C-bander

English

Etymology

From C band +‎ -er.

Noun

C-bander (plural C-banders)

1. (telecommunications) A person who uses a C-band television receive-only (TVRO) system for viewing television.
   • 2006 January 30, Maxodyne, “Re: 4DTV Future 2006”, in alt.video.satellite.4dtv‎^[1] (Usenet):

     True, many former C-banders have traded in their BUDs for pizza dishes. Also true, as the numbers of C-band equipment owners decline, prices may rise for C-band components. […] Residential C-banders have been, and will continue to ride on the back of commercial C-band technology.

See also

• big ugly dish, BUD