Adding Astra 1 Hotbird to Astra 2 dish

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MJI1962

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My Satellite Setup
Fortec 65cm dish, Nikkai quad LNB Humax HDR
My Location
Worcester
Hello

I want to add a quad LNB each for Astra1 and Hotbird, I already have a quad LNB on Astra 2 for Freesat.

My dish is 65cm and Freesat reception is fine.

How easy would it be to add 2 more LNBs for the two other satellites?

I am prepared to make brackets.

Would there be room?

Picture of my dish.

thanks

Martin
 

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It's almost certainly too small to permit efficient reception across the spread of arc you want - even if you were to shift the dish itself so that 19.2E was the focal LNB.

Perhaps replace it with an 80/90cm, or bung a DiSEqC motor on the existing dish?
 
MJI1962 said:
Hello

I want to add a quad LNB each for Astra1 and Hotbird, I already have a quad LNB on Astra 2 for Freesat.

My dish is 65cm and Freesat reception is fine.



How easy would it be to add 2 more LNBs for the two other satellites?

I am prepared to make brackets.

Would there be room?

Picture of my dish.

thanks

Martin
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Oh ho, I had that dish, I added 13 East for a laugh whilst the dish was trained on 28 East. I'm going to dig for photos now!
 
Here you go mate, a trip down memory lane:-righton:
 

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I think you'd struggle for those three satellites. You need a decent 70cm plus. I have those working on a G70 Raven Gemini not far from your location.... but the norm is an 80cm.
 
Looks like they would be touching

Perhaps I ought to buy a bigger dish for A1 and HB and use 2 dishes?
 
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