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11-10-2009, 05:49 PM
| | SatelliteGuys Freshman | | Join Date: Aug 7th, 2006
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| | | 1 meter dish and dual lnb
I have a small round dish 1 meter and wanted to know if a dual lnb (ku and c band) would work on it and if so what would be recommended and do i need an adapter for the lnb or anything else
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11-10-2009, 05:55 PM
|  | AZBOX EliteHD proud owner | | Supporting Founder Join Date: Jul 18th, 2005 Location: 34n 118w
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Ku woks great with a 1m dish, Cband not so great. If you were playing with a 1.2m then it's a different story.
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11-10-2009, 06:01 PM
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well the size is a guess it might be. I had no idea that sized mattered that much. So if it is a 1.2 meter dish then it would be fine?
I will try and find out then. So a dual would be great for a 1.2 meter dish then ?\
and can I hook up a motor like I have on my BUD that moves the dish?
I don't have my bud hooked up and I was given the small dish and I well I thought I might try it since I have the fta receiver and all.
thanks for the info
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11-10-2009, 06:04 PM
| | AZBOX EliteHD proud owner | | Supporting Founder Join Date: Jul 18th, 2005 Location: 34n 118w
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Yea most of the Mini CBAND dishes used here are 1.2m, like I have myself.
I personally did test a 1m just like you and the results weren't as great as when I did it with 1.2m
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11-10-2009, 06:12 PM
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okay it appears to be 2ft 11inches across the center. So I will then see about getting a 1.2m dish
and then I could use a dual lnb and a motor on it also?
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11-10-2009, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by akimbobo  okay it appears to be 2ft 11inches across the center. So I will then see about getting a 1.2m dish
and then I could use a dual lnb and a motor on it also? | Yes you can.. just make sure you get a heavy duty motor
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11-10-2009, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by akimbobo well the size is a guess it might be. I had no idea that sized mattered that much. | Geez I hope not!....
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11-10-2009, 08:04 PM
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I had bad luck with a dual C/Ku lnbf on my 1.2M dish. I'm much happier now, simply swapping out between my GeosatPro C2( for Cband) and dual Ku lnbf . The combo lnbf does not have nearly the Ku performance of a Ku lnbf designed for the offset dish. My advice is to use two separate lnbf's and swap them out as necessary. 
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