question about LNB

[rickym_in_az]

HI all,

sorry has been a while and I am wondering if I need to use a Sw-21 switch on my bev, I have an old setup, 3100 receiver and an old 20" dish, it has dual feeds on the LNB, but wondering if i need the switch to make it work the way it is suppose to?

Thanks,

 

[miguelaqui]

So, you have the dish with 2 separate LNBs, two separate white caps?

 

[rickym_in_az]

no it has 1 white cap and 2 coax connectors on the end of the lnb.

I have a dish 500 with the big LNB would that work better?

 

[miguelaqui]

the Dish 500 will get you both 91 and 82. If the LNB is the large one with one long white cap, it sounds like a twin, meaning the sw21 will not be needed.

 

[rickym_in_az]

ok, if I understand so if i have the standard bell LNB that came orignally I would need the switch and and aditional LNB?

if i use the large dish 500 LNB dont need the switch?

 

[miguelaqui]

ok, if I understand so if i have the standard bell LNB that came orignally I would need the switch and and aditional LNB?

if i use the large dish 500 LNB dont need the switch?

As long as you have a Twin LNB which has the switch built in on the Dish 500, no external switch is needed.

Yes, if you use 2 standards LNBs, you would need the switch.

 

[rickym_in_az]

ok I checked the LNB from the dish 500 and it has 4 coax connectors, so this one should have the switch built in and would work to pick up nimiq 1/3 and nimiq 2 if I can get it right? just need one coax for each receiver in this case only 1.

Thanks,

 

[Derwin0]

If it has four connectors, then it's a Quad. It has a SW-44 (DP-24 if labled DishPro) Switch built in.