ku-band

I would like to use a simple SDR (such as RTL-SDR) to receive satellite signals. The problem is the upper frequency of these is only 1.7GHz, while satellites for which there are commercially available LNBs are either 5GHz (C-band) or 12GHz (Ku-band). Now of course there's the issue of powering...

I purchased one of Agilent's handheld spec - A's for field use, but they wanted to charge a ton for antennas. In my overconfidence, I decided I would find antennas from a third party. 3 weeks later, I still have not found what I am looking for. My biggest issue is my Ku-band requirement. Does...