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Lak7, OK I see. But in my reference I was averaging out the F/D ratio to .6. Below are the specs for that prime focus LNBD and you can see the F/D ratio speced at .5 - .7. pedrogarcia, Yes our elevations are quite low here in Hawaii. I have seen offset dishes actually pointing down...

Iceberg, Back in L.A. I have a Traxis reciever. I don't know how it compairs with other recievers regarding the metering. Also I thought that the .db level and the F/D ratio are two complete different things. I know that the specs for the .db level are often exagerated by the manufacturers...

WOW!!! Thanks so much Iceberg!!! :bow Those numbers are really great!! With the setup I have in Los Angeles on a 3 foot dish I'm lucky to get 30% on the DMC channel. It would often drop out. I did figure out that I could fine tune the reciever by adjusting the transponder frequency to get...

Iceberg, 11874 H TP 8, 304, 869, 870 TH. This is from Lyngsat. Iceberg, could you explain what these numbers mean as I never quite got what all those numbers represent. Thanks! Eric

DMC is the Dhamma Media Channel. My fiancee is Buddhist and DMC is the TV programing that comes from the Dhammakaya Cetiya Temple in Bangkok Thailand. 11874 H TP 8, 304, 869, 870 TH. This is from Lyngsat. Iceberg, could you explain what these numbers mean as I never quite got what all those...

pedrogarcia, Thanks again for all your comments. From this and my other thread, I know you are advocating the purchase of 2 dishes so that I can pick up 97W FTA and 101W Directv here in Hawaii. Here is the cost breakdown: 1.8 meter dish $190 shipping $91 = $281 1.2 meter dish $129 each X 2...

ken2400, If it has a .5 - .7 f/d ratio it wouldn't be right for a prime focus dish which usually have f/d ratios of .38. Offset dishes have f/d ratios of around .6 so it would be right for an offset dish. You do have a ? behind your answer so I guess you are making an assumption...

So no one has any info on the BSC321SP prime focus LNBF? :confused:

Just stick it with a pin!! ;)

Hey Sadoun!! Nice piece of testing gear, however that still would not solve the problem. Cruzin does not need to find the end of the cable, he needs to find out which cable it is in the middle of the run along side 4 other cables. He wants to do it without cutting any of the cables. Also I...

That's right Brent!! Thanks for making the point of having all the cables disconnected. That is important! :) Cruzin, Let us know when you get it done!! Eric

Hey cruzin, I just noticed that you are already on the right track when you wrote: Just connect that wire to the shield at one end and use the "pin" trick of sticking the cable at your mid point to make contact with the shield. Then use your volt ohm meter to test for a closed circuit. No...

You guys are making it it all harder than it actually is. First of all Cruzin is not trying to find the other end of the cable. He is tryinging to find the cable at a mid point of the run with 4 other cables. So splicer, brentb3636, mikelib, and morbius are all on the wrong track. Second you...

Here's an idea. Expose the shield at one end of the cable you want to identify. Connect it to a long length of any sort of wire (telephone, cat5, etc.) run that wire to the point where you need to make the identification. Take a needle or pin and stick it into one of the rg6 so that the...

Does any one know what the F/D ratio specs are for a BSC321SP prime focus LNBF? I've seen specs for this unit but they never include the F/D ratio. Just want to make sure it's actually for use with a prime focus dish. Has any one used this LNBF with their prime focus dish? If so, let me...

I've seen both 24" and 30" . I'm sure the 24" is marginal at best. 30" would probably be a lot beter for Directv here in Hawaii. Thanks again! Eric

Anole, Yes I understand how the F/D works. That is why I'm looking at the Invacom QPF-031 with the AF-120 feedhorn. This setup is optimal for a large prime focus dish. However, it now looks like my idea of using this combo LNBF may not work for me unless I motorize the dish. My next choice...

That's what I thought also. The FTA KU LNBF has to be right on the money. So what if I center the dish and FTA LNBF on the 97W bird. FTA would be great but I would now be 4 degrees of the 101W Dirctv bird. Is the Directv DBS signal strong enough to overcome a 4 degree error in pointing? Let me...

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone! This morning I worked out my theories using my CAD program to draw out the focus length and the 2 angle differences in elevation and azimuth. I came up with a 25mm spacing for the 2.1 degree azimuth difference and a 47mm spacing for the 3.9 degree...

Brian, I was planning to point the dish at G19 at 97W and use a prime focus linear lnbf to pick up the FTA Thai channels from G19. Being that the FTA signal is weaker than the dirctv signals from their 101W bird it would seem better to make maximum use of the dish size and have it pointed and...

pedrogarcia, Thanks for the sugestions. I tried putting two LNBF's side by side for 97 and 101 back in California on a smaler dish but couldn't get them close enogh even there where I had a bit wider of a look angle difference. It seems that when you have 2 LNBF's touching each other side by...

So it would be the DirecTV 4S/8 as listed at LyngSat?

I've noticed that Directv has 4 or 5 birds right around 101w. Which satellite actually is used for Directv's basic service when you use an old style dish with just a single LNBF?

I'm working on putting together a system for use in Hawaii (96704). Planing to purchase a Fortec FS6P 180cm (6ft.) prime focus dish. The main bird I'm looking at will be the 97w (Galaxy 19) for the Thai channels however I also have A Directv receiver that I would like to use for the 101w bird...