From C band + -er.
C-bander (plural C-banders)
- (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.