MsKat Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 My co-worker was wanting to know. I know channel 23 for Grand Forks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprig Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 My co-worker was wanting to know. I know channel 23 for Grand Forks Dishnetwork=436 Directtv=641 (I think?) Above are the FSN Gopher broadcasts. FSSN in not available on above satellite subscriptions; FTA KU band satellite only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsKat Posted December 7, 2007 Author Share Posted December 7, 2007 Dishnetwork=436 Directtv=641 (I think?) Above are the FSN Gopher broadcasts. FSSN in not available on above satellite subscriptions; FTA KU band satellite only. Thanks so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoHawks! Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Question for folks out there. I am thinking of adding either Dish Network or Direct TV instead of digital cable. Is it easy to get the FSSN with those two options? I won't switch unless i can get the FSSN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZSIOUX Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Question for folks out there. I am thinking of adding either Dish Network or Direct TV instead of digital cable. Is it easy to get the FSSN with those two options? I won't switch unless i can get the FSSN. you CANT get fssn on either dish or direct tv, you will only get games on cstv, espnu, fox sports channels vs sconnie and gophers and so froth. fssn is only off that certain sattelite that you can buy i think at the ralph. there are way better people on this baord to ask about those but you cant get fssn on direct tv or dish and im assuming you refer to FSSN - fighting sioux sports network NOT FOX SPORTS NETWORK (FSN) as many were confused with that when fssn first came out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoHawks! Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 you CANT get fssn on either dish or direct tv, you will only get games on cstv, espnu, fox sports channels vs sconnie and gophers and so froth. fssn is only off that certain sattelite that you can buy i think at the ralph. there are way better people on this baord to ask about those but you cant get fssn on direct tv or dish and im assuming you refer to FSSN - fighting sioux sports network NOT FOX SPORTS NETWORK (FSN) as many were confused with that when fssn first came out Yep, trying to figure out how to get the Fighting Sioux Sports Network if I had Dish or DirectTV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
If only we had Belfour Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 My co-worker was wanting to know. I know channel 23 for Grand Forks what does this mean? what event is on the dish tonight? sorry i am confused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxdonyms Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 what does this mean? what event is on the dish tonight? sorry i am confused Gopher/Sioux game, if you go back the original post on December 7th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprig Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Yep, trying to figure out how to get the Fighting Sioux Sports Network if I had Dish or DirectTV The FSSN is only available with a FTA KU band system. You will not get it with dishnetwork or directtv. If you have either, you'd have to install another antenna (76cm dish or greater), and use that antenna with a KU band receiver. Here, for example, is a fixed system you could install to get FSSN. If you'd like to motor around and get many free channels in addition to FSSN, here is a motorized system. Check out the forum below if you have questions on using a FTA satellite system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Wisconsin Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 The FSSN is only available with a FTA KU band system. You will not get it with dishnetwork or directtv. If you have either, you'd have to install another antenna (76cm dish or greater), and use that antenna with a KU band receiver. Here, for example, is a fixed system you could install to get FSSN. If you'd like to motor around and get many free channels in addition to FSSN, here is a motorized system. Check out the forum below if you have questions on using a FTA satellite system. Will these work with High Def TV's? Also, is this something that Joe Handyman can install, or does it really take a technician? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yababy8 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 The FSSN is only available with a FTA KU band system. You will not get it with dishnetwork or directtv. If you have either, you'd have to install another antenna (76cm dish or greater), and use that antenna with a KU band receiver. Here, for example, is a fixed system you could install to get FSSN. If you'd like to motor around and get many free channels in addition to FSSN, here is a motorized system. Check out the forum below if you have questions on using a FTA satellite system. i have a few extra direct TV dishes with LMBs. Could I use those and just get the traxis reciever? Also, how hard is it to tune to FSSN feed once I get it set up/ Can I get the signal in the sky around Denver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprig Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Will these work with High Def TV's? Also, is this something that Joe Handyman can install, or does it really take a technician? Yes, I have my FTA receiver outputs (traxis has svideo, L/R audio, and an optical audio output) go into video 1 inputs on the HDTV, so I just just have to change the TV's input selection with the remote. There are very few ku band HD channels right now (most are C band), and not many options for HD receivers. The quality of the feed through the system is, however, much better than the highly compressed SD feeds through one of the satellite networks, or cable co's, and the picture looks closer to HD quality than the feed provided by the cable companies, dishnetwork or directtv. There are three FOX channels available on KU band (you'd need a motorized system to point to various satellites, none are on the same satellite as FSSN), and, unless one of the games is delivered through the NFL network HD, I alway watch on the KU band. The quality of the picture is far superior to the SD signal through dishnetwork. Same goes for FSSN on cable compared to your own KU system; the KU band system quality is much better than the cable company feed (I've had both). I installed myself, and I'm not exactly Joe Handyman. The most difficult part may be routing your rg6 cable from outside your house into the inside TV room. If that's easy, pointing is not that hard, with the help of many in the forum below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprig Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 i have a few extra direct TV dishes with LMBs. Could I use those and just get the traxis reciever? Also, how hard is it to tune to FSSN feed once I get it set up/ Can I get the signal in the sky around Denver? The directv dishes are smaller than 76-80cm, and, although some have successfully used them, getting a good signal on many KU band stations does not work well (especially as you get farther away from a true south sat at your location). Direct and dishnetwork stations are also KU band but put out much more power than many of the FTA stations. You need at least an 80cm dish to get the KU band channels (the winegard is listed at 76cm, but is actually bigger than that, and works better than some larger dishes). Also, the satellite (dish and direct) lnb's are circular (I think), you need a linear ku band lnb for getting the FTA channels, so, if you want to try the directtv dish, you'd have to devise some type of mount for a KU band linear lnb. You need an unobstructed view of the southern sky; the satellites locations are related to longitude, Denver is at about 104W, so you'd have to point the dish a bit east (11 degrees east) of true south at your location (FSSN is on the 93W satellite). If you motorize, you can get to satellites from about 61W through 148W, as long as you have an unobstructed view. Check here for lists of stations available on each satellite; note that C band channels are also listed, but require a big dish (6 foot) to tune in. The dish and directv stations are also on those satellites (at my location, I get the dishnetwork stations from 199W, locals from 110W, and HD from 129W, with the dishnetwork subscription, of course), but are obviously encrypted and can't be watched without a subscription. I have three antenna's on the side of my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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