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After I received the dielectric from el_polaco and a new DMX741U C/KU LNBF I have been testing last weeks. The Russian dielectric does improve the signal for C-band and Ku-Band. Because the Russian dielectric is much thinner than the original one, the signal loss for Ku-band is also less. I have...

The costs are 31$ for the PCB and the programmed PIC together. I also advice you to get the PCB of the optional optocoupler board (for 6$). This optocoupler board measures the voltage over the motor limit switches and then sends that info to the Fibo-Box PCB. One optocoupler board is good for...

Thanks for the compliment. I can not give a PCB layout. The founder of this project, spend a lot of money in developing this positioner. Giving away the layout and schematics is therefore not an option. The copyright of this project and all of its components is with Ron Eberson...

An other thing to mention is that the BSC621-2 has poor Ku band reception, so I think with that lnb you will only receive less transponders in total.

You can not pick a dish from some place and put it somewhere else without readjusting it. It is not difficult if you know how to do it. Follow the next steps. 1. ensure your mounting pole is leveled perfectly 2. choose a satellite which is nearest to south in relation to your own geographical...

For anyone interested I have also a few professional antenna controllers that I don't use anymore. I have a few FSI Research RC2000 and a Seatel HDT91.

Reducing the motor power from 36 volts to 30 volts reduces the motor noise a lot. Of course your dish will turn a bit slower.

There is an other option for controlling two 36V motors and a 5V skew motor. It can be done with a Fibo-Box V3. The Fibo-Box is controlled by pc. I myself build these boxes, but it is also possible to optain just the pcb and build it yourself. http://www.fibo-box.com See also my dish controlled...

I have been modding my bsc621-2 (C and Ku band combo lnb from DMS International). I replaced the Ku band lnb in a attempt to improve the Ku band performance. The main reason of the bad performance of the Ku band of the original Ku band lnb is however not the lnb itself but the dielectric plate...