What LNB,LNBF,and should I use a feed horn on a 8'prime focus dish

[Doeboy 1982]

Doeboy 1982

I'm soon to order a 8'prime focus sat dish I really want the 10' or 12' but that's not in my budget at this time i've heard with a 8' I would only lose about 10% but I know I can get 100% with a 10' or 12' so my question is what is the best LNB for FTA on a 8' dish and should i use a feed horn or lnbf and this is going to be a c-band only set up i already have a ku band off set dish so I'm just trying to get everything together I'm currently waiting on my receiver and sat link finder to come in I'm wanting to use both sat dishes on one receiver and I will be installing a 22khz switch to join the two dishes into one feed cable to the lnb in on the receiver its a smart receiver c and ku band with lots of extras I don't want to combine the two dishes into one dish with a lnb that has both ku and c of fear of losing signal on one or the other so any tips on this issue will be greatly appreciated as I'm a newbie on fta

 

[Dudleydog73]

You may get a better response if you put this in the FTA sub forum. Where you posted this is for reporting website issues with the SatelliteGuys website.

 

[Jason S]

...my question is what is the best LNB for FTA on a 8' dish and should i use a feed horn or lnbf and this is going to be a c-band only set up...

I also have separate C and Ku setups. On the C-band dish, I've have good experience with the Titanium C1-PLL LNBF for several years now.

 

[Cham]

I agree the Titanium C-band PLL LNBFs are the best LNBF for the cost, unless you want to go to a Corotor type with separate LNBs for C and Ku, or orthomode type feed.

The Corotor is rather complex because you need something to operate the skew motor like an ASC-1 or old analog receiver. An orthomode type feedhorn would require two C-band LNBs, these don't require a skew setting other than when initially set up. Another thing with the last two "feed systems" is you need switches and power inserters in line to allow your receiver to power and operate the LNBs that require 16-18v on both polarities. The advantages of the separate feed horn and LNBs is that you can use very high grade LNBs and spend lots of money if you want.

If you are new to the hobby go with the LNBF to start off IMHO. I have several Titanium C-band LNBFs, and the support for these devices is superb. The fellow that runs the company is a member on this forum @Ti and will answer any questions about the products you might have.

Maybe look for a good used 10 footer? They may be getting hard to find but the cost of a new dish of decent quality is difficult to justify for the hobby unless you have deep pockets.