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teaplease · 04-07-07, 08:34 PM

hello all.got a free satellite dish from a large block of flats and just need some info:
I don't no what size the dish is or how u measure it,it 29"width by 33" high help??
Also it has a alps universal lnb,lo.9.75/10.60ghz and 4 cable input high:h/v and low h/v.
want got go motorised but still a lot of reading to do.I'm in kent please help Any info will do thanks

wod · 04-07-07, 10:01 PM

sounds like a 80 or 90cm dish with a quattro lnb on it which you will need to change before you can use the dish

the quattro lnb was used to feed some multiswitches so all the residents could receive satellite tv in the flats you got it from

a cheap but good lnb like inverto or smart titanium will be a good choice to replace it with

madrat · 05-07-07, 02:24 AM

This FREE satellite dish you got, theirs not a group of residents all suddenly wondering why there sky has gone off is their

:roflmao:

Only kidding.

teaplease · 05-07-07, 07:13 PM

thanks for help,got a old sky lnb will that work i do i need to buy new one?
also i bit confused about setting up dish(getting the angles right)?

dint leave people with no sky as flats to be knocked down, also got a teeves dat 75 Ariel
you would be amazed what i can pick up for free on this job!

wod · 05-07-07, 08:46 PM

no, i'd suggest buying a new lnb you will need a 40mm one if the dish is the round type and not a minidish size

lnbs are cheap around a tenner for a smart titanium off that auction site

madrat · 06-07-07, 12:12 AM

Make sure is A universal LNB and not one for a sky dish. And a good quality cable, RG6 is the minimum you should use.

Examples on ebay are

260132375351

280129644347

If you want to run more than one receiver or use SKY plus you will need a twin or quad Universal LNB

330143054904

230146768593

You could also try the following web sites.

_http://www.wizardsatellite.co.uk/
_http://www.satcure.com/index.html
_http://www.satellitesuperstore.com/fixed-dishes.htm

BGonaSTICK · 06-07-07, 11:15 AM

RG6 is a low-cost option, but its aluminium (or aluminium coated plastic film) screen is just not as good as copper.

Sure, it'll work, but you'll get significantly more signal loss - made worse by longer cable runs - and a higher possibility of interference.

It's really worth paying the extra for copper - CT100/H109F/WC100 is the minimum spec. I would recommend.

madrat · 06-07-07, 03:28 PM

Thats why I said RG6 should be the minimum you should use. I always use H109F

BGonaSTICK · 06-07-07, 04:07 PM

I would never use RG6 either.

madrat · 06-07-07, 05:31 PM

I have used RG6 but only for short runs and for digital TV

04-07-07, 08:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
teaplease Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	dish size & lnb help hello all.got a free satellite dish from a large block of flats and just need some info: I don't no what size the dish is or how u measure it,it 29"width by 33" high help?? Also it has a alps universal lnb,lo.9.75/10.60ghz and 4 cable input high:h/v and low h/v. want got go motorised but still a lot of reading to do.I'm in kent please help Any info will do thanks

04-07-07, 10:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
wod Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,002 Thanks: 10 Thanked 37 Times in 36 Posts	Re: dish size & lnb help sounds like a 80 or 90cm dish with a quattro lnb on it which you will need to change before you can use the dish the quattro lnb was used to feed some multiswitches so all the residents could receive satellite tv in the flats you got it from a cheap but good lnb like inverto or smart titanium will be a good choice to replace it with __________________ 90cm andrews/jaeger 1224 motor,Vantage x221tsci, tms-1500ci+, skystar 2, diablo v2.3 setanta on 60cm minidish

05-07-07, 02:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
madrat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 1,705 Thanks: 4 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts	Re: dish size & lnb help This FREE satellite dish you got, theirs not a group of residents all suddenly wondering why there sky has gone off is their :roflmao: Only kidding. __________________ *I want it and I want it now*

05-07-07, 07:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
teaplease Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: dish size & lnb help thanks for help,got a old sky lnb will that work i do i need to buy new one? also i bit confused about setting up dish(getting the angles right)? dint leave people with no sky as flats to be knocked down, also got a teeves dat 75 Ariel you would be amazed what i can pick up for free on this job!

05-07-07, 08:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
wod Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,002 Thanks: 10 Thanked 37 Times in 36 Posts	Re: dish size & lnb help no, i'd suggest buying a new lnb you will need a 40mm one if the dish is the round type and not a minidish size lnbs are cheap around a tenner for a smart titanium off that auction site __________________ 90cm andrews/jaeger 1224 motor,Vantage x221tsci, tms-1500ci+, skystar 2, diablo v2.3 setanta on 60cm minidish


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06-07-07, 12:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
madrat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 1,705 Thanks: 4 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts	Re: dish size & lnb help Make sure is A universal LNB and not one for a sky dish. And a good quality cable, RG6 is the minimum you should use. Examples on ebay are 260132375351 280129644347 If you want to run more than one receiver or use SKY plus you will need a twin or quad Universal LNB 330143054904 230146768593 You could also try the following web sites. _http://www.wizardsatellite.co.uk/ _http://www.satcure.com/index.html _http://www.satellitesuperstore.com/fixed-dishes.htm __________________ *I want it and I want it now*

06-07-07, 11:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,633 Thanks: 3 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	Re: dish size & lnb help RG6 is a low-cost option, but its aluminium (or aluminium coated plastic film) screen is just not as good as copper. Sure, it'll work, but you'll get significantly more signal loss - made worse by longer cable runs - and a higher possibility of interference. It's really worth paying the extra for copper - CT100/H109F/WC100 is the minimum spec. I would recommend. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

06-07-07, 03:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
madrat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 1,705 Thanks: 4 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts	Re: dish size & lnb help Thats why I said RG6 should be the minimum you should use. I always use H109F __________________ *I want it and I want it now*

06-07-07, 04:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,633 Thanks: 3 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	Re: dish size & lnb help I would never use RG6 either. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

06-07-07, 05:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
madrat Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 1,705 Thanks: 4 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts	Re: dish size & lnb help I have used RG6 but only for short runs and for digital TV __________________ *I want it and I want it now*