[SvilleKid]

Never had enough snow in north-central Bama to need the heater when I used the big dish. I ran a dual LNB system, so I had C & KU bands. Actually considered going to the digital receiver and a package program deal for the big dish, but the receiver/decoder was over a thousand dollars!! And programing was higher than for the small dishes. By that time, almost all wild feeds were being encoded, and not available for viewing, so there wasn't much need to pay a couple of thousand to upgrade the system when the small dish companies provided equipment for free to new customers! I really miss all the wild feeds that we used to get, but have to admit that replacing accurator arms every 2 years, upgrading LNBs everytime a better generation came out, got a little old. Plus, damn wasps LOVED the "nose cone" LNB cover for nests!! Was always a rush when it came time to pull the cone off!

Good link for a plain english explanation for those not versed in satellite jargon!!