F/D Focal point on prime focus dish

dave branson

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I have a 1.8 irte prime focus dish,when i calculate the focal point using
using the programme of satellites-comunications.com,it gives a focal length of 67.5 cms.
On checking the my dish the focal length is some 75 cms.
At the moment I get BBC/ITV during the day,goes off about 19-00 hrs,
in the winter it lasts a lot longer,but thats another dicussion.
I am using a Invacom quad and adjustable feed horn,which is at maximum on the lnb bracket,( set to 0,41 f/d ) leaving the focal length
at 75 cms.
so my question is ,is the focal length very important, if so,where can i get a longer feedhorn.
 

Neophasis

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Use the SMW Depolarizer/Waveguide

http://www.smw.se/res/pdf/feedhorn.pdf

Remove the plastic teflon part inside the waveguide and it will work great for you.

Connect the feedhorn to one side and the LNB to the other side, that way you get a longer feed.
 

Llew

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You'll need the C120/120 adaptor to match waveguide to Invacom LNB.

Llew
 

dcdi36

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Hello.
I read on another old thread here that Invacom Flange twin and quad lnbs perform better than single output.
Why is that when usually lnbs with more outputs give poorer results.
For example Inverto black ultra quad is 8% worse than single output.
 
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