Im trying to make my own Ku/C Band Feedhorn but I am failing

[1ADAM12]

Congrats, nice fabrication on the dual lnbf setup.

Did you mean to have the "Skew" on the Ku like that?

 

[John Popper]

Congrats, nice fabrication on the dual lnbf setup.

Did you mean to have the "Skew" on the Ku like that?

yeah, that's how I've gotten the best reception

 

[ebo]

I've got the bsc321sp mounted beside the c band feedhorn. I'm satisfied with the performance. Quality readings on a cs4k pro are at 72 - 75% amc9 rtv tp.

 

[1ADAM12]

Keep in mind that C Band in the heartland states can just about throw up anything and get C Band.

 

[John Popper]

Today I played around with my dish's declination and by adjusting it lower (barely 2 cm) I was able to get the Ku channels @ 97 that I was missing, however, by doing that I lost quality on the C Band side, which is not what I wanted so in the end I adjusted it back to its original position. I guess I might get those channels @ 97 with a better quality Ku LNB.

 

[John Popper]

Once I get the DMS "Prime Focus" Ku LNB i'll see if I do get a stronger signal than I am getting with the offset LNB or if the "prime focus" aspect was just bullocks. Im also still gonna buy the geosat many of y'all recommended!

UPDATE: Well the BSC321 Prime Focus Ku LNB arrived and I can tell y'all that I'm getting a much better signal with it than with the offset LNB I was using. I would estimate i'm getting at least a 20% bump in quality, if you all remember I posted I was barely getting a couple of 97W channels? well Im now getting all of them and I'm even getting the BYU mux @ 89 which according to the beam maps I should not even be getting down here in Mexico, so I am way pleased with this acquisition, and even happier that I didn't have to spend a lot more on a corotor!!!

 

[Anole]

Well, the 321 and the SL1p are designed for this purpose.
Nice to see your feedback about the improved signal.!. - :up

Did you still have the GeoSatPro on order?
Are we going to see a shootout between the two?

edit:
I just got an SL1p in the mail, Monday.
Not sure when I'll be able to try it, though.
What I'm looking for now, is just a Ku feedhorn for prime focus: Invacom AF-120
Thinking about mating it to a bandstacked LNB, and comparing that to the SL1p. -

 

[John Popper]

Well, the 321 and the SL1p are designed for this purpose.
Nice to see your feedback about the improved signal.!. - :up

Did you still have the GeoSatPro on order?
Are we going to see a shootout between the two?

edit:
I just got an SL1p in the mail, Monday.
Not sure when I'll be able to try it, though.
What I'm looking for now, is just a Ku feedhorn for prime focus: Invacom AF-120
Thinking about mating it to a bandstacked LNB, and comparing that to the SL1p. -

I might do that but first I want to fix a 7 footer I have on the roof. I want that to cover at least from 83w to 50w.