80cm Dish with multiple LNBs

[Adam792]

I currently have a 60cm dish which I've recently bought a cheap multi-LNB bracket for (one where the LNB holder just clips onto the LNB already held by the dish) in order to have individual Hotbird and Astra 1 LNBs so I can use a 4 Way DiSEqC switch with the feed from the Astra 2 mini-dish.

All this works fine, but I'm seriously tempted over the summer to stealthily replace the 60cm dish with an 80cm one. (Hoping that my Mum doesn't 'notice' )

Because I have a spare port on the 4 Way which I'd want to fill by making this change, I'm just wondering what combination of positions would be possible. The house causes an obstruction anything past about 23.5°E (i.e. I can currently receive that but not Astra 2). Obviously I want to keep 13/19.2°E, but the main other positions of interest for me are 7°E, 5°E or 1°W - which of these would be viable with the 80cm dish along with 13/19?

Also, what 80cm dish and LNB(s) would be the best to go for? I'm on a tight budget and I don't really want to spend more than I have to for decent results; but I don't want a load of crud either if you know what I mean.

Location is Staffordshire, and my receiver is a Dreambox DM500HD.

Thanks,

Adam

 

[fergyc]

If you want the Nordic beams on 5e and 1w then you'll need to focus on that

 

[Adam792]

If you want the Nordic beams on 5e and 1w then you'll need to focus on that

Actually yes that was one thing I forgot about; I'm not bothered about the Nordic beams, just the European beam stuff.

 

[Ghostleader]

I have the bigger brother of your ISS dish (80cm) & receive the stronger transponders on 7E at a six degree offset (My dish is focused on 13E) no prob's, I choose the perforated ISS dish as it is easier on the eye than a solid dish.

 

[Adam792]

That's useful to know, thanks!

So theoretically would a solid 80cm perform a little better than that?

Would it be possible to compromise the 7°E LNB a little and receive the very strong Ukrainian/Russian transponders off 5°E on the same LNB?

I'm thinking of getting a Faval 80cm dish I've seen. (Item #330577397320 on the renowned auction site.) I'm mainly interested because it's the cheapest I've found Is it any good or would I be better steering clear?

It's annoying really that 28°E is not possible on the 60cm as then I'd be free to have the minidish on any strong sat I wanted, not constrained to ones that aren't too far from 13/19.2°E. Damned house being in the way...

 

[Ghostleader]

That will be fine mate that dish & it's bigger 1 meter brother are what the Installers use for pub installs for Aljazeera & Kuwait Sport etc on 26E. Well built dishes in the same league as the Triax TD range.

That's useful to know, thanks!

So theoretically would a solid 80cm perform a little better than that?

Would it be possible to compromise the 7°E LNB a little and receive the very strong Ukrainian/Russian transponders off 5°E on the same LNB?

I'm thinking of getting a Faval 80cm dish I've seen. (Item #330577397320 on the renowned auction site.) I'm mainly interested because it's the cheapest I've found Is it any good or would I be better steering clear?

It's annoying really that 28°E is not possible on the 60cm as then I'd be free to have the minidish on any strong sat I wanted, not constrained to ones that aren't too far from 13/19.2°E. Damned house being in the way...