What type lnbs are used for the superdish? Can't really seem to find much info on the system at all. what's the difference between Dish 1000 and superdish?
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The FSS lnb is the difference with the SuperDish and Dish 1000 lnbf's. That FSS lnb is used for 105 or 121. The SuperDish also picks up 110 and 119. FSS is a lower powered satellite (medium power) therefore it requires a dish that is larger in size to pickup the signal. They had to use this type of satellite because there is only so much space up there and that is all that was available at the time. They needed the SuperDish to broadcast the local stations. The Dish 1000 uses all DBS satellites at high power. It uses 110, 119, and 129 orbital slots. 129 is used for locals and High Definition (HD). It is about the same size as the Dish500 maybe a tad smaller. It looks like a miniature SuperDish and is a little bigger than the DirecTv 3 eye oval dish that is used for locals that receives slots 101, 110, 119.
The SuperDish has all DishPro lnbf's and a DP-34 switch which outputs to four receivers/tuners. The Dish1000 has a DishPro Plus twin to pickup 110 and 119 and a DishPro (DP) lnbf to pickup 129. The DishPro Plus (DPP) twin has something like a DPP-34 switch built inside to where you can connect another satellite location into an input. That is where you connect a wire from the 129 DishPro lnbf into. The switch is built into that DP lnbf. It also has a built in DP adapter but you have to have one DishPro receiver connected to power it in order to not need a DP adapter connected. You can also use a DPP splitter to connect two dual tuner receivers to the Dish1000. You can only use a DPP splitter on a DPP twin or on a DPP-44 switch which is very expensive. The DPP splitter splits one single cable into two outputs for two tuners on the dual tuner receiver. You cannot split it to two individual receivers.
The SuperDish has all DishPro lnbf's and a DP-34 switch which outputs to four receivers/tuners. The Dish1000 has a DishPro Plus twin to pickup 110 and 119 and a DishPro (DP) lnbf to pickup 129. The DishPro Plus (DPP) twin has something like a DPP-34 switch built inside to where you can connect another satellite location into an input. That is where you connect a wire from the 129 DishPro lnbf into. The switch is built into that DP lnbf. It also has a built in DP adapter but you have to have one DishPro receiver connected to power it in order to not need a DP adapter connected. You can also use a DPP splitter to connect two dual tuner receivers to the Dish1000. You can only use a DPP splitter on a DPP twin or on a DPP-44 switch which is very expensive. The DPP splitter splits one single cable into two outputs for two tuners on the dual tuner receiver. You cannot split it to two individual receivers.
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The larger pan is also needed to tighten the focus due to FSS having 2 degree separation instead of the 9 degrees used with BSS (DBS).Stargazer said:
You meant a DPP32 I believe.Stargazer said:
No you can't. You use a DPP Separator. The DP Splitter is an entirely different device.Stargazer said:
