HughesNet LNB FTA setup - ABA DSS

caverchris · May 29th, 2009

I was playing around today and figured out a low cost set up for mounting LNBs on an old HughesNet dish. I haven't tuned it up yet or dialed it in but maybe these photos will help others think of creative ways to use these dishes.

The parts cost about $17 at my local lowes.

**atabo40** · May 29th, 2009

that looks ok Ihave 2 of them thanks
it may help if you put in size on bolts and how long they are

caverchris · May 29th, 2009

Oh, sure. The bolt sizes to fit the threaded holes on the LNB mount are 1/4 - 20. The conduit hangers are 3/4 inch to fit the LNB. The conduit is also 3/4 but I'm sure 1/2 would work (Lowes only had 3/4 inch conduit hangers so I went with 3/4).

bbarklr · May 29th, 2009

looks like an offel lot of work to me i just used duct tape

caverchris · May 29th, 2009

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Originally Posted by bbarklr

looks like an offel lot of work to me i just used duct tape

They say it has a million and one uses so if it worked for you I guess they can add it to the list.

Actually, once I had the parts it only took about 15 minutes to setup. I'm tuning it up today and being able to adjust the LNBs to the best position is working well.

ikhateeb · May 29th, 2009

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Originally Posted by caverchris

I was playing around today and figured out a low cost set up for mounting LNBs on an old HughesNet dish. I haven't tuned it up yet or dialed it in but maybe these photos will help others think of creative ways to use these dishes.

The parts cost about $17 at my local lowes.

why I do not see any coaxial coming out of LNB's, and lets pretend you did after you took the snaps, what bird you are pointing to? Thanks man.

caverchris · May 29th, 2009

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Originally Posted by ikhateeb

why I do not see any coaxial coming out of LNB's, and lets pretend you did after you took the snaps, what bird you are pointing to? Thanks man.

Here is a picture of the way I have it set up now. In the other pictures the dish was in the garage before I set it outside and I hadn't put the coax on it yet.

In this picture I'm dialed in to get (from left to right as looking at the picture) 129, 123, 119, 110 & the other two are picking up transponders but I think they are DirecTV and I can't get channels on them.

**mountaineer** · May 29th, 2009

Looks good, but i don't see how you would skew it.

caverchris · May 29th, 2009

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Originally Posted by mountaineer

Looks good, but i don't see how you would skew it.

This last picture doesn't show it very good but the whole dish is skewed because the linear LNB is fixed to the dish the way it's attached right now. Minor skew adjustments were then done by adjusting the bolts between the LNB and the conduit hangers on the cross bar.

**mountaineer** · May 30th, 2009

Good job !!

bbarklr · May 30th, 2009

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Originally Posted by caverchris

They say it has a million and one uses so if it worked for you I guess they can add it to the list.

Actually, once I had the parts it only took about 15 minutes to setup. I'm tuning it up today and being able to adjust the LNBs to the best position is working well.

yep had 4 lnb hooked up using duct and a stick worked for years,
now i've got 6 dishes an only 2 lnb on my littel one its fun to play though(only paid for one of them the rest were given to me)

caverchris · May 31st, 2009

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Originally Posted by bbarklr

yep had 4 lnb hooked up using duct and a stick worked for years,
now i've got 6 dishes an only 2 lnb on my littel one its fun to play though(only paid for one of them the rest were given to me)

Yup, it's fun to play. One of the things I found most interesting with the bigger dish, once pointed at a sat, was just holding and LNB in my hand (attached to the STB of course) and moving it around in front of the dish to "find" the sat I'm looking for.

I do like the multi dish thing, they are out there for free if you know where to look.

bbarklr · June 1st, 2009

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Originally Posted by caverchris

Yup, it's fun to play. One of the things I found most interesting with the bigger dish, once pointed at a sat, was just holding and LNB in my hand (attached to the STB of course) and moving it around in front of the dish to "find" the sat I'm looking for.

I do like the multi dish thing, they are out there for free if you know where to look.

yup did that a lot an when u got it in just the right spot ya rap some duct tape arond it an you'r done

caverchris · June 1st, 2009

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Originally Posted by bbarklr

yup did that a lot an when u got it in just the right spot ya rap some duct tape arond it an you'r done

That'll work!