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LNB Indentification

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Fairly new to the satellite and lnb world. Can anyone tell me if this is a
circular or linear polarization lnb based on the pictures? I am trying to
pull in G18 V Ku. There are no markings or labels on it. It is also on a
1.2m Andrews.

Tom
 

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Without any markings to help it may be nearly impossible to know by looking at it just what it is. Now if you have a good meter of some type with a display that at least could help tell what signal it's able to receive, at least if it C or KU, whether it's circular or linear that's another story. Otherwise it just might be a lot easier to spend the money for now on another one.
 
Sadly I've seen LNB's like that (gutted from the case) that are linear and some are circular

I agree with sergei...might be easier to buy a new one. The LNB holder on there can hold a regular LNB (one that doesnt have the casing gutted off of it)
 
D mount it looks like my dishnet lnb out of it's case.
Pop the end cap off and look for a plate in the throat or casting that would make it circular.
 
yeah it looks like circular..That "bulge" right above the coax plugs usually was the sign it was bandstacked. I had a few of those here at the house and they looked like that
 
vtguru said:
Fairly new to the satellite and lnb world. Can anyone tell me if this is a
circular or linear polarization lnb based on the pictures? I am trying to
pull in G18 V Ku. There are no markings or labels on it. It is also on a
1.2m Andrews.

Tom
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This is a Band staked Dishnetwork Circular LNB.
 
Babadem said:
This is a Band staked Dishnetwork Circular LNB.
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I disagree.
The Dish band stacked has the F-connector straight out the bottom, not ported at a side angle.









Could be a legacy dish circular lnb, they are very common, or an after market linear designed to fit a DSS dish.
Looking down the throat, circular doesn't necessarily have a dielectric plate. Many circular have stepped ribs.
But if it has a clean round waveguide probably linear and if so quite useful.
 
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Ice,
The lnb photo I just posted is from a super dish. Your link could also be from a super dish, but is not likely to be the band stacked lnb. Your lnb is usually assigned as a side car for 119w.


 
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I thought it was old style legacy from the dish 300 or 500 days,taken out of the plastic to make it throat mount.
 
Babadem said:
This is a Band staked Dishnetwork Circular LNB.
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You're right, I meant to say DPP dual circular LNB. Thanks for the correction.
 
Pixl said:
I disagree.
The Dish band stacked has the F-connector straight out the bottom, not ported at a side angle.
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The only time it looks like that is on a Superdish
Look at any single, dual or twin LNB that is from Dish. Its the D shaped with the coax output off the side. While there is a KU LNB that looks like a Directv LNB (The rectangle one) Dish is the only provider to use the "D" shaped LNB
 
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