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Spitfire Elite Digital Universal Single LNBF 0.1dB
Purchased From:
Hypermegasat (Hypermegasat.com, Dish LNBs)
Price Paid:
$17 including shipping
Introduction:
After reading all the positive and negative comments about this product on Satellite Guys as well as on other satellite forums I had to give it a try myself to see how it would compare to my current KU LNBF (Sadoun Standard Single LNBF with a 0.4dB noise figure).
Other Reviews:
DMS Spitfire Elite 0.1dB Universal Ku LNB Review
Real World LNB Showdown: 0.1dB vs 0.3dB (Spitfire Elite Review)
Specifications:
Input Frequency: 10.7-12.75 GHz
Conversion Gain: 58 dB (typical)
Output Frequency: 950-2150 MHz
L.O. Frequency: 9.75/10.6 GHz
Power Consumption: 90 mA
Noise Figure: 0.1 dB
Feed Diameter: 40 mm
Very high cross-polarisation decoupling
High Stability
Cold and heat resistant
Date Tested:
November 6-7 2010
Equipment Used During Testing:
Dish: Channel Master 1.2m (4')
Receiver: Openbox S9 HD PVR FTA Satellite Receiver
Test Results:
AMC 6 (MSNBC) 11704V
AMC 9 (TUFF TV) 11734H
AMC 3 (English) 11736V
GALAXY 28 (ABC News Now) 11954V
GALAXY 17 (ESPN HD) 12099V
GALAXY 25 (Azteca 13) 11983V
GALAXY C3 (MAC TV) 12049H
GALAXY 19 (Kuwait 2) 11788V
GALAXY 16 (CBS Newspath) 11784V
SES 1 (BIO) 12059H
AMC 1 (MS20) 11940V
SATMEX 6 (DA-A1) 12079H
GALAXY 18 (Daystar) 12134V
AMC 21 (Telarty PBS) 12096V
AMC 21 (Montana PBS) DVB-S2 12105V
AMC 21 (OTEA PBS) DVB-S2 12112V
Product Strengths:
Product Weaknesses:
Conclusion: :up
Although sometimes marginal this Spitfire Elite 0.1dB KU LNBF out performed my current Sadoun 0.4dB KU LNBF in every test. I highly recommend this product!
Pictures Attached:
Spitfire Elite Digital Universal Single LNBF 0.1dB
Purchased From:
Hypermegasat (Hypermegasat.com, Dish LNBs)
Price Paid:
$17 including shipping
Introduction:
After reading all the positive and negative comments about this product on Satellite Guys as well as on other satellite forums I had to give it a try myself to see how it would compare to my current KU LNBF (Sadoun Standard Single LNBF with a 0.4dB noise figure).
Other Reviews:
DMS Spitfire Elite 0.1dB Universal Ku LNB Review
Real World LNB Showdown: 0.1dB vs 0.3dB (Spitfire Elite Review)
Specifications:
Input Frequency: 10.7-12.75 GHz
Conversion Gain: 58 dB (typical)
Output Frequency: 950-2150 MHz
L.O. Frequency: 9.75/10.6 GHz
Power Consumption: 90 mA
Noise Figure: 0.1 dB
Feed Diameter: 40 mm
Very high cross-polarisation decoupling
High Stability
Cold and heat resistant
Date Tested:
November 6-7 2010
Equipment Used During Testing:
Dish: Channel Master 1.2m (4')
Receiver: Openbox S9 HD PVR FTA Satellite Receiver
Test Results:
AMC 6 (MSNBC) 11704V
Sadoun LNB: Intensity 89 Quality 70
Spitfire Elite LNB: Intensity 89 Quality 71
AMC 9 (TUFF TV) 11734H
Sadoun LNB: Intensity 87 Quality 67
Spitfire Elite LNB: Intensity 87 Quality 70
AMC 3 (English) 11736V
Sadoun LNB: Intensity 88 Quality 70
Spitfire Elite LNB: Intensity 88 Quality 75
GALAXY 28 (ABC News Now) 11954V
Sadoun LNB: Intensity 87 Quality 72
Spitfire Elite LNB: Intensity 87 Quality 74
GALAXY 17 (ESPN HD) 12099V
Sadoun LNB: Intensity 87 Quality 70
Spitfire Elite LNB: Intensity 90 Quality 70
GALAXY 25 (Azteca 13) 11983V
Sadoun LNB: Intensity 88 Quality 67
Spitfire Elite LNB: Intensity 88 Quality 74
GALAXY C3 (MAC TV) 12049H
