I am under the impression that the 90° angled waveguides common on most C-Band dishes are in place simply to make the feed/lnb take up less width so you can get a smaller nose cone on the dish. I thought I'd read somewhere that you can increase your signal a few Db by omitting them and attaching the LNB sticking straight out the side. Is this correct? Is the gain enough to offset the signal being blocked by the LNB sticking so far out? Is this true of C band and Ku when using a BUD?
And while we're on the topic of maximizing signal strength, is there anything wrong with using a buttonhook feed for Ku as opposed to the 3-4 post mounting method?
And while we're on the topic of maximizing signal strength, is there anything wrong with using a buttonhook feed for Ku as opposed to the 3-4 post mounting method?