your dream sat package

[sugartown1]

Ok guys I was just told that I could order new dish and lnb's for my birthday. The bad news is I have to decided today. So my question is what would you get.

I have a vs7000pvr
I want to add a reciever for bedroom
I want to get 110,119 and would love to get galaxy10 as well (would love to get bev too but thats a bit much.

So what would you choose?

[arboristman]

what do you have now?

[Beefeater1]

As for me i`m very happy with a dish 500 with twin lnb`s that gets 119 and 110, one other dish (single lnb)for 91.

Still nothing on, NOT !!!

[sugartown1]

Originally Posted by arboristman

what do you have now?

dish 500 with dp dual. Which with problem not getting 7 I think part of the lnb is bad. I want it all butonly want 1 dish. Is that just like a women wants it all!

atleast 110, 119, and galaxy10

[boboisno1]

Originally Posted by sugartown1

dish 500 with dp dual. Which with problem not getting 7 I think part of the lnb is bad. I want it all butonly want 1 dish. Is that just like a women wants it all!

atleast 110, 119, and galaxy10

You will need a fairly big dish to get 123, and a different lnb but it can be done. I'd start with seing what size dish you will need for 123 and then go from there. Look in FTA utilities and you will see a link for a lyngsat type site which will give you a footprint map telling you what size dish you will need to get 123.

[wishpalfrey]

It is you birthday not christmas where are you located if in Canada what part I live in NL ti get 119 or 110 I need at least a 36 inch dish four foot better

[creativegenius]

Here is the ideal setup for you (and best of all, no dish motor required) but you may have to forego Galaxy.

The best set up if you want to be able to pull down the most variety with the least amount of effort (and without need of a dish motor) is the following, get yourself:

1 - 18" x 24" Eliptical Dish
4 - Dual LNB's
1 - 5 port LNB Mount/Yoke
1 - Disc Switch (4 in /1 Out)

Some Sat Cable and some connectors.

Arrange and mount the LNB's on the pre-engineered 5 point Yoke, so that the 101W LNB area is not populated (i.e., is empty) then mount the 4 LNB's, in their respective places. You'll be able to scan 91W, 82W, 110W and 119W without having to move the dish at all (no motor).

Once you lock onto 91W the others are automatically 99% there.

Hope that helps.

Creative Genius

[helpmeout]

That sounds like the perfect setup creative,no screwing around and less to go wrong. One day that is what I will have.........

[creativegenius]

The set up outlined above, is not all that expensive, I saw an 18" x 24" (eliptical) Dish with the 5 mount/LNB yoke and 4 dual LNB's offerrd (new)for $120.00 the other day.

Now your talking

Creative Genius

[sugartown1]

hey CG Is this what you are talking about? - 1 lnb I can alwas add.
Elliptical Satellite Dish, 3 Dual LNB & Quad LNB Holder - eBay (item 360010033359 end time Jan-06-08 22:21:00 PST)

[creativegenius]

Yup, just make sure you get the 5 mount LNB Yoke, it'll make you life easier moving forward. Forget populating 101W.




Each of the LNB positions are indicated, so it's really hard to miss with this set up ... these (as shown) are about $24.00 but worth every cent.

Creative Genius

Originally Posted by sugartown1

hey CG Is this what you are talking about? - 1 lnb I can alwas add.
Elliptical Satellite Dish, 3 Dual LNB & Quad LNB Holder - eBay (item 360010033359 end time Jan-06-08 22:21:00 PST)

[Beefeater1]

Man, that is great information. I thought for sure if you wanted 119,110 and 91 it needed 2 dishes.

Great advise bud for later !!

[sugartown1]

Originally Posted by creativegenius

The set up outlined above, is not all that expensive, I saw an 18" x 24" (eliptical) Dish with the 5 mount/LNB yoke and 4 dual LNB's offerrd (new)for $120.00 the other day.

Now your talking

Creative Genius

where did you see it, if you dont mind?

[creativegenius]

PM'd ya, rules do not allow me to post third party web addresses in the Forum, rules are rules (even for me).

[vtoskov]

Originally Posted by creativegenius

Here is the ideal setup for you (and best of all, no dish motor required) but you may have to forego Galaxy.

The best set up if you want to be able to pull down the most variety with the least amount of effort (and without need of a dish motor) is the following, get yourself:

1 - 18" x 24" Eliptical Dish
4 - Dual LNB's
1 - 5 port LNB Mount/Yoke
1 - Disc Switch (4 in /1 Out)

Some Sat Cable and some connectors.

Arrange and mount the LNB's on the pre-engineered 5 point Yoke, so that the 101W LNB area is not populated (i.e., is empty) then mount the 4 LNB's, in their respective places. You'll be able to scan 91W, 82W, 110W and 119W without having to move the dish at all (no motor).

Once you lock onto 91W the others are automatically 99% there.

Hope that helps.

Creative Genius

this is exactly what I have. It's the best possible setup, to get dn/bev on one dish. But instead of the $25 - 5 LNB holder, I used a $5 - 4 LNB holder and attached the extra LNB using some duct tape and wire and I got an extra LNB with the left over money.
I also have a 39inch dish with 1 liner lnb for the other FTA birds as a backup if all is down. (currently on Galaxy 10 @ 123W) but I move this one often, depending on what I want to get.

[sugartown1]

Originally Posted by creativegenius

PM'd ya, rules do not allow me to post third party web addresses in the Forum, rules are rules (even for me).

Thank you. will the 5 yoke holder hold a dp quad?

[creativegenius]

I'm not sure, I use standard Dual LNB's, one per SAT.

Creative Genius

[leglockmaster]

can a dish pro plus hanlde this awell, or no. thanks

[raen_rfm]

Personally I'd go with the Wave Frontier T-55 setup I have. I get 82, 91, 110, 119 all on one dish, and each LNB gets equal signal levels. With elliptical dishes only the centre lnb gets an ideal signal and the others to the side will suffer some loss of signal. If you're in the sweetspot for those birds then it probably wouldn't matter much, but every little bit helps in bad weather.