Mad Scientist strikes again! Poor Man's DISH500+/1000+

**Smith, P.** · 09-14-2006 04:23 PM

I would replace the perf board to solid plastic, like pictured at post#25 (Mad Scientist strikes again! Poor Man's DISH500+/1000+)

**envying** · 11-14-2006 02:55 PM

Anybody else has further comments?

**Smith, P.** · 11-14-2006 03:39 PM

Nothing changed since that thread done.
Perhaps "Repoint Kit" will be available, soon

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**Smith, P.** · 12-18-2006 07:46 PM

sort of other type of mad scientist

On top you can see two multiplexor control ICs (ZLNB155) - one for each output;
on buttom - Motorola custom processor processing Dish DP (DiSEqC) commands and 2:2 mux matrix.
(First picture - bottom side)

**Smith, P.** · 12-19-2006 08:39 PM

A couple more pictures of DP LNBF guts.

**Smith, P.** · 01-12-2007 02:16 PM

A few pictures before desoldering PCBs.

And after.

Check out how differently done the "de-circularization" mode - used different shape of throat's insert, now it's staircase metal type and V/H probes located under 180°, not 90° as in previous model.

**hl0103** · 01-23-2007 01:11 PM

Found this thread a few days ago. Very help and thank for the good information. I modded a Direcway LNBF(11.7- 12.2Ghz) to get Echo 7 and got a reasonable result (pulling in 250+ channel). Some TPs even had singal quality of 100. But a few of TPs (e.g. TP12516 ) had very low quality( ~30&#37

even though signal strength is ok (~75%). Is there any way to fine tune the mod to improve the signal quality of those TPs?

**Smith, P.** · 01-23-2007 05:54 PM

I would check the 119W tp21 signal with regular Dish receiver.

**lucid1** · 01-27-2007 04:07 PM

Ok, I have a Superdish 119/110/105 that is mounted and aimed, but I am not using it. If I convert the 105 lnb to circular, put it where the 119 lnb is, connect it and my dish 1000 to my 622 using the switch that came with the superdish, what will happen? I will assume that nothing happens, so my next question is can I get 118.7 with the equipment I have if I just mod it and aim it properly.
Thanks for helping a newb,
CRH

**Smith, P.** · 01-27-2007 07:16 PM

Yes, after mod of the Ku FSS DP LNBF (105W) and aiming at ~119W and connecting the cable to Port#4 of your DPP44, you'll have programming from the 118.75W sat ( if your sub cover them ).