lnb upgrade

[billalahmed786]

i have a sky dish which was installed by sky in year 2000-2001, what mark is it most likly to be mk1 or mk2? Also does any1 recomend wher to buy a quad lnb for this dish?

 

[satelliteman]

Could be either. Can you post up a picture and I'm sure we can advise.

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[billalahmed786]

Could be either. Can you post up a picture and I'm sure we can advise.

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here are some pics, theyr not clear,, can u tell by these pics if its a mk1 or 2?

 

[satelliteman]

Channel Master 0.43m Mk1.

 

[billalahmed786]

Channel Master 0.43m Mk1.

so i would need a lnb for a mk1 dish,, iv had a look on ebay but carnt find any really for mk1 there are some which say comes with legacy adaptor is that suitable for mk1 dish?

 

[satelliteman]

Worth replacing the complete dish as the adaptor will not fit without butchering.

 

[billalahmed786]

Worth replacing the complete dish as the adaptor will not fit without butchering.

is it easy replacing the dish? could i just take the old one off and put the new one in the exact position (there abouts) i.e. putting the bracket holder in the same place or does it not work like that? i really dont want an engineer to do the job as they charge daft amount of money.

 

[satelliteman]

The Mk3 & Mk4 dishes come with a slightly different sized wall mount so probably best to replace. If you do manage to make the new dish fit to the existing L type (with the use of a U clamp), then mark up the dish before and then you won't be far away. Good luck

 

[billalahmed786]

The Mk3 & Mk4 dishes come with a slightly different sized wall mount so probably best to replace. If you do manage to make the new dish fit to the existing L type (with the use of a U clamp), then mark up the dish before and then you won't be far away. Good luck

if i use the wall mount supplied with the mk4 dish could i put it in the position of the old one and expect good signal or is it best to get a sat finder and do it that way?

 

[Robbo]

If you mount the new dish at exactly the same elevation and azimuth angle as the existing one you could strike lucky, but in general, no, you will need to align the dish using a signal meter of some sort, the Sky box has a built in one, that would probably suffice if you are patient.