I said in another thread that I'd probably be getting a quad Invacom, but I backed out and got a dual el-cheapo LNB on eBay instead. After investigating what's available on FTA in circular polarization I decided I didn't really need circular. Aside from a bunch of radio channels, there really isn't squat.
What I do wish is that someone made a cheap dual LNB with a low noise figure. If they're out there, I haven't found them yet. I settled on a "Roc" brand 0.5dB dual. The BeSat 0.3dB eBay special I picked up originally seemed to work fine, but I never pushed it really hard (and I have a fairly big dish, by Ku standards anyway). I'd have been happier if I'd been able to find a dual LNB with a 0.3dB noise figure, but no such luck.
I also wish someone would make a true universal - something like the Invacom QPH-031, but also supporting the "European" downlink frequencies. I still think there's probably some interesting stuff there, at least for those of us far enough south to receive some of the Central/South American beams. If I ever get around to repairing my BeSat LNB I'll do a little experimenting and see what I can see from here.
Oh, it would also be nice if the Invacom had built-in DiSEqC mini-switches. It wouldn't add much to the cost and would mean there'd only have to be two coax connectors instead of four.
What I do wish is that someone made a cheap dual LNB with a low noise figure. If they're out there, I haven't found them yet. I settled on a "Roc" brand 0.5dB dual. The BeSat 0.3dB eBay special I picked up originally seemed to work fine, but I never pushed it really hard (and I have a fairly big dish, by Ku standards anyway). I'd have been happier if I'd been able to find a dual LNB with a 0.3dB noise figure, but no such luck.
I also wish someone would make a true universal - something like the Invacom QPH-031, but also supporting the "European" downlink frequencies. I still think there's probably some interesting stuff there, at least for those of us far enough south to receive some of the Central/South American beams. If I ever get around to repairing my BeSat LNB I'll do a little experimenting and see what I can see from here.
Oh, it would also be nice if the Invacom had built-in DiSEqC mini-switches. It wouldn't add much to the cost and would mean there'd only have to be two coax connectors instead of four.