quad LNB

[willie8605]

Anyone ever tried one of these?

NEW KU LNB QUAD LINEAR UNIVERSAL FTA LNBF 0.2 dB!!! - eBay (item 320400431127 end time Aug-16-09 20:48:36 PDT)

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I thought being a quad LNB meant it was made for both circular and linear, but after reading some more it looks like this is linear only. Is this correct? What is the point of 4 outputs? Multiple receivers without a switch?

 

[Anole]

yes, four receivers:

Sadoun has been selling a similar Fortec four-output LNBF for some years.
(some of our other Gold Sponsors may, also)
So, it's nothing new.
I believe Invacom makes one, but it doesn't seem very popular in the USA.

Wouldn't put a lot of faith in the .db ratings.... but being of new design, it might be worth testing.

Generally think of multiswitches when I think of a lot of receivers, but this is a much simpler alternative. -

 

[zamar23]

GT Sat brand LNBs are traditionally very good, and this GT-QT40 one (or GT-QD40 version) is no exception. Most of these have NF=0.3 dB in specs, but also have a label attached to the LNB with NF=0.2 dB. I have a GT LNB, and it excels in every score.

 

[willie8605]

So are they 4 combined H&V outputs or 2 H and 2 V outputs?

 

[Anole]

Each output is fully complete and independent.
With 13/18 volts, it switches between V and H
With 22khz, it switches to the lower LO (since it's Universal)