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<blockquote data-quote="nelson_b" data-source="post: 647443" data-attributes="member: 296628">hi - Satcom1 - to be&nbsp; honest&nbsp; i,v never compared the conical Scalar&nbsp; to a flat scalar until very recently&nbsp; i was&nbsp; under the&nbsp; impression&nbsp; that a conical feed&nbsp; was&nbsp; needed-- on a&nbsp; offset&nbsp; dish -- whatever the&nbsp; size but as you have said - and elsewhere - i have read&nbsp; , some&nbsp; say&nbsp; no benefit&nbsp; on a larger dish .i have&nbsp; a flat scalar&nbsp; and&nbsp; will&nbsp; compare it&nbsp;&nbsp; when i get the&nbsp; chance --i bought a DMX741U combination C and k.u. l.n.b. including dielectric plate and conical feed -- from america -- early this&nbsp; summer a flat scalar&nbsp; came as part of that package the DMX741U was rather&nbsp; a dissapoinment&nbsp; to me - for use&nbsp; on a offset&nbsp; dish&nbsp; here in england the C band side&nbsp; was not&nbsp; too bad&nbsp; but&nbsp; was outperformed&nbsp; by&nbsp; the £11.00 pauxis that i got&nbsp; from china -l.o.l. and the&nbsp; K/u part was poor&nbsp; for use on a offset&nbsp; dish ---the feed in the k/u part is designed for prime focus -( flat scalar ) so will only pick up very strong satellites -- and the signal is weakened futher by needing the dielectric plate inserted in order to recieve&nbsp; the C band L and R circular transponders --&nbsp; that are&nbsp; mostly&nbsp; used&nbsp; for C band-- here --and in Europe i,m&nbsp; sure&nbsp; the DMX741U works well enough&nbsp; for&nbsp; most&nbsp; peoples needs&nbsp; on a large&nbsp; prime&nbsp; focus&nbsp; dish <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=":)" />poor weather forcast&nbsp; tonight&nbsp;&nbsp; for&nbsp; n.w. england tonight&nbsp; --i will report&nbsp; my&nbsp; comparison&nbsp; findings - when&nbsp; i can regards&nbsp; nelson.b</blockquote>

[QUOTE="nelson_b, post: 647443, member: 296628"] hi - Satcom1 - to be honest i,v never compared the conical Scalar to a flat scalar until very recently i was under the impression that a conical feed was needed-- on a offset dish -- whatever the size but as you have said - and elsewhere - i have read , some say no benefit on a larger dish . i have a flat scalar and will compare it when i get the chance -- i bought a DMX741U combination C and k.u. l.n.b. including dielectric plate and conical feed -- from america -- early this summer a flat scalar came as part of that package the DMX741U was rather a dissapoinment to me - for use on a offset dish here in england the C band side was not too bad but was outperformed by the £11.00 pauxis that i got from china -l.o.l. and the K/u part was poor for use on a offset dish --- the feed in the k/u part is designed for prime focus -( flat scalar ) so will only pick up very strong satellites -- and the signal is weakened futher by needing the dielectric plate inserted in order to recieve the C band L and R circular transponders -- that are mostly used for C band-- here --and in Europe i,m sure the DMX741U works well enough for most peoples needs on a large prime focus dish :) poor weather forcast tonight for n.w. england tonight -- i will report my comparison findings - when i can regards nelson.b [/QUOTE]

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