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laz · 25-01-07, 11:13 AM

Hi all,

I have been given a Thomson LNB from an old sky dish, can you tell me if I can use it with my lidl dish and comag receiver , so I can pick up 2 sats from one dish.(I have an lnb switch which I bought from ebay)
Also the Thomson LNB has a switch with 5 positions underneath it...any ideas what this is for?

Cheers

Laz

Analoguesat · 25-01-07, 11:29 AM

If the dish is under 80cm diameter its going to be a bit small for multi sat reception.

Sky lnb's are designed for oval dishes not round ones.

But have a go and see what you can find - you arent going to lose anything apart from an hour of your time, and you may find it gives acceptable results

Half the fun of the hobby is finding what works for you as no two enthusiasts have exactly the same requirements.

The "switch" on the bottom of the lnb rotates the lnb inside the housing to set the "skew"

laz · 25-01-07, 11:35 AM

Thanks Analoguesat,
I was just wondering if the switch changed the voltage it worked on or something...dont know much about sky.. I have a lidl 80cm dish, so I'll mess around with it and see what I get.

Thanks again

Laz

Analoguesat · 25-01-07, 05:48 PM

Please report back and let us know

25-01-07, 11:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
laz Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thomson LNB switch Hi all, I have been given a Thomson LNB from an old sky dish, can you tell me if I can use it with my lidl dish and comag receiver , so I can pick up 2 sats from one dish.(I have an lnb switch which I bought from ebay) Also the Thomson LNB has a switch with 5 positions underneath it...any ideas what this is for? Cheers Laz

25-01-07, 11:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,339 Times in 990 Posts	Re: Thomson LNB switch If the dish is under 80cm diameter its going to be a bit small for multi sat reception. Sky lnb's are designed for oval dishes not round ones. But have a go and see what you can find - you arent going to lose anything apart from an hour of your time, and you may find it gives acceptable results Half the fun of the hobby is finding what works for you as no two enthusiasts have exactly the same requirements. The "switch" on the bottom of the lnb rotates the lnb inside the housing to set the "skew" __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!

25-01-07, 11:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
laz Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Thomson LNB switch Thanks Analoguesat, I was just wondering if the switch changed the voltage it worked on or something...dont know much about sky.. I have a lidl 80cm dish, so I'll mess around with it and see what I get. Thanks again Laz

25-01-07, 05:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Analoguesat manic midlander retired mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 11,668 Thanks: 21 Thanked 1,339 Times in 990 Posts	Re: Thomson LNB switch Please report back and let us know __________________ Basic forum rules for both satellite & cable: no keys no patches no offering or asking for card shares Anyone pm'ing me for details of card sharing or anything to do with hacking cable will be banned immediately Analogue forever!!