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The dish as a whole doesn't looked to be warped or bent, however it does have some very small indentations that can really only be seen in certain light. Is that going to make a large difference in reception?
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I wouldn't think tiny dings that small (if I'm imagining it correctly) would make that big of a difference. Not to mention that a 39" (I'm jealous, see above comment about dish envy) should pull most things in beautifully. <br />
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Regarding a multi-satellite setup. How many would I be able to get realistically with this dish if I just had multiple lnbs? It seems that a motor might be cheaper and give me more options, but what are the pros/cons of each type of setup?
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I've done both. There's an ancient thread around here somewhere where (Iceberg would know, pretty sure he's king of this) people tried shoving as many LNB's on a dish as possible. I think the most was seven or more! Realistically, you can easily get two or three, but it really depends on what satellites you're trying to hit.<br />
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You'll hear this a lot, but my advice is to try out the stationary dish with a single lnb and work your way up. My setup has a motor and I love it (when I have time and it's working) but if I hadn't had the experience with a stationary dish, I'd be totally lost and very frustrated. <br />
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As far as pros and cons, it's simple-<br />
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#1. <u>Without motor: </u>You can view maybe 20-30 degrees of the sky with multiple LNB's. The further from center you get, the lower signal you'll have. If you're sure everything you want to look at is right there, this would be an ideal setup. You'd normally use a switch to utilize the different LNB's. Channel change would be near-instant.<br />
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#2. <u>With motor: </u>You can view the entire sky, or whatever your line of sight gives you. If you ever want to check out or add another satellite, you can do so from within your own home. You can use a single LNB and move it where you like. Channel change could take up to a minute or two when switching satellites, as you have to wait for the motor to move into position.<br />
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It sounds like you already have the equipment for #1, so why not check that out first? Also, that way you can see how into this hobby you are before dumping more money on a motor <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></div>
