Iks and fta

[pnguin]

Before my wife makes me throw away all my fta receivers, sv hd8000, viewsat 9000hd, coolsat, limesat, etc., can I still use these with the iks side of rocket and still get all the channels on rocket? Sad day for me if I can't. I'm miss the good ole days with d tv programmers and fta boxes

[Ryu]

no more IKS. IPTV is pretty good and is the future. nice and easy :)

[4me2c]

Can still use the Viewsat to view OTA as they are still Digital... If I am not mistaken, some of those STB's have a Spot to Add Extra Stuff, maybee one can Add the Server info from the 3 here...?!?

[big mac]

Can still use the Viewsat to view OTA as they are still Digital... If I am not mistaken, some of those STB's have a Spot to Add Extra Stuff, maybee one can Add the Server info from the 3 here...?!?

Not one of the boxes OP mentioned can do iptv.

[big mac]

Before my wife makes me throw away all my fta receivers, sv hd8000, viewsat 9000hd, coolsat, limesat, etc., can I still use these with the iks side of rocket and still get all the channels on rocket? Sad day for me if I can't. I'm miss the good ole days with d tv programmers and fta boxes

If you can catch a signal from north sats the SV and VS can still be used.

[crazed 9.6]

There are no FTA channels available on the North sat(s)... Ku-Band
There is a automotive show which is FTA, on the south sat... Ku-Band

FTA = Free To Air

Otherwise it would be C-Band sats that carry the FTA channels, which are for the hobbists at heart :)

[big mac]

There are no FTA channels available on the North sat(s)... Ku-Band
There is a automotive show which is FTA, on the south sat... Ku-Band

FTA = Free To Air

Otherwise it would be C-Band sats that carry the FTA channels, which are for the hobbists at heart :)

I still have one of my BUD's.:cool:

[crazed 9.6]

I still have one of my BUD's.:cool:

Cool

I have a motor dish (not as big as the Big BUDS thou, but is big enough to catch lots of sats).
Have a dual Band Invacom LNB (KUBand/C-Band / Linear or Circular signals).
About a half dozen different FTA receivers (some are better then others for FTA)
Mpeg4 ability is a must.

This is how I know of any FTA channels on the KuBand sats :)

They did at one time have a History channel along with some other premiums on a CBand sat (101w I think) but took those channels away some years ago.
I use to do the hunt for sports events thing a long time ago. Watch many football and nascar events that way, but it was alot of time involved in that, it's for the true hobbyists :)

[big mac]

My buddy has been using a metre pan for years.Since my CNX days.Now that was a "project". ;)

[pnguin]

Wow thanks for all the feedback. I also had a meter dish with several lnbs. I had a dish farm on my roof. I had a killer setup to four rooms, with diseqc so I could get d tv, Bell and even Charlie. Miss those days. I guess I'm e-wasting all this stuff because I too fat and to old to be climbing on my roof 🤣

[12icer]

I still have a Birdview 9+foot with C/ku bands and 4 outs and a dozen different FTAs The reed position sensor for the controller is very sensitive and they don't use actuators they use a worm drive and motor very easy fine tune, but when some little critter gets in there you have to go clean something.
It is a lot of trouble and work to keep up and run all the cables and keep the connections clean.
I remember when we had a Bud with notches filed to fit the lever Picked it up and turned the dish to the notch to get the channels.

Iptv is much easier, cost very little for per channel and is only dependent on what you like to watch, the main thing is having a good high speed internet connection and router.
I have fiber optic and it works well for most TV with four going it never has stopped to buffer.

Fta is a good hobby but as an old long timer I just dont want to go chasing signals anymore HEHEHE . I just took my last Channel Master Primestar 3 foot down in Spring it had lot of lnbs and three diSEqc switches hanging from it. lotta cables to dig in. I am keeping the Birdview because it is the best thing to have if I want to do FTA anytime and there is anything to see in the future.