Thread: [help needed] dual LNB 1 receiver antenna messed up

I am trying to recover my 95W Galaxy and 97W Telestar, dual LBN with 1 receiver. Currently, I can only receiver 95w. I am not sure what is wrong with Antenna 2.
Could anyone please review my following parameter settings?

Antenna: 1 (95w)
Type DisEqC: 1.2
Satellite: Galaxcy 3C
LNB Type: Normal
LNB Freq 1: 5150
LNB Freq 2: 10750
0/12 Volt: None
22KHz Tone: none
DisEqC: Port A
C/Ku Band Control: None

Antenna: 2 (97w)
Type DisEqC: 1.2
Satellite: Telestar
LNB Type: Normal
LNB Freq 1: 5150
LNB Freq 2: 10750
0/12 Volt: None
22KHz Tone: 22KHz
DisEqC: Port B
C/Ku Band Control: None

Many THANKS!

Is this motorized (looks like it) or 2 fixed dishes?

If motorized, on both setups they should be the same
LNB freq 1 & 2 both 10750
22k off
diseqc off unless you really have one in line

If its 2 fixed dishes then the setup would still be both frequencies 10750 and depending on if you have a 22k switch or diseqc switch those would be set.

Thank you so much for your reply. I am sorry that I am not a technical person. So, some descriptions may be inacurate and confusing. Please bear with me.
My two LNBs are binded and hooked on one dish. The dish has no motor. It has a 0/22kHz 2X1 tone swtich. (the same as
0/22K 2X1 Tone Switch

)

Thus far, I can only receive Sat 1 (0KHz) yet 22kHz is problematic. May I have your input?
Many thanks.

I suspect that you have a single satellite lnb with two outputs. If that is the case, you can only receive one satellite at a time. On the chance you have a dual satellite lnb such as those used for S*choice, I think that would be a good experiment but we need more info about your dish and lnb. If you do have a true dual satellite lnb, I suspect that you have made the assumption that the lnb further to the west side is for the satellite futher to the west. In actuallity, the lnb further to the west is for the satellite further to the east and vice versa for the other.

If you are using a 0/22KHz switch, the DisEqC setting you have for 97W (DisEqC: Port B) should be the same as 95W (DisEqC: Port A), since you don't have a 4x1 (or 2x1) DisEqC switch attached (or DisEqC off as Iceberg mentions).

Guess there's some confusion as to what LNB set-up you have there. Maybe a pic and model numbers would clarify. But, If this is two separate lnb's mounted side by side, with outputs going to a switch. Bypass the switch. run the coax from the receiver straight to the LNB. If both work, replace switch. If 97w still doesn't, try swapping the LNB's around.

Originally Posted by aimo

Thank you so much for your reply. I am sorry that I am not a technical person. So, some descriptions may be inacurate and confusing. Please bear with me.
My two LNBs are binded and hooked on one dish. The dish has no motor. It has a 0/22kHz 2X1 tone swtich. (the same as
0/22K 2X1 Tone Switch

)

Thus far, I can only receive Sat 1 (0KHz) yet 22kHz is problematic. May I have your input?
Many thanks.

Usually it is nearly impossible to receive two satellites separated by only 2 degrees. Usually, the minimum spacing between two satellites received on one dish is 4 degrees. This is because the scalers (white caps) on the LNBF are too large for the LNBFs to sit close enough to each other to receive the satellites with this close of spacing.

Do you have a photo of the two LNBFs mounted on your dish? Looking at the back of the LNBFs towards the dish, which LNBF is receiving Galaxy 3c, left or right side LNBF? Is this a custom bracket and custom LNBFs? Where were they purchased? Brand and model numbers?

This is exactly what I have used in the past 4 years.

Special 2-degree Monoblock LNB

1. Special 2-degree 0.4db Ku-band Monoblock LNB and the holder
2. SE830 digital receiver which is pre-programed
3. 0/22K Switch

I have accidentally reset the receiver(SE830) to "factory default" which resulted in the confusing parameters below.
Antenna 1 works fine, as someone indicated, should I change Antenna 1 as follows so that Antenna 2 would work?

Antenna: 1 (95w)
Type: DisEqC: 1.2 (another option is Fixed, why should I choose?)
Satellite: Galaxcy 3C
LNB Type: Normal (the other two options are Univ. / LNBF)
LNB Freq 1: 5150 (iceberg suggests 10750, update, I have changed it to 10750, the Antenna still works fine, Thanks to Iceberg!)
LNB Freq 2: 10750
0/12 Volt: None
22KHz Tone: none (other two options are 0KHz, and 22Khz), Should I use 0KHz here?
DisEqC: Port A
C/Ku Band Control: None

Originally Posted by aimo

I am trying to recover my 95W Galaxy and 97W Telestar, dual LBN with 1 receiver. Currently, I can only receiver 95w. I am not sure what is wrong with Antenna 2.
Could anyone please review my following parameter settings?

Antenna: 1 (95w)
Type DisEqC: 1.2
Satellite: Galaxcy 3C
LNB Type: Normal
LNB Freq 1: 5150
LNB Freq 2: 10750
0/12 Volt: None
22KHz Tone: none
DisEqC: Port A
C/Ku Band Control: None

Antenna: 2 (97w)
Type DisEqC: 1.2
Satellite: Telestar
LNB Type: Normal
LNB Freq 1: 5150
LNB Freq 2: 10750
0/12 Volt: None
22KHz Tone: 22KHz
DisEqC: Port B
C/Ku Band Control: None

Many THANKS!

Look at the Spec's on the LNB, that will tell you the proper L.O. setting it is not 5150, that is for a C Band LNB (Big Dish)