SatFinders vs Universal LNBFs

[DiscoLoveGrapes]

I've been reading a bit through the archives here as I finally decide on a few purchases. One thing I stumbled across was the comment that a Universal LNBF would not work with most SatFinders. Sadoun has the SF-95, which claims to work with a Universal, but some comments have suggested otherwise.

Can someone please give me an opinon one way or the other??

 

[smata67]

I have the SF-95 and it works with the Universal Fortec .4.

 

[smata67]

I believe you need to be scanning a linear signal, which is almost always the case anyway. If you scan a circular (cubavision on PS-9?), it may not work.

 

[Mr Tony]

Cubavision is Linear

Circular would be Dish/ExpressVu satellites

 

[Sadoun]

The one we sell works fine with UNIVERSAL or STANDARD lnbs since it passes the 22KHz tone without any problem. We have specifically asked that from the factory.

I don't know about other satfinders sold in the market.

 

[rkrenicki]

The SF-95 works perfectly with universal LNBs as long as you send the LNB a 22khz tone.. this would be done in the reciever.. for example, I would set my reciever to a LO of 10600 and the 22k on, and use that instead of the Universal setting.

If you wanted to search for a lowband signal, such as Cubavision, then you would not want to send the LNB the 22k, so that it selects the low band..

the L-band downconvert is what the meter looks for, so as long as the lnb is set to the right band, its all good.