Thread: Im trying to make my own Ku/C Band Feedhorn but I am failing

Congrats, nice fabrication on the dual lnbf setup.

Did you mean to have the "Skew" on the Ku like that?

Originally Posted by 1ADAM12

Congrats, nice fabrication on the dual lnbf setup.

Did you mean to have the "Skew" on the Ku like that?

yeah, that's how I've gotten the best reception

I've got the bsc321sp mounted beside the c band feedhorn. I'm satisfied with the performance. Quality readings on a cs4k pro are at 72 - 75% amc9 rtv tp.

Keep in mind that C Band in the heartland states can just about throw up anything and get C Band.

Today I played around with my dish's declination and by adjusting it lower (barely 2 cm) I was able to get the Ku channels @ 97 that I was missing, however, by doing that I lost quality on the C Band side, which is not what I wanted so in the end I adjusted it back to its original position. I guess I might get those channels @ 97 with a better quality Ku LNB.

Originally Posted by John Popper

Originally Posted by John Popper

Once I get the DMS "Prime Focus" Ku LNB i'll see if I do get a stronger signal than I am getting with the offset LNB or if the "prime focus" aspect was just bullocks. Im also still gonna buy the geosat many of y'all recommended!

UPDATE: Well the BSC321 Prime Focus Ku LNB arrived and I can tell y'all that I'm getting a much better signal with it than with the offset LNB I was using. I would estimate i'm getting at least a 20% bump in quality, if you all remember I posted I was barely getting a couple of 97W channels? well Im now getting all of them and I'm even getting the BYU mux @ 89 which according to the beam maps I should not even be getting down here in Mexico, so I am way pleased with this acquisition, and even happier that I didn't have to spend a lot more on a corotor!!!

Well, the 321 and the SL1p are designed for this purpose.
Nice to see your feedback about the improved signal.!. -

Did you still have the GeoSatPro on order?
Are we going to see a shootout between the two?

edit:
I just got an SL1p in the mail, Monday.
Not sure when I'll be able to try it, though.
What I'm looking for now, is just a Ku feedhorn for prime focus: Invacom AF-120
Thinking about mating it to a bandstacked LNB, and comparing that to the SL1p. -