craigm wrote:
Look at the size of the dishes to answer your question.

Why operate within Ku-band at all, if the C-band link is more reliable?

Well, not really, because our Ku-band dish is the same size as the C-band...

My understanding is that Ku-band transponder rental is cheaper. One
C-band feed backs up several different Ku feeds.
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