Best LNB for Astra 28.2ºE

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Are they up for sale anywhere? Had a quick search and can't locate any. Would give one a try just to see if there's any difference from the old Ultra..
 

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@italy2006 do you understand the language the speaker is talking in? Does the video mention any comparison of signal level, I think I heard 0.5dB? Looking at the feedhorn he puts into the original IBU he may be talking about use on prime focus dishes? :)

I've looked on various Amazon & eBay sites but couldn't see any for sale yet either.
 

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for horizontal frequencies the results better than vertical ones. testd on hispasat and eurobird 9.
 

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for horizontal frequencies the results better than vertical ones. testd on hispasat and eurobird 9.
Where can you buy it?
In Amazon I have not found it
 

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Hello everybody.
Out of curiosity I have tested these 3 LNBs on Astra 28 with a 1.5 m antenna. Do UK. From Spain.
-LNB twin GI 402
-LNB Blazer X2 Twin 0.1dB
-LNB Megasat High Gain Twin 0.1dB 70dB. With the latter, most of the TP of the UK beam were not seen.

Of the three, the Blazer X2 is better, but I have left the Inverto black ultra again. It is the one with the best signal in general and especially in 10847 V

Greetings.
 

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thats interesting i took apart an Titanium LNB the other month, and there was X2 embossed into the metal.
 

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"Curiosity" Question to those who have tried out PLL LNBs, especially in the "very sunny" regions of Europe - have they shown to be more resistant to local oscillator ("LO") frequency drift when the temperature rises "a lot" (i.e. to, say, 35C-45C, or even higher) ??
 

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i would answer, if i knew what you was on about
 

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i would answer, if i knew what you was on about
Basically, AFAIK, non-PLL ("Phase Locked Loop") LNBs can suffer variations in the LO frequency - and thus effectively drops in Signal levels - due to wide temperature variations, whereas PPL LNBs have additional internal circuits which can (hopefully!) minimise the extent to which those variations happen. If you "need to know more" then I suggest you do a bit "Googling" the subject.
 

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thanks - understood. i dont think we'll know for a long time as to how they fair up - i guess they have to be in use for a long time before your question can be answered
not sure how many people have bothered with PLL
 

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With Inverto Black Ultra's, I've had a couple fail completely due to excess heat, usually when we have temperatures in the upper 20's centigrade for a few weeks, which admittedly is quite a rare occurrence. I've never experienced 'drift' with the IBU, nor have I tried a PLL LNB.
 

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Hello everybody.
Out of curiosity I have tested these 3 LNBs on Astra 28 with a 1.5 m antenna. Do UK. From Spain.
-LNB twin GI 402
-LNB Blazer X2 Twin 0.1dB
-LNB Megasat High Gain Twin 0.1dB 70dB. With the latter, most of the TP of the UK beam were not seen.

Of the three, the Blazer X2 is better, but I have left the Inverto black ultra again. It is the one with the best signal in general and especially in 10847 V

Greetings.
Hello everybody.
Following the advice of a British installer living in Valencia and a member of this forum, I have tried the LNB Inverto Twin Home Pro and the Inverto Twin red extend long neck.
Definitely the Home Pro PLL is better than the IBU, at least where I live.

 

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New Black ultra arriving...i got 2 fresh from Germany...first tests very promising..will get back to you as soon as I do some additional tests..
 

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Which website did you buy them from? :)
 

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Which website did you buy them from? i want to buy a
 
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