Second Lnb

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Hi guys,

Thanks for all the advise before. I have one more question.
I currently am aligned with Hotbird at 13 degrees and want to additionally tune into Eutelsat W3 at 16 degress. Do you think I will need a separate dish, or can I use my existing 80cm offset and just install a second LNB? If I can put a second LNB, how will I know where to mount it, ie what distance would it need to be to the right of my exisring LNB?

Any advise will be appreciated.

Thanks for your help

dfgl
 
dfgldb said:
Hi guys,

Thanks for all the advise before. I have one more question.
I currently am aligned with Hotbird at 13 degrees and want to additionally tune into Eutelsat W3 at 16 degress. Do you think I will need a separate dish, or can I use my existing 80cm offset and just install a second LNB? If I can put a second LNB, how will I know where to mount it, ie what distance would it need to be to the right of my exisring LNB?

Any advise will be appreciated.

Thanks for your help

dfgl


If I were trying this , it would be trial and error . I would hook the LNBF to a signsl meter & the receiver & move the LNBF around " hunting " the sweet spot . Not very scientific , I know , but .........................................

I think , if the sat you are hunting is east of the one you are aimed at , you need to hunt on the west side of the existing LNBF . The reverse should also be true .

Wyr
 
A T-90 Toroidal can do 3 degrees of separation, since it uses a primary/secondary reflector system, but I'm not sure about a standard dish. I'm not sure it could be done due to the physical size of the LNBFs, as the feedhorns would have to be closer together.
 
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