QPF-031+180cm fortec+hh180motor

[brotherhood]

hi
well winters is coming and I'm thinking of going with a bigger dish becouse I'm losing my goltv(110)in the evening.
have a 1.2fortec right now ,so would that help my signal ?
living in northern canada
thanks

 

[Anole]

What is your current LNB?
Which receiver are you using?
Do you have decent cable with few connections between the receiver and LNB?
Multiple switches can attenuate the signal, too.

 

[Mr Tony]

I think due to satellite wobble you are probably too far north. Sure you could try a 6 foot dish but most LNB's are not made for a prime focus dish (DBS style). The QPH is designed for offset dishes so your signal may be worse.

 

[brotherhood]

what about the QPF-031 lnb which is made for the prime focus dish?

 

[Anole]

Yep, I've been singing that verse for some time now.
The LNB is expensive.
The horn to go with it is another $25 or more.

It's been pointed out to me that both SatelliteAV and DMSI have LNBs that are for prime focus, and might be worth trying.
http://www.satelliteav.com/shop/item/LN-GEO+SL1+P
http://www.dmsiusa.com/documents/bsc321sp-specs.pdf

 

[brotherhood]

thanks
would be nice to see if anyone try ed those lnbs

 

[Mr Tony]

Anole
fixed the link for the satav one. You had it linked to something else

 

[Anole]

Thanks , Ice. I'll check my work more carefully.
No point in confusing people.

Yea, I'd like to see some Ku-comparison data on the above three LNBs and maybe the two C/Ku band LNBs out in the market.
A 6-foot solid prime-feed dish like the Fortec 180 would most likely be a proper dish to test 'em on.
That's the smallest and cheapest dish someone who's Ku-challenged might buy.
There are just too many variations when you get to older 8-foot and above C-band dishes, some with good Ku performance, and some without.

The specs favor the expensive Invacom combination.
But maybe any prime-feed LNB using all that 6-foot reflector would beat an offset-focus LNB.
So, the the difference in the first three LNBs might be insignificant in comparison to using the wrong LNB.


The other point to consider is, if I ran the tests from California where most of the signals are pretty good anyway, they would most likely be invalid.
You really need someone out on the fringe of the signals to give it a proper test.

Iceberg, didn't you have trouble with one bird that only lit up the south?
Was it: http://www.lyngsat-maps.com/maps/nahuel1_r3.html
No, I think it was: http://www.lyngsat-maps.com/maps/sm5_ku2.html
Wish there were some way we could get you some of those Ku LNBs to play with . . .

 

[Mr Tony]

Satmex 5 sucks here in MN...very low signal and that is due to the footprint. Mike Kohl has tried it too on a larger dish and it is very weak

 

[Anole]

Weak and crappy signal is the perfect test condition to compare the LNBs.
Any little difference would be well noted.

If you can get those birds on your 6' dish and any of the LNBs, that'd be a success.
If you still cannot, that will put the damper on anyone in the area thinking their 1m dish would work - it won't.