Thread: looking to get c band lnb need help choosing

ok the ? is i what to put a stb in every room in the house what kind of lnb should i get and from who

I'd use a
C2 from SatelliteAV

or a
DMX242 from Galaxy-Marketing


.
Both are site sponsors, but even better... both work quite well.

Here's an alternative:
Chaparral Dual Feed


.
But you'll also need
two C-band LNBs


to go with it.

THEN, you follow the two LNBs (or outputs from the LNBFs), with a 4x8 multiswitch.
Each of the eight outputs goes to a receiver.
...and you can even connect another dual-output LNBf to the multiswitch, if you like. -

Where does one buy one of those feeds? Does Chaparral sell to individuals?

Multi feeds.

If in the USA try Skyvision.

If in Canada try RPS satellite.

The very best and most expensive feedhorn and lnbs would be a chapperal dual feedhorn with two Norsat lnbs. One lnb will be Horizontal and the other would be vertical ran into a multiswitch. each of your other receivers would feed off the multiswitch so any combination of polarities are accessible any time to each receiver.

The cheaper route that still will work fine is a dual output lnbf.

For giggles sake, if money was no object (and even though it really is) what would be your choice of Norsat?

Well, I just used Google: "chaparral feedhorn 11-1329-1 "
They can be had for about 1/2 of list.
But another company, ADL, also makes a similar device.
(not to be confused with dual-band Orthomode feeds for C & KU - they're an arm 'n a leg)
There are Chinese C-only models out there, currently in production.
Saw one in Stogie5150's latest rebuild pictures: How I Learned To Love The Bomb...Or...Paraclipse Modifications......

If you do go that way, then it's probably also worth a more involved discussion of C-band LNBs, too.
But, most of the above has been discussed here on the forum, so it's a good resource for more info.

And someone else made a feed with two LNBs built into or onto it.
Don't think they were removable.
I forget the name or the brand (Pico Macom ?), but saw it in a picture LinuxMan once posted.
Think he found them surplus (or in-service on an old dish), and I don't know if they're currently in production.
(oops, found 'em listed on the Global-CM web site, so do some Googling for more info)

Are there any performance benefits to the dual band dual ortho feeds over a vanilla dual band lnb that make spending the money worth it?

how can i set up a multi room system im going to be using 5 stb's
like what lnb i need what switch and soon please help i cant wait to be up and running thanks