Finally using an Invacom Quad

[Mr Tony]

These are just my random thoughts.

I have been in FTA for about 2 years now and my setups have usually been the same setup. A KU band LNB and a DBS next to it. So when you move the dish, using USALS you always needed to offset the spot due to the LNB being off by 5 degrees.

Well, I got me a Invacom quad the other day and installed it Saturday. One simple question

WHAT THE HELL TOOK SO LONG FOR A COMPANY TO MAKE ONE OF THESE???

This thing rocks. I like the fact I can scan Galaxy 11 and Nimiq1 at the same time (without moving the dish). Another thing is I use 1.2 on my setup and the Pansat only has 23 slots for 1.2
Well between the KU I can get and a couple DBS slots, I ran out of room. But I wanted to see what was on 61.5 & 129 (even though its just test cards). No need to set a 1.2 setting. Go to Amazonas or IA7 and scan the DBS side.

So Invacom...THANK YOU for such a great product. I was able to use One LNB for both without losing the .3 noise ratio

 

[john green]

I assume this is the QPH-031 ?

 

[Mr Tony]

yep

 

[john green]

Mine arrived today.I expect my DS2076 this week.Can't wait to get all this going on the SG2100 this weekend.

 

[PSB]

THANK YOU for such a great product. I was able to use One LNB for both without losing the .3 noise ratio

Well said Iceberg! I knew you would like the QPH-031, makes for a nice neat install!

 

[Mr Tony]

John
I use the same setup....Invacom quad & Winegard 30" dish

 

[john green]

I have read so much about setting up the motor on this site.Great info.I think I can do it since I have done hundreds of installs with 18" DBS.You Guys have posted great info on this subject.I found IA5 & IA6 with the DirecPC dish this past sunday.I am a little tired of running outside and moving the dish around,but I think it might prove to be an invaluable experience when setting up the motor.I can find quite a few sats by eyeballing the direction at this point.

 

[goaliebob99]

I dont think I will use any other LNB's now that I have had an invacom for a while.. Glad you made the transition iceberg

 

[tradewinds]

Based on my set up, I would need the QPF-031 to attach to my field horn on the a DirecTV international Dish, however, the QPF seems harder to find and readily available. Hopefully this will change but for now I have to cater for the extra 5 deg. when I do get the arc set up. Any ideas the best way to do the 5 deg. offset? Thanks.

 

[mk279]

Once you have a QPH-031 you are spoiled for life ................What took you so long ICE ????????????????

 

[bigOleB]

Ice,

Who did you end up buying it from? Price?

 

[sidekick]

I bought the QPH-031 some time ago and hooked it up to my dish. However, I found that it just didn't seem to peak the signal as good as the SNF-031 so I put the SNF back on and my quality went back up.

 

[Tron]

The quad polar Invacom is an extremely versatile product. Its basically two dual LNBFs (a circular and a linear) in one case that share the same feedhorn. Mine has served me very well

 

[sidekick]

I was hoping it would work for me as well. It just didn't match up to the quality of the SNF-031, and I tried everything I could think of to make it work as well as the SNF.

 

[jh98]

Fed Ex is supposed to deliver my QPH-031 on Friday. I tried to add a circular LNB... I used the one from my old Dish Network 18" dish, it worked but not real well, and I had the same problem of running out of motor slots on the Pansat.

The 22khz switch I ordered arrived today, so of course I had to go out and test it. Hooked up the SuperDish and it switched over like it's supposed to!

 

[Cold Winter]

Now I wonder if someone will make a "universal" C/Ku Band LNB that does everything the QPH does in C-Band as well:devil: ?
That might prove very educational to have something like that hooked up to a FTA STB...:

 

[Mr Tony]

Ice,

Who did you end up buying it from? Price?

www.psbsatellite.com

 

[Mr Tony]

I was hoping it would work for me as well. It just didn't match up to the quality of the SNF-031, and I tried everything I could think of to make it work as well as the SNF.

weird....I had an Invacom Universal single an d my signals went down due to the weight of the LNB (and the fact the LNB hangs out too far). This one gives me about the same readings as the Xtreme I had on there (but the 6000 has a different signal meter than the 1500 did)

 

[sidekick]

I'm thinking that the weight of the QPH had something to do with the signal quality problems. The bracket on my winegard isn't the strongest. Perhaps I should try it again and support the bracket somehow.

 

[Katrinasucks]

>Perhaps I should try it again and support the bracket somehow.

Sidekick

They make this stuff called Aircraft safety cable. It is extreamly stong and very thin stainless steel wire.

After Katrina I had to repoint every dish of everyone I knew. Everywhere I could, I drilled a hole in the edge of the dishes and guy wired the dishes in place. On some DirecWay dishes I atached guy wires to the end of the LNB arm and brought them up to the 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock positions.

This has worked incredibly well. It adds no weight but will support probably a 20lb LNB ;-)

I have a Winegard 76cm and I'm planning on doing the same to it. It already has the holes predrilled.

The stuff ain't cheap. But a roll will last me 5 years. Check an airplane supply house at your local airport. The stuff is great. It also does a heck of a job on broken muffler mounts.