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<blockquote data-quote="Adam792" data-source="post: 1110600" data-attributes="member: 330868">I have a zone 2 dish with three LNBs - 28.2°E - 19.2°E - 13°E (with 19.2°E at the centre).I use a 40mm LNB adapter and standard 40mm LNBs for this, with a similar multi-LNB bracket to the one in your second link [USER=416667]@Offtensive[/USER] - <a href="https://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/threads/astra-1-2-and-hotbird-on-a-zone-2-mini-dish.162861/page-4#post-1099255" target="_blank">Astra 1, 2 and Hotbird on a zone 2 mini dish?</a>Looking at the Hybrid Sky Q LNB in your pictures, the problem you might have is that it doesn't have much 'neck' so you might struggle to push it far enough in the multibracket to ensure it's at the right distance from the dish face compared with the other LNBs.I've never tried with the Q LNB, but I did try with some standard Sky quads a while back with the same bracket. The problem is similar on those in that the 38mm part of the neck is short, and ends up not being the bit you need to clasp the LNB holder to to get them close enough to the dish face. They have a thicker (thicker than 40mm) bit of neck at the back which is where the bracket needs to sit, so it doesn't fit at all.As others have said, even with Zone 2 I'd recommend having Astra 19.2°E in the middle with the other two either side. My Astra 2 signal is still hugely strong with this setup, and Hotbird 13°E is also fine - a couple of the transponders are a bit more susceptible to rain fade in very bad weather on there as 13°E is a little weaker than the other two, but most of the time it works perfectly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Adam792, post: 1110600, member: 330868"] I have a zone 2 dish with three LNBs - 28.2°E - 19.2°E - 13°E (with 19.2°E at the centre). I use a 40mm LNB adapter and standard 40mm LNBs for this, with a similar multi-LNB bracket to the one in your second link [USER=416667]@Offtensive[/USER] - [URL='https://www.satellites.co.uk/forums/threads/astra-1-2-and-hotbird-on-a-zone-2-mini-dish.162861/page-4#post-1099255']Astra 1, 2 and Hotbird on a zone 2 mini dish?[/URL] Looking at the Hybrid Sky Q LNB in your pictures, the problem you might have is that it doesn't have much 'neck' so you might struggle to push it far enough in the multibracket to ensure it's at the right distance from the dish face compared with the other LNBs. I've never tried with the Q LNB, but I did try with some standard Sky quads a while back with the same bracket. The problem is similar on those in that the 38mm part of the neck is short, and ends up not being the bit you need to clasp the LNB holder to to get them close enough to the dish face. They have a thicker (thicker than 40mm) bit of neck at the back which is where the bracket needs to sit, so it doesn't fit at all. As others have said, even with Zone 2 I'd recommend having Astra 19.2°E in the middle with the other two either side. My Astra 2 signal is still hugely strong with this setup, and Hotbird 13°E is also fine - a couple of the transponders are a bit more susceptible to rain fade in very bad weather on there as 13°E is a little weaker than the other two, but most of the time it works perfectly. [/QUOTE]

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