Mini bud with ku lnb to the side and what switch i would need

[jmc98]

I am going to attempt a mini bud system and saw a thread from a years ago that has a side car kit for the ku lnb my question is there away to use the side car setup and have both the c and ku lnb aim at the same satellite ? Also would I need a 22 kHz switch for this configuration ?

 

[northgeorgia]

How big of a dish are you considering?

 

[jmc98]

How big of a dish are you considering?

1.2m geosat pro that I bought last year

 

[turbosat]

Why not just use a c/ku lnbf instead? Aiming at the same target, I mean...

 

[jmc98]

Why not just use a c/ku lnbf instead? Aiming at the same target, I mean...

That was my original plan until I saw post that c/ku lnbs didn't work as well as having the 2 seperate lnbs I have a geosat c/k 1 I believe if that will work good ?

 

[kodaz]

I am going to attempt a mini bud system and saw a thread from a years ago that has a side car kit for the ku lnb my question is there away to use the side car setup and have both the c and ku lnb aim at the same satellite ? Also would I need a 22 kHz switch for this configuration ?

I just build my own brackets and i have done this. the ku will work ok, the c-band will not be wonderful, but a lot of fun to argue with. u can use a ecoda 22k. i have used diseq because i put more then 2 LNBs on the thing. There should be many pics in the forum on this

 

[jmc98]

2 more questions
1. on a 22k switch which band is hook in to 22k on i couldn't find the answer in the switches simplified thread for c/ku lnbs
2. which band do you aim the dish with when a c/ku lnb is attahced

 

[SatelliteAV]

1. You decide. There is no right or wrong, only on what you select and how to program the receiver.

2. C-band will be easier to locate a satellite if using an appropriately sized dish. In your case (with the smaller 1.2m dish), aim for KU first then see what you can receive on C-band.