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I was wonder if anyone out there has had experience with both a HTS Twin Tracker Feed Horn Made by CHAPARRAL(what i refer to as a plain co-rotor ). and a BSC621-2 Universal C/KU BAND SATELLITE FEED HORN LNBF?

I wanted to know which one returns a stronger signal?

I currently have a c/ku band co rotor circular/linear feed (international) with a mesh (6 ft) dish. I have dual lines one for the ku and another for c band. I am using a 4dtv as a master with a pansat 9200 as a slave. I have splitters and a disecq switch inside to have it all come together for reception of both c and ku on both receivers,

I originally had a plain co-rotor with ku/c band and i recently replaced with a co rotor dual c/ku (international) linear/circular feed horn. I noticed some small signal loss when going the the linear/circular and i am thinking of going back (to the plain co rotor), but wanted to know if the BSC621-2 Universal C/KU BAND SATELLITE FEED HORN LNBF is any better. I am guessing not, because its sending both signals down one coaxial line, but I could be wrong about that.

Basically, i need everthing i can get and I wanted to know what would be the best feed horn with minimal signal loss. I appear to have problems with 8psk signals.

Thank you to everyone and all.
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Yes. It does do both, but Fat AIR said that having the plate in causes signal lose. I would rather give up the the circular signals in favor or stronger linear signals. So, I am interested in how to remove it, or if its even possible or not with the co-rother II+
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Thanks to everyone for their responses, links and suggestions.

Since no one seems to know how to safely remove the dielectric plate from a chapparral co-rotor II+, It would appear that I am back to my original question.


Does anyone have any experience with both the BSC 621 and the a plain chapparral co-rotor (dual ku/c band) for linear (i.e domestic) signals (i.e no dielectric plate installed)? Since i can not finding another solution, I will be in the market for one these. However, I wish to know which would produce the stronger signal. I would think that its the chapparral co-rotor (dual ku/c band), but I thought someone might know for certain.

NOTE: I previously own a plain chapparral co-rotor (dual ku/c band), but I damaged it by using a twig to remove a hornets nest. I broker the piece thats used for skewing between horisontal and vertical. Thats when I replaced it with a co-rotor II+ (linear/circular). So perhaps now you can understand my caution on how to remove the dieletric plate. I wish to be certain and there doesnt seem to be anyone out there who has removed the plate from a chapparal co-rotor II+?

Thank you all
FaT Air
Being that The Corotor II Plus Feedhorn is indeed designed for simultaneous linear and circular C band, as pointed out by Magic Static, there is no need to remove the dielectric plate. But since you already have a BullsEye 2 Dual Ortho Feed Horn, put that on, it will exhibit the best performance of any LNBF or LNB-feedhorn combination available. If it's still not what you need, performance wise, a bigger dish is in order.
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Thanks again FAT Air, but i thought that you said that the plate diminishes the linear signals? Did I mis understand something? The question wasnt how to get a stronger linerar and circular signal, it was related to getting a stronger domestic (linear) signal. And, though it is true about the bullseye feed horn. but that is on another dish. The dish i am refering to (in this thread) has never really given me problems until I started using the Corotor® II+ Wideband C/Ku Band Feedhorn So, i am back to my original quesiton. comparing the 2 feed horns i mentioned (the Corotor® II+ and the BSC621) or how to remove the dielectic plate from the Corotor® II+ Wideband C/Ku Band Feedhorn .

I finally found a earlier thread that answers the qustion about the Corotor® II+ vs the BSC621. However i would still be interested to hear your answer (or anyones) about how to remove the dielectric plate from the Corotor® II+ Wideband C/Ku Band )

Perhaps its me, maybe i mis understand. I was vague in my earlier discription of the 3 feed horns I am referring to . Could you set me straight?

thanks
catamount
Since it appears you have an international(wideband) feedhorn, which is designed for both linear/circular signals, I would assume it is designed so that it does not come apart! I wouldn't touch it, as it is designed for both. The regular linear feedhorns are designed so that you can insert a plastic/teflon plate to receive circular Cband. Follow Fat Air's advice in post #15

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Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
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Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
But.....if you like Tulsa King....looks like you would probably like this as well. I don't mind spin-offs as long as they don't involve a sassy niece who moves from the big city :rolleyes:
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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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Not alot of dish customers any more
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I'm not a big fan of the new layout, especially on my Apple TV. It used to look like the old Guide layout on the Hopper 3, but they changed parts of that, too.
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I really dislike change for the sake of change
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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?
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Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
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Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
Tony as the director.🙄
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Tony as the director.🙄
Would you rather have LaRoche ???
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I liked this episode and a toned down Tony...
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Would you rather have LaRoche ???
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.
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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.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...

Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)

Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.

Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.

It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
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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.


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BTW, I noticed right after I posted this that someone else had already mentioned it....sorry for the duplicate thread. Still looking forward to seeing the movie.
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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.
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I've seen it twice. Can't recommend the audio book enough, Ray Porter's performance is amazing and there's so much more in the book than the movie.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
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Forgot to comment. I did watch when it first came out on MGM. I enjoyed it a lot. I think reading the book made it easier to watch. Several friends commented it was a little hard to follow.
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"astrophage". I read the book but didn't see the film yet.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
That's what I will be watching this weekend.🤗
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Kindle book on sale for $2.99 today at Amazon.
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.........there's so much more in the book than the movie.
I agree. That can go for pretty much any book vs movie. Back when I was single I would read any Stephen King or John Grisham book I could get my hands on. When you read a book you make up the scenes and characters in your mind.....the movie version always disappoints.
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
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. :eek:
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
After having experienced Gus Ferguson trying to call soccer games, I'm uncertain why NFL football analysts get hate. Even the "worst" of them are pretty good.
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Jalen Hurts out indefinitely as they treat and monitor a superficial blood clot in his leg.


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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.


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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....
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White Wedding - Billy Idol
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White Christmas - Elvis Presley
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Dirty White Boy - Foreigner
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Tickle Me (Dirty, Dirty Feeling) - Elvis Presley
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Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson