This will make your LNB "Covid Secure"!

Tony1A

Never going back to Sky TV. Ever!
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Humax HDR1100S Freesat Recorder. Medion HD satellite box with Gibertini 1m motorised dish. Triax TD78 for Freesat. Triax TD64 for Freesat to 3 rooms. 2 Panasonic Freeview+ HD recorders.
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Do these things actually work or are they just a gimmick?
 

Lazarus

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80cm Motorised.
Several small Dishes.
Much else.
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North York Moors
One thing's for sure, they don't combat storm disruption of the Uplink!
 

Terryl

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Deep in the Boonies in the central Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
In broadcasting and the CATV field, we tried everything to eliminate weather related signal fades, the only tried and true method found was to use bigger dishes, take a look at some of the dishes outside a CATV head end, they are not the 1 meter size used by most home installs, in one location (Alaska) we had to use a 15 meter dish just to get a stable year round Ku band down link. "C" band is the most stable for use with the network and premium channel down links, it is the better band to use for weather related fades.
 

jeallen01

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OH BOY, are you guys are "getting serious" about something that was posted "just for a laugh"!:-rofl2
 

Terryl

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Deep in the Boonies in the central Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
Those weather protective devices for the LNB are as effective as putting a condom on after you have s_x.......:-rofl2:-rofl2:-rofl2
 

dmaavrigdo

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1.2m Laminas OFC1200 dish
Inverto Quad Black Ultra IDLT-QDL412-ULTRA-OPN
Octagon SF8008 twin
Yamaha HTR-2067
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Vansbro Sweden
Do these things actually work or are they just a gimmick?
I think mine helps keep the LNB face dry. Half a 5 litre water bottle and a bit of scrap metal.
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Terryl

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But what about the several thousand tons of water vapor in those nasty dark clouds up there???

Dry or not the LNB cant see the very very weak signals (in the pico watt range) from the satellites when that's in the way.
 

dmaavrigdo

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Octagon SF8008 twin
Yamaha HTR-2067
My Location
Vansbro Sweden
But what about the several thousand tons of water vapor in those nasty dark clouds up there???

Dry or not the LNB cant see the very very weak signals (in the pico watt range) from the satellites when that's in the way.
Yes I know but it saves me a few trips up and down the stairs to wipe the drops off that do stop the signal.
 
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