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<blockquote data-quote="Adam792" data-source="post: 1098647" data-attributes="member: 330868">Just a return to this, as mentioned in another thread, I'm planning to do this set-up with Inverto Eco LNBs which seem to be the optimal solution from my experimentation so far!However, about a year ago I bought a 4 degree monobloc for super cheap (£8) off Ebay, to see if the narrower separation would match up to 6 degrees on the zone 2 for 13E and 19.2E. <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-Degree-Single-Universal-Monoblock-LNB-Astra-1-3-Or-Eurobird-9-13/153531891739" target="_blank">4 Degree Single Universal Monoblock LNB Astra 1/3 Or Eurobird 9/13&nbsp; | eBay</a>Finally got round to testing it today, and it actually works pretty well. Compared to where the Inverto Ecos sit for optimum reception on 19.2E/13E, the two heads of the monobloc are only a couple of millimetres closer together at most.I tested the set-up out with 19.2E at the focal point of the dish, with 13E the offset. The dish has to sit ever so slightly west of optimal for 19.2E but still with levels of around 14dB C/N on most transponders, with 13E ones being around 9dB-10.5dB and working fine.I would think the signals would be a bit more robust the other way round, as recommended generally for these two sats anyway!A bit further north, these monoblocks would probably work even better with the separation being bang on! Thought I would share a nice, cheap (if a little bodgy) solution for this in case it's useful for anyone <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Adam792, post: 1098647, member: 330868"] Just a return to this, as mentioned in another thread, I'm planning to do this set-up with Inverto Eco LNBs which seem to be the optimal solution from my experimentation so far! However, about a year ago I bought a 4 degree monobloc for super cheap (£8) off Ebay, to see if the narrower separation would match up to 6 degrees on the zone 2 for 13E and 19.2E. [URL="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-Degree-Single-Universal-Monoblock-LNB-Astra-1-3-Or-Eurobird-9-13/153531891739"]4 Degree Single Universal Monoblock LNB Astra 1/3 Or Eurobird 9/13 | eBay[/URL] Finally got round to testing it today, and it actually works pretty well. Compared to where the Inverto Ecos sit for optimum reception on 19.2E/13E, the two heads of the monobloc are only a couple of millimetres closer together at most. I tested the set-up out with 19.2E at the focal point of the dish, with 13E the offset. The dish has to sit ever so slightly west of optimal for 19.2E but still with levels of around 14dB C/N on most transponders, with 13E ones being around 9dB-10.5dB and working fine. I would think the signals would be a bit more robust the other way round, as recommended generally for these two sats anyway! A bit further north, these monoblocks would probably work even better with the separation being bang on! Thought I would share a nice, cheap (if a little bodgy) solution for this in case it's useful for anyone :) [/QUOTE]

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