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<blockquote data-quote="Corrigapp" data-source="post: 24164" data-attributes="member: 390950">@ rabbitWhen I looked into the IRTE dishes, I wasn't terribly impressed with the gain (they're prime focus IIRC and one is fully petallized). I then contacted Sat Superstore (I think they're called) in Newcastle to find out the cost of shipping a 1.8m Channel Master to Sweden, which turned out to be horrendous. So I've gone for a 1.8 CM ordered and installed through a Swedish installer. The CMs are excellent dishes and the gain of the 1.8 is almost as much as a 2.4 IRTE (45.5 db against 46.0 d<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />.Do you mean 1.8m or 80-100 cm? If it's the former, do you know this for a fact?Also I'm a bit surprised that you get nothing at all with a 1.4m dish. There should at least be some activity on the horizontal transponders at around 0800 and 1730. Are you using a digibox?BTW, if you're in the market for a new LNB, you should be thinking about one that performs well in the low band rather than one that 'just' quotes a good all-round noise figure of 0.3 dB.Corrigap</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Corrigapp, post: 24164, member: 390950"] @ rabbit When I looked into the IRTE dishes, I wasn't terribly impressed with the gain (they're prime focus IIRC and one is fully petallized). I then contacted Sat Superstore (I think they're called) in Newcastle to find out the cost of shipping a 1.8m Channel Master to Sweden, which turned out to be horrendous. So I've gone for a 1.8 CM ordered and installed through a Swedish installer. The CMs are excellent dishes and the gain of the 1.8 is almost as much as a 2.4 IRTE (45.5 db against 46.0 dB). Do you mean 1.8m or 80-100 cm? If it's the former, do you know this for a fact? Also I'm a bit surprised that you get nothing at all with a 1.4m dish. There should at least be some activity on the horizontal transponders at around 0800 and 1730. Are you using a digibox? BTW, if you're in the market for a new LNB, you should be thinking about one that performs well in the low band rather than one that 'just' quotes a good all-round noise figure of 0.3 dB. Corrigap [/QUOTE]

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