible for Canadian signals to be decrypted.
pctest:
I have had a FTA system for over 20 years, and employed in educational television, so I installed and set it up myself. Finding new channels and wild feeds were of great interest to me. Plus what we get from FTA is first generation, 1080i, not 1080p. The signal is sent up to the satellite, then to earth which we can receive (first generation), this signal is picked up by networks, rebroadcast to satellite companies, then sent to our homes reducing the signal quality. So if you want the best signal possible, and a hobby, FTA C/Ku is the best solution.
unrealjoe:
My Setup: I have a Motorola DSR-922 receiver that I use as my dish mover for my C-Band Dish. I have my FTA receiver attached using a splitter that only allows power to pass through 1 connection. I also have a motorized 39" Ku Band dish. I have done testing of the Manhattan receiver using both.
westmixxin:
I just find it very interesting that satellite is coming this far that someone is capable of offering a program like this something that users actually can enjoy that would be very accessible.
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