BSC321 C/Ku LNBF on a prime focus dish

[lazyfarmer]

I want to hook up a BSC321 C/KU on my 10 ft prime focus dish and bypass its internal diseqc switch, separate C and Ku coax into
house to VBox7 and DiSEqC 4x1 switch and Openbox S9 receiver. Does the VBox7 need a coax in from lnbf and out to
operate properly? OR can I just power up the actuator with VBox7 and run c/ku coax's direct from lnbf to DiSEqC switch to Openbox?
Can anybody out there give me some advice on this?

 

[FaT Air]

Sure, you'll just have to operate the V-Box with the switches on it or its own remote.
LNBF's to diseqc switch, diseqc switch to receiver.
V-Box - actuator wires only.
That's how I programmed my G-box, before running the LNB coax thru it.

 

[lazyfarmer]

Thanks FaT Air for the good advice. At least it was good up to the part ( before running the lnb coax thru it). Are you running C or C/Ku? What is the reason you ran coax thru the GBox?

 

[FaT Air]

I've got C and Ku. receiver to G-Box to Diseqc sw to select C band or any one of 4 Ku dishes, 22khz sw after diseqc lnb 1 to select C or Ku on the movable movable combination. The G-Box is inline so the FTA receiver can tell the G-Box what satellite to go to via diseqc commands. (Eliminates 1 remote. Still have too many on the table)

 

[lazyfarmer]

I like your piggyback dish setup. What size is that offset you bolted to your big dish? It tracks good across the arc? I like your use of the 22KHz switch. I am in NE Alberta Canada and am getting PBS on 125 AMC 21 75Q on a 42 x 39" Winegard. I am thinking of trying your invention out with an old 32 x 30 offset that I can get 70Q with on AMC 21. Do you figure the piggyback is not too much extra weight on the old C-Band dish.

 

[FaT Air]

It's a 30 inch (.7m) 'glass Channel Master. The BUD is 100% steel (USS brand) and isn't effected by the little dish. Tracks right along with the BUD. Gets all Ku across the arc, 61W to 127W, except for the skew(ey) 103W where I have a fixed dish. thread: http://www.satelliteguys.us/free-air-fta-discussion/241465-how-i-made-c-only-bud.html

 

[lazyfarmer]

I goofed. The lnbf should have read BSC621 C/Ku 10750 LO. My apologies.

 

[lazyfarmer]

What is a good 22KHz switch to use to pass Diseqc commands V and H to Cband and Ku band LNBF in this situation? Does it have to be an Ecoda brand or are there others?

 

[SatelliteAV]

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