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Jon Ireland · 21-04-08, 08:46 PM

HI there can anyone help me, i have been told i can receive astra2 28 deg and hotbird 13 deg on one 80cm dish. i have a lock on the astra but i do not seem to be able to get the hotbird signal to lock on my meter.

Analoguesat · 21-04-08, 08:50 PM

You will need an offset lnb and a disecq switch if you want to have both of them on one fixed dish. You cant get both of them on one lnb if the dish is fixed.

Robbo · 21-04-08, 09:26 PM

Hi,

You can either fit a motor or have an offset LNB as suggested by Analogue.

You would probably be better of focusing the dish on Hotbird and having the offset one for 28E.

Another option would be to fit an LNB for 19E too.

Robbo

kerrywez · 21-04-08, 09:38 PM

Hi mate, welcome to the forums.

What AS has said is correct, if you want to receive both Astra2 @28.2E and Hotbird @13E you will need to get yourself an offset LNB, that is a LNB which is at the correct angle to alow it to pick up the signal from Hotbird, the difference is only 15.2 degrees so it is quite easy to get both satellites.

You then need a disecq switch, to allow you to switch between the the two LNBs to receive the different satellites.

It would be possible to receive signals from 13E, 16E, 19.2E and 28.2E on the one dish, but it would need to be a 1Mtr dish. I say this because if you like to watch the footy you can get a card for it on 16E and the card is only about £180 for the year. If you look at AS equipment, at the bottom of his post, you will see that he has a 1Mtr dish and is getting 16E, 23E and 28.2E on it.

I am not the best to advise you about multi sat set ups, because both my dishes are motorised and I do not have multi sat on any dish. Hope this is of help to you and that someone else will be able to assist you further with you set up.

Very best regards Wez

21-04-08, 08:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jon Ireland Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hotbird and asta2 28 HI there can anyone help me, i have been told i can receive astra2 28 deg and hotbird 13 deg on one 80cm dish. i have a lock on the astra but i do not seem to be able to get the hotbird signal to lock on my meter.

21-04-08, 08:50 PM	#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: Hotbird and asta2 28 You will need an offset lnb and a disecq switch if you want to have both of them on one fixed dish. You cant get both of them on one lnb if the dish is fixed. __________________ 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!!

21-04-08, 09:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Robbo Satellite mad Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 9,374 Thanks: 97 Thanked 1,981 Times in 1,603 Posts	Re: Hotbird and asta2 28 Hi, You can either fit a motor or have an offset LNB as suggested by Analogue. You would probably be better of focusing the dish on Hotbird and having the offset one for 28E. Another option would be to fit an LNB for 19E too. Robbo __________________ القمر الصناعي هو أفضل TM600 linux,TM6800HD,TM5200,TM1000,TM2200 motor, Triax TD110 dish. Electronics Engineer and satellite installer.MBC Satellites

21-04-08, 09:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
kerrywez Grumpy Old Sat Man Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland Posts: 2,471 Thanks: 2,973 Thanked 639 Times in 505 Posts	Re: Hotbird and asta2 28 Hi mate, welcome to the forums. What AS has said is correct, if you want to receive both Astra2 @28.2E and Hotbird @13E you will need to get yourself an offset LNB, that is a LNB which is at the correct angle to alow it to pick up the signal from Hotbird, the difference is only 15.2 degrees so it is quite easy to get both satellites. You then need a disecq switch, to allow you to switch between the the two LNBs to receive the different satellites. It would be possible to receive signals from 13E, 16E, 19.2E and 28.2E on the one dish, but it would need to be a 1Mtr dish. I say this because if you like to watch the footy you can get a card for it on 16E and the card is only about £180 for the year. If you look at AS equipment, at the bottom of his post, you will see that he has a 1Mtr dish and is getting 16E, 23E and 28.2E on it. I am not the best to advise you about multi sat set ups, because both my dishes are motorised and I do not have multi sat on any dish. Hope this is of help to you and that someone else will be able to assist you further with you set up. Very best regards Wez __________________ Dreambox 7025, 250HDD, Dreambox 500s, 110 X 90Cm Hirschmann on Clarketech rotor, 1.2 Mtr. Channel Master. AZBox HD Running on E2. TM6900 super combo. Last edited by kerrywez; 21-04-08 at 09:41 PM. Reason: Typo