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Monoblock LNBs 6° Astra/hotbird type..which is the best,most sensitive to weak signals?
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<blockquote data-quote="jeallen01" data-source="post: 1120992" data-attributes="member: 176704"><p>Basic 4-way DiSEqC switches:</p><p>- 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).</p><p>- 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.</p><p>- 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.</p><p></p><p>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! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>That's really all there is (or should be) to do!</p><p></p><p>As for signal loss, that's marginal at around 1-2 dB per LNB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jeallen01, post: 1120992, member: 176704"] 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 [/QUOTE]
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