History:
Used by me for satellite "hunting" on C band but my Pacific Satellite C band LNB failed and the dish is too large (2.3m) for our current location.
One day I will move to the bush and put up a decent "dish farm"!
This satellite receiver, although an older model, is very versatile and working perfectly
Can be used for an ordinary home PayTV installation or much more fun is satellite hunting on C band.
Strong Satellite Receiver
Model: 4653X
Complete with original Strong remote control
Dual Band C & Ku
System currently is...
Software: 1.18
Hardware: 1.10
Dual LNB polarity capable (13V/18V down the coax)
DiSEqC Compatible - for dish steering via a tracking unit such as one of the SuperJack series
Easy setup for the Ku band (for example Optus satellites) homeuser
ALSO
Great facilities for the satellite "eavesdropper", with facilities such as Blindscan (great for satellite hunting on C band) or use the extensive manual scanning facilities - satellite hunting is a bit like the old Shortwave DX listening and lots of really interesting material can be found on the C Band.
USB port to "talk" to the outside world (either another box or sharing satellite services) or for plain old software updates
NOT password protected - reset to the factory default of 0000
FRONT PANEL controls:
Channel up & down
Power on-off (standby)
USB 2.0 socket (inside the conditional access slot door)
REAR PANEL:
Input from the dish LNB
Pass-through connector of the input (for another receiver or other equipment)
Standard stereo audio plus video outputs (RCA)
Component video outputs (RCA)
RS232C serial communications socket
RF signal output (UHF TV band)
Power on-off switch
COSMETIC CONDITION:
Clean and undamaged in all respects
TESTING:
Used for a long time on my C band satellite "hunting" system but now no longer required, WiFi DX is my special interest now!
Because my C band LNB has failed, for testing I connected this 4653X to an ordinary Ku band dish (commonly used for PayTV) and then scanned Optus B (Ku band) for channels - 184 found, most of which cannot be viewed due to scrambling but a few Free To Air channels available. I could have scanned other satellites in the Ku band but for testing purposes Optus B was fine.
I began my tests with the box factory completely reset i.e no satellites or channels installed. Scanned the satellite and that is how it will be supplied - setup for Optus B. It is dead easy to reset and rescan your own satellite requirements automatically.
I don't have the manual any longer but quite frankly, you don't need one - these are easy to "drive"
Password has been reset to the default 0000
NOTE: The video attached to this advertisement is not my setup but is intended to show "satellite hunting" in action, the video is actually accessing USA satellites but the video should get an idea of what to "see" when playing in the C band.
Nice box, very flexible facilities and a lot of fun to "play around" with, particularly on C band where there are a number of satellites in view and multitudes of "open" foreign channels including (but not limited to) Asian broadcasters.
