3lnb 99/101/103 on a phase 3 dish
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There have been some that have been able to do it, with varying results.
The geometry of the Phase III dish is not optimum for getting 99 and 103. Not to mention the lower gain from that dish. There are threads around concerning this.
The geometry of the Phase III dish is not optimum for getting 99 and 103. Not to mention the lower gain from that dish. There are threads around concerning this.
Yes it will work but as with most "jury rigged" items it isn't as good as the designed product. Why not just get a FREE upgrade from D*?
Don't bother . The Phase III dish is too small to supply an acceptable signal from the Ka (99,103) satellites on a cloudy day.
I've tried it and its fine on sunny days ,but cloudy days its unpredictable, Rain for get it!
I've tried it and its fine on sunny days ,but cloudy days its unpredictable, Rain for get it!
Yes it does fit the feed support of the phase 3 only the hole alignment is wrong. But is the focal distance correct? Does the skew correspond exactly to the slimline? Does it have the fine tune adjustments for dithering the elevation and azimuth? You may not like jury rigged but the answer is still the same, it will work but as you admitted not as well as a designed dish.You be surprised on how Jury rigged its NOT!. Barely any mods needed.
I have been running with this exact setup since the spring & I have not had a problem. I get 99 & 103 in the 80s & 101 in the 90s. I could probably get an even better signal strength if my mast was exacltly level & if I bolted the LNB in place. We have not had too many rain storms since I hooked this up, but the one time I was watching when it did rain, I only lost a few of the channels for a few minutes when the rain first started up -- basically the same as the old single LNB dish & a proper slimline. I am curious to see how well this setup will fare once the fall winds pick up & the snow starts to fly. I can't imagine it'll be much different unless the snow starts to build up on the dish, which would be a problem for any dish...
The ka band satellites(99,103) are not high powered satellites. This is why the triple sat dish won't work as well. As soon as dish network starts using their satellites at the 97 and 105 orbital slots you will have even more problems.
I thought the base of the newer lnbs was wider and would not fit into the sleeves of the older dishes.
If the newer lnb's do fit ( into old), why not just use a 30" round dish ( or larger) if all you want is 99,101,103 or is the relective angle all wrong?
I'm still looking for something a little larger than the slimline but not wanting to go to the 1.2meter dish
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