Sadoun LNB: Intensity 85 Quality 76
Spitfire Elite LNB: Intensity 87 Quality 76
GALAXY 19 (Kuwait 2) 11788V
Sadoun LNB: Intensity 85 Quality 76
Spitfire Elite LNB: Intensity 86 Quality 76
GALAXY 16 (CBS Newspath) 11784V
Sadoun LNB: Intensity 87 Quality 58
Spitfire Elite LNB: Intensity 87 Quality 67
SES 1 (BIO) 12059H
Sadoun LNB: Intensity 85 Quality 76
Spitfire Elite LNB: Intensity 87 Quality 76
AMC 1 (MS20) 11940V
Sadoun LNB: Intensity 86 Quality 75
Spitfire Elite LNB: Intensity 86 Quality 76
SATMEX 6 (DA-A1) 12079H
Sadoun LNB: Intensity 86 Quality 72
Spitfire Elite LNB: Intensity 88 Quality 73
GALAXY 18 (Daystar) 12134V
Sadoun LNB: Intensity 87 Quality 70
Spitfire Elite LNB: Intensity 89 Quality 71
AMC 21 (Telarty PBS) 12096V
Sadoun LNB: Intensity 86 Quality 70
Spitfire Elite LNB: Intensity 88 Quality 70
AMC 21 (Montana PBS) DVB-S2 12105V
Sadoun LNB: Intensity 87 Quality 64
Spitfire Elite LNB: Intensity 88 Quality 70
AMC 21 (OTEA PBS) DVB-S2 12112V
Spitfire Elite LNB: Intensity 89 Quality 85
Product Strengths:
- Small in size and lightweight
- Inexpensive ($12-$17) shipped
- Seemed to lock DVB-S2 signals better
Product Weaknesses:
- Wish a standard KU LNBF version was available for faster blind scanning
Conclusion: :up
Although sometimes marginal this Spitfire Elite 0.1dB KU LNBF out performed my current Sadoun 0.4dB KU LNBF in every test. I highly recommend this product!
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I have to agree the Spitfire Elite is a very good LNB for the price.
I was using a Digiwave DGL-790 LNB since it was the only one I could find locally after a lighting strike took out my old LNB, interestingly the box it came in claimed it had a 0.3dB noise figure and the manufactures website claimed 0.5dB.
The body of the Spitfire is shorter than my old LNB and I just couldn't get it to perform at all the first time I tried it, I ended up having to drill new holes in the LNB arm and move the whole thing towards the dish, it seemed very critical to position compared to other LNBs.
Once properly install I didn't notice any increase in signal strength but a significant increase in quality. All the AMC 21 PBS signals that weren't already at 100% had a significant increase in quality, like PopcornNMore said the increase was most noticeable with DVB S2 signals, MPB quality increased over 30%.
I'm somewhat skeptical about the claimed 0.1db noise figure but the was a significant improvement in quality on the weaker signals and particularly MPB which exists in a particular noisy RF environment.
If you belief the manufactures claims the Spitfire has better figures for image rejection, phase noise and other characteristics than the Digiwave and maybe this accounts for the improvement.
Whatever the reasons its a good LNB for the price, it would be interesting to see a comparison with some of the other quality LNBs
I was using a Digiwave DGL-790 LNB since it was the only one I could find locally after a lighting strike took out my old LNB, interestingly the box it came in claimed it had a 0.3dB noise figure and the manufactures website claimed 0.5dB.
The body of the Spitfire is shorter than my old LNB and I just couldn't get it to perform at all the first time I tried it, I ended up having to drill new holes in the LNB arm and move the whole thing towards the dish, it seemed very critical to position compared to other LNBs.
Once properly install I didn't notice any increase in signal strength but a significant increase in quality. All the AMC 21 PBS signals that weren't already at 100% had a significant increase in quality, like PopcornNMore said the increase was most noticeable with DVB S2 signals, MPB quality increased over 30%.
I'm somewhat skeptical about the claimed 0.1db noise figure but the was a significant improvement in quality on the weaker signals and particularly MPB which exists in a particular noisy RF environment.
If you belief the manufactures claims the Spitfire has better figures for image rejection, phase noise and other characteristics than the Digiwave and maybe this accounts for the improvement.
Whatever the reasons its a good LNB for the price, it would be interesting to see a comparison with some of the other quality LNBs
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Might be worth a watch when it comes out. Looks like typical big corp against the little guy movie BUT....there is a reason this plot type is so oft repeated, it draws audiences.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
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If you're going try to read / listen to the book (can't recommend the audio book enough) before this comes out, I'd avoid trailers.
Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!
Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!
Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
www.ign.com
'It Is Time Go!' — Project Hail Mary Is Officially Coming to Prime Video
Amazon has confirmed that Project Hail Mary will be coming to Prime Video.
www.ign.com
That's what I will be watching this weekend."Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
'It Is Time Go!' — Project Hail Mary Is Officially Coming to Prime Video
Amazon has confirmed that Project Hail Mary will be coming to Prime Video.
I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place.
A big win for the Patriots, and they are now 3-2.
Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place.
Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
www.nbcsports.com
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.Troy Aikman seems to confirm he'll be leaving ESPN
Aikman says he looks forward to "where my next landing spot will be."
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I had quit watching this show years ago because I ended up more annoyed than entertained. Well......I'm STILL more annoyed than entertained. I DO find it interesting to see how things work behind the scenes at many businesses. What annoys me is how utterly out of touch CEOs are with the companies they run. At the end of almost every episode the head of the company is amazed at how hard the employees have to work and many times have to work around impossible guidelines set forth from headquarters.
I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIhZm0qkz0o
I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIhZm0qkz0o
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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For quite a while now, people with a VIP211k have been losing their recordings on their activated external HDDs... even when there's nothing physically wrong with HDD. I believe this is an intentional and underhanded tactic that Dish is pulling in an attempt to force users away from the VIP211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
They are obviously regretting that they ever let users have a "non-dvr" dvr in the first place. You would think they would be happy charging you a $40 one time fee... and then be happy letting the customer be the one responsible for HDD failures.
Dish clearly hates the 211k bitter-clingers. This recording deletion problem is intentional (IMO), and I think it is just one more tool that they are using. Hopper and a 2-year agreement... that's what they want you to have. Think about that... a 2-year agreement... with a company $30 Billion in debt (that's with a B). What happens when all that debt causes them to drop the channel that may have been your whole reason for having Dish in the first place? Guess who's stuck with a service that no longer suits their needs... for the remainder of the 2-year agreement.
On top of that, they don't want you to install it yourself. I purchased and installed all my equipment myself. That used to be common. Now, they lie to me and tell me that my dish must be updated to use a Hopper. Funny thing is... they don't even know what dish I have because they didn't install it, and I didn't tell them. If you ask what type of dish/LNBs the hopper needs... good luck getting an answer. All they know is that whatever you have needs to be upgraded by an installer.
It is quite apparent to me that they care much more about staying in their box, than they do working with the customer. That's too bad, because it hasn't always been that way. It's like they are totally unaware of the current business environment that they are trying to compete in.
I have been a customer since 2010. I will be cancelling my service before the next period. Yeah, I know, my $1,200 a year won't make a difference to them. It just seems like they have forgotten who needs who, especially when you consider the competition in today's streaming world. But hey, they will have succeed in forcing me off the 211k.
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For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat. 
WTF… …What the Foxbat!Remember folks... just like DNS... its always Foxbat.
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wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming youWTF… …What the Foxbat!
I know. Here's what Scott has in store for me if I get out of line:wow what a kick in the balls!!! the wife blames you when things don't work now scott's blaming you
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OMG to freaking funny
Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Tony as the director.
Would you rather have LaRoche ???Tony as the director.
No. Bring in someone new.
Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.