is a feedhorn worth it inverto or invacom

iwol

hi ive got a .3 lnb at the moment dont recognise the make but if i got a channel master feedhorn and a c120 .3 lnb would the gain be worthwhile and which is the best make lnb to get thanks for any comments

rolfw

You should get a big improvement with a dedicated feedhorn and C120 LNB, either the invacom or Inverto should improve things.

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wod

lol you've been using a channelmaster 1.2m with a 40mm lnb, you should have got the feedhorn with the dish

iwol

thanks for reply , even if its a decent lnb any guess at a improvement

iwol

oh the dish never came with one

rolfw

No idea, but it will be noticeable.

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wod

think you should see a massive improvement as ask user rd100 he loves the andrews dishes so should know

iwol

anybody any prefs invert or invacom

wod

i haven't used them but heard that c120 inverto lnbs work well on channelmaster with feedhorn

iwol

r u there rd100 have you tried with and without plz

CROSSBONES

I know a few on here who have the inverto lnb and c/master feed, and highly recommend them together.

I have just bought 2 inverto C120`s, one for my 1.2M Fibo Gregorian and one for my c/master 1.8m with matching feed.

I will report my findings when I have installed them. I currently have a Invacom on my fibo, lets see if there is an improvment with the inverto!

timbo86

I was using an invacom 0.3 with the CM feedhorn but have changed to the inverto white tech c120. And find it to be a little better. Also picked up another CM feedhorn for next to nothing today if anybody is interested??

iceman

If the signal improvement is worth anything to you & you dont mind paying a bit more,i suggest you use a C120 0.3dB invacom BUT a Quad one NOT single
I have a 120CM dish with a CM feed and tried about almost every LNB on the market,the best result by far is with a C120 Quad invacom.

CROSSBONES

I know Rd100 is looking for a c/master feed.

Send him a pm.

Likvid

I have never seen Invacoms perform any good and i have tried them both on a Andrew Type 120 dish i installed for a client down in Nice, France and my own dishes i had.

As Thor footprint is on the edge down there i tried both Inverto, Invacom and a MTI AP8-TW and Inverto white tech flange worked best with Andrew feed.

celspid

Hey guys, just a quick question since we're talking about feedhorns. Are ChannelMaster feedhorns same for both 1.2 and 1.8 metre dishes or are they different, sorry to be so thick.

cheers,
celspid

Rd100

I am here

I have been lucky enuf to try loads of diffrent type's of lnb's on andew / channel master dishes from 60 cm up to 4.9m over the last 10 year's and one thing i have learned is don't listen to what LNB companys put on there lnb's i have seen high qulity 0.9db lnb's wipe the floor with so called 0.2db lnb's,

As for useing a feedhorn you should always use a feedhorn matched to the spec of the dish this matters more as the bigger the dish get's E.G a 2.4m andrew's will act as a 2.0m dish with out the correct feedhorn,

Last summer i had a load of lnbs 40mm lnb-f's and c120's what i found is that without the feedhorn and c120 you loose about 1.5DB of the gain of the dish with out it,

It is up to you if you want to use the feedhorn with a c120 lnb you just need to look at what you will be useing this dish for if its just going to be on astra or eutelsat 13'e or hispasat etc Just put a 40mm LNB-F on it but if you want to pick up weak satellites and get the most out of the dish and have the cash to spare get a c-120 lnb,

Best make lnbs are inverto, invacom, mti, cal amp, norsat, s microwave, cambridge, sharp, etc

I use a inverto c120 myself it works well better than those over priced invacoms i dont know why people bang on about them, The best 40mm lnb-f i have used is the sharp one

here you go check these item numbers on Ebay

inverto / 170031665078
Sharp 0.3 / 220007891326
Also good sharp 0.6 / 220007892515

Rd100

yep same for both

celspid

RD100, thanks for the quick reply.

cheers,
celspid

Rd100

no problem,

I see you have the Manhattan Plaza ST 550 what do you think of it?

celspid

RD100, Love the Manhattan Plaza 550. Great receiver. Love it so much just bought another, well actually bought the 450 Plaza which is pretty much the same really. I'd recommend it, but takes a little getting used to all its little quirks.

cheers,
celspid

iwol

timbo can you pm me about the feedhorn plz.

iceman

I agree %100...This is by far the best LNBF there is nowadays..
For those interested the model # is BS1R6EL100W
_http://www.satellitesuperstore.com/universallnb.htm

iwol

hi rd100 thanks for the useful info as always but the inverto lnb says prime focus on the wizard site does this matter and is there a difference between a prime focus or offset lnb thanks do you know where to get a feed horm from cheers

Likvid

You can buy a feedhorn from RD100, he sells Andrew in the UK.