60cm sat - how many sats (non motorised)

[Manikm909]

i was thinking earlier, i have a dedicated 60cm dish for 28.2e only going into an Octagon SF8008 in the kitchen, purely for FTA channels. what could else could i obtain from this setup (other satellites) if it fitted some kind of multi LNB arm setup and a diseq switcher ...ive used a monoblock before in the early days for 13e and 19e - very easy to setup.

is there something ready made for achieving this?

 

[jeallen01]

If you search the forum (and good luck with that!) you'll find people who have tried and succeeded with that - but it's difficult as setting up more than 1 LNB, even a monobloc, on a very small dish is "tricky" (I tried it with a monoblock on the Triax 78cm for 13E and 19E, but finally gave up and set up single LNBs on that dish for 13E and on a separate - an original 1998 dish & LNB! - Z 1 for 19E)

 

[ozumo]

Monoblocks tend to be made for 80cm dishes, the offset skew for Astra & Eutelsat satellites also complicates things. On a multi LNB bracket 13/19/28E is possible with 19.2°E in middle. 19/23/28E with 28.2°E in the centre and a skinny LNB for 23.5°E is my current setup though there's only REBEL that I watch on 23.5°E.

Don't you have a spare DiSEqC motor you could put the dish on?

 

[Manikm909]

thanks both

yes, i could motorise it, but i'd have to relocate it, as its high up, and alignment would be a pain and dangerous

ive just come across this little gem

Quad Triplefeed 23mm LNB, 19.2˚E + 23.5˚E + 28.2˚E for 65cm dish

Quad Triplefeed 23mm LNB, 19.2˚E + 23.5˚E + 28.2˚E for 65cm dish

www.inverto.tv

 

[jeallen01]

Check to see that the neck of that LNB will fit the clamp on your dish.

 

[Manikm909]

Check to see that the neck of that LNB will fit the clamp on your dish.

id make it fit

 

[ozumo]

The 85cm dish one won't work well, the 65cm should be OK, if you can find somewhere that sells it.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Another two small dishes

I get good results with a 33cm camping dish on both birds.

 

[Manikm909]

I'll probably relocate and motorise it as this won't cost me anything . Thanks all. As usual I start off going in one direction and end up in a totally different one

 

[a33]

I'll probably relocate and motorise it as this won't cost me anything . Thanks all. As usual I start off going in one direction and end up in a totally different one

That is called "flexibility".


Greetz,
A33