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<blockquote data-quote="moonbase" data-source="post: 882319" data-attributes="member: 178786">VS,Thank you for the links and the PM, I have emailed Norsat asking about availability of LNB's.So, for band A and band B coverage it is a case of modding the SL3 with a reliance on a certain level of practical skills and ingenuity. Or, trying to source some rare Norsat 9000AF and 9000BF LNB's to get the same coverage.On the point about the modded SL3 being tricky to mount for an effective signal, I assume that this is not the case with the Norsat LNB's with feedhorn, are these a case of mount it and rotate it a bit for maximum signal and thereafter leave it? Or, do these need to be remounted each time the H/V polarity is changed in a scan?At the moment, I am just trying to see what my options are to lessen the degree of modding and get maximum band coverage. The modding route does have the advantage of being a lot more economical but my skills in modding are suspect even though there are some excellent pictures and discussion available to assist.Going back to the modding of the SL3 for a final question, I noticed that you had tried a variety of feedhorns with the SL3 including a feedhorn from a Saorsat LNB. From your tests with these homebrew feedhorns on the SL3 was there any that outperformed the others or where they all the same?Finally, last question for now, how did the Norsat 9000AF and Norsat 9000BF LNBs compare with the modded SL3 with its homebrew feedhorns? Were the Norsat capable of a stronger signal or was it a case of varying with band/polarity/frequency etc?Rgdsmoonbase</blockquote>

[QUOTE="moonbase, post: 882319, member: 178786"] VS, Thank you for the links and the PM, I have emailed Norsat asking about availability of LNB's. So, for band A and band B coverage it is a case of modding the SL3 with a reliance on a certain level of practical skills and ingenuity. Or, trying to source some rare Norsat 9000AF and 9000BF LNB's to get the same coverage. On the point about the modded SL3 being tricky to mount for an effective signal, I assume that this is not the case with the Norsat LNB's with feedhorn, are these a case of mount it and rotate it a bit for maximum signal and thereafter leave it? Or, do these need to be remounted each time the H/V polarity is changed in a scan? At the moment, I am just trying to see what my options are to lessen the degree of modding and get maximum band coverage. The modding route does have the advantage of being a lot more economical but my skills in modding are suspect even though there are some excellent pictures and discussion available to assist. Going back to the modding of the SL3 for a final question, I noticed that you had tried a variety of feedhorns with the SL3 including a feedhorn from a Saorsat LNB. From your tests with these homebrew feedhorns on the SL3 was there any that outperformed the others or where they all the same? Finally, last question for now, how did the Norsat 9000AF and Norsat 9000BF LNBs compare with the modded SL3 with its homebrew feedhorns? Were the Norsat capable of a stronger signal or was it a case of varying with band/polarity/frequency etc? Rgds moonbase [/QUOTE]

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