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milli260876 · 09-09-08, 10:29 PM

What is the difference ? i've just been looking at buying a quad lnb but am puzzled by what the difference is between these 2??
links supplied below...

SatEuropa.co.uk: Inverto Silver Tech 0.2dB Quattro LNB

SatEuropa.co.uk: Inverto Silver Tech 0.2dB Quad LNB

Robbo · 09-09-08, 10:35 PM

A quattro LNB is for feeding to a multiswitch and has four DIFFERENT outputs:

Low band vertica/high band vertical/low band horizontal/high band horizontal.

You can't feed a quattro straight to a receiver as you would only get say 1/4 of the available transponders.

A quad LNB IS for feeding straight to a receiver. It has four IDENTICAL outputs.

Each output is capable of being switched between low band or high band and between vertical or horizontal polarisation. The receiver selects which combination it needs using different LNB supply voltages and the presence or not of a 22kHz tone.

Robbo

milli260876 · 09-09-08, 10:50 PM

cheers robbo you are slowly becoming my personal magic 8 ball (ish!!)

penta dish just ordered!!! so be prepared for more head pecking...

wod · 09-09-08, 10:51 PM

should be straight forward as long as you put the lnb the right way

milli260876 · 09-09-08, 10:53 PM

going to motorise it too and judging by the faff about i had with my freesat dish skystar set-up straight forward doesn't come into it...!!!!

Robbo · 09-09-08, 11:06 PM

Installing a motorised dish is very straight forward, especially when you have done it about 15 times.

milli260876 · 09-09-08, 11:46 PM

i know this is a daft question before i ask it but i'm gonna anyway...
7.0w with a penta ?
No...
Thought not!

Robbo · 10-09-08, 12:21 AM

Possibly some transponders like 11977V and a couple of other stronger verticals, it depends where you are in the UK.

I used to get them on my 90cm Fortec star, with the Inverto silvertech LNB.

09-09-08, 10:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
milli260876 30W-53E... Done Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Barnsley, Sth Yorks Posts: 295 Thanks: 23 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts	quattro or quad lnb?? What is the difference ? i've just been looking at buying a quad lnb but am puzzled by what the difference is between these 2?? links supplied below... SatEuropa.co.uk: Inverto Silver Tech 0.2dB Quattro LNB SatEuropa.co.uk: Inverto Silver Tech 0.2dB Quad LNB

09-09-08, 10:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Robbo Satellite mad Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 9,374 Thanks: 97 Thanked 1,981 Times in 1,603 Posts	Re: quattro or quad lnb?? A quattro LNB is for feeding to a multiswitch and has four DIFFERENT outputs: Low band vertica/high band vertical/low band horizontal/high band horizontal. You can't feed a quattro straight to a receiver as you would only get say 1/4 of the available transponders. A quad LNB IS for feeding straight to a receiver. It has four IDENTICAL outputs. Each output is capable of being switched between low band or high band and between vertical or horizontal polarisation. The receiver selects which combination it needs using different LNB supply voltages and the presence or not of a 22kHz tone. Robbo __________________ القمر الصناعي هو أفضل TM600 linux,TM6800HD,TM5200,TM1000,TM2200 motor, Triax TD110 dish. Electronics Engineer and satellite installer.MBC Satellites

09-09-08, 10:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
milli260876 30W-53E... Done Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Barnsley, Sth Yorks Posts: 295 Thanks: 23 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts	Re: quattro or quad lnb?? cheers robbo you are slowly becoming my personal magic 8 ball (ish!!) penta dish just ordered!!! so be prepared for more head pecking...

09-09-08, 10:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
wod Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,299 Thanks: 18 Thanked 93 Times in 82 Posts	Re: quattro or quad lnb?? should be straight forward as long as you put the lnb the right way

09-09-08, 10:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
milli260876 30W-53E... Done Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Barnsley, Sth Yorks Posts: 295 Thanks: 23 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts	Re: quattro or quad lnb?? going to motorise it too and judging by the faff about i had with my freesat dish skystar set-up straight forward doesn't come into it...!!!!

09-09-08, 11:06 PM	#6 (permalink)
Robbo Satellite mad Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 9,374 Thanks: 97 Thanked 1,981 Times in 1,603 Posts	Re: quattro or quad lnb?? Installing a motorised dish is very straight forward, especially when you have done it about 15 times. __________________ القمر الصناعي هو أفضل TM600 linux,TM6800HD,TM5200,TM1000,TM2200 motor, Triax TD110 dish. Electronics Engineer and satellite installer.MBC Satellites

09-09-08, 11:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
milli260876 30W-53E... Done Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Barnsley, Sth Yorks Posts: 295 Thanks: 23 Thanked 16 Times in 16 Posts	Re: quattro or quad lnb?? i know this is a daft question before i ask it but i'm gonna anyway... 7.0w with a penta ? No... Thought not!

10-09-08, 12:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
Robbo Satellite mad Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 9,374 Thanks: 97 Thanked 1,981 Times in 1,603 Posts	Re: quattro or quad lnb?? Possibly some transponders like 11977V and a couple of other stronger verticals, it depends where you are in the UK. I used to get them on my 90cm Fortec star, with the Inverto silvertech LNB. __________________ القمر الصناعي هو أفضل TM600 linux,TM6800HD,TM5200,TM1000,TM2200 motor, Triax TD110 dish. Electronics Engineer and satellite installer.MBC Satellites

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