Monoblock LNBs 6° Astra/hotbird type..which is the best,most sensitive to weak signals?

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And, generally, will be easier and more precise to set up (speaking from, never to be repeated, "experience"!) - although you might well need slimline (23mm neck") LNBs to allow them to be mounted a bit closer together.
Another - not yet mentioned - advantage of 2x single LNB's over a monobloc is that they can be used with a 4-way(+) DiSEqC switch and thus allowing one to add LNB's for a 3rd or 4th Sat (possibly on a separate dish??) if you want to try that, whereas a monobloc has its own internal A & B switch and thus making adding a 3rd/4th LNB somewhat more complex to set up in the receiver menus.
 

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whereas a monobloc has its own internal A & B switch and thus making adding a 3rd/4th LNB somewhat more complex to set up in the receiver menus.

Well, the menu settings would (should) follow the physical setup.

It's more the physical setup that you have to think about, I would say; e.g. as in this photo here (possible solution still under diseqc 1.0): Unifying Monoblock + Single LNB.

But of course other solutions are possible, under diseqc 1.0, or 1.1.
(Diseqc 1.0 solutions might not work flawlessly, if the diseqc command is not sent with a repeat. I believe some (older?) receivers do not support that. That makes switching to the B port a bit tedious...)

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Another - not yet mentioned - advantage of 2x single LNB's over a monobloc is that they can be used with a 4-way(+) DiSEqC switch and thus allowing one to add LNB's for a 3rd or 4th Sat (possibly on a separate dish??) if you want to try that, whereas a monobloc has its own internal A & B switch and thus making adding a 3rd/4th LNB somewhat more complex to set up in the receiver menus.
I can easily move the dish myself,so,indeed,a screw adjustable monoblock LNB would be convenient for me
I ordered one...
 

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got the thing very fast from amazon... it is NOT a monoblock,it s got 2 cables out
when a monoblock has one... don t know what I ll do with it
 

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got the thing very fast from amazon... it is NOT a monoblock,it s got 2 cables out
when a monoblock has one... don t know what I ll do with it


If it is the Dintel, then it actually is a Monoblock by virtue of being a homogeneous unit with two LNB heads. The difference between it and "conventional" Monoblocks is the absence of an integral DiSEqC switch - is that a problem?
 

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yes,because I usually have the astra 2 dedicated fixed dish on one entry of my twin-receiver
and the monoblock on a "mobile" dish on the other entry & it has 2 entries... so!
and a monoblock has 1 cable out!
 

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got the thing very fast from amazon... it is NOT a monoblock,it s got 2 cables out
when a monoblock has one... don t know what I ll do with it
I didn't look at the link to the Dintel until just now - at which it became clear to me, as it should have to you, that the device has separate o/p's for each LNB :rolleyes:

As for your receiver, can you not use an external DiSEqC switch for the 2 cables to one LNB i/p and set the receiver in the menuse to use DiSEqC for that i/p?

If not, then just send it back to Amazon with the reason that it's not suitable for the purpose - that way, you might get a free return.

Still comes back to my original point that completely separate single LNB's would be a far better idea - especially as you can then set the skew individually for each LNB, whereas you can't with that monobloc!
 

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so,a pretty useless device...cost me under 10 euros so i m not too preoccupied
i still am waiting for another parcel ;if I catch the guy i 'll try to return it.
Thanks for the advice anyway!!
is it easy to install an external DiSEqC switch? and program it on the receiver?

People who use brackets with 3,4or5 lnbs on them..must use DiSEqC switches..
.how many lnbs cables can you connect to 1 DiSEqC switch?
 

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If you're using a monoblock then your receiver should already be programmed to use the settings of the internal diseqc switch of a "traditional" monoblock.

All you need is an external diseqc, a 2-way or 4-way one will do fine for you.
 

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( A 4-way switch might even be cheaper than a 2-way switch! Just a hint.... )

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Is that the thing?
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Basic 4-way DiSEqC switches:
- can be very cheap (but DO NOT buy anything branded "BEST" on Amazon - i had a lot of problems with those!) - although those from EMP-Centauri are probably some of the best but more expensive (and sometimes difficult to find - at least in the UK).
- are easy to install - 1 extra short length of sat cable and 2 extra F plugs for each LNB - but it's a good idea to locate the switch where there is some protection from rain etc.., and that might mean that the extra cables are quite long.
- are easy to set up in the receiver - just go into the menus and look for the DiSEqc settings and turn on DiSEqC 1.0, then select ports A-D or 1-4 for each LNB as appropriate.

You can also get 8-1 & 10-1 way switches (but I wouldn't recommend the latter) - and then there's switches like the 16-1 EMP-Centauri down at the bottom of my garden! :D

That's really all there is (or should be) to do!

As for signal loss, that's marginal at around 1-2 dB per LNB
 

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I have an Inverto twin LNB, one output direct to a receiver, the other goes through a DiSEqC switch. Signal strength is lower on the output which goes through switch but more importantly signal quality/dB readings are identical.
 

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or i may get a not too expensive additional receiver to connect an additional "dx" dish... with separate lnbs
 

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Another question Re Albania:I get 90% power(strenth) and 10-15% quality... and a decent pictiure although it varies with clouds
What s wrong when I get 10% quality & 90% strenth?
 

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I see ... thank you for the sound advice!
since I manually point my dish,I appreciate having 2 sats in one go,like 13 and 19/ 16 and 9/1w and 4.8 east...
but I get your point, a single LNB means more precision

also,I notice different "pointings"/elevations/ on 16 East between Romania/croats and slovenes/ and the Kosovo-Albania group...
they seem to be on slighly different points of the Clarke Belt,thereby needing some precision fiddling.
Albania needs more elevation than Slovenia for example
Not true, (unless you are using a dish greater than say 3m) all transponders will be received from the same position in space, unless there are two satellites in the same orbital slot and one is in inclined orbit. In that case the shifting transponders will appear both below and above the stationary arc position depending on the time of day viewed.
 
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