Advice Needed Cheap receiver for c band

[jase1]

Can anyone suggest a CHEAP receiver to play with while I'm messing about.

Used is ok.

Jase

 

[Captain Jack]

Any receiver will work with C band. What you need is a C band LNB and the offset feedhorn. These are relatively cheap - won't cost more than £40 in total.

 

[jase1]

Any receiver will work with C band. What you need is a C band LNB and the offset feedhorn. These are relatively cheap - won't cost more than £40 in total.

Thanks CJ. Ive got those, its just a box I need. It saves a lot of messing around.

Jase.

 

[Lazarus]

Use your existing box - all it requires is a change to the "Antenna Setup" to alter the LNB Local Oscillator frequency to match that specified for your C Band LNB >> Unless that's the "messing around" you want to avoid?

If you really want a separate box (Which would seem to be even more messing around), try something like the latest Openbox (V8S, I think). Around £40 and very capable.

 

[Archive-8]

Can anyone suggest a CHEAP receiver to play with while I'm messing about.

Used is ok.

Jase

What sat box are you using now?

 

[jase1]

Use your existing box - all it requires is a change to the "Antenna Setup" to alter the LNB Local Oscillator frequency to match that specified for your C Band LNB >> Unless that's the "messing around" you want to avoid?

If you really want a separate box (Which would seem to be even more messing around), try something like the latest Openbox (V8S, I think). Around £40 and very capable.

Yes, thats what I want to avoid.

That looks ok pricewise.

What sat box are you using now?

VU Duo2 Quad tuner. I want to set up a box and tv by the dish so I can mess and not make a hash of the other box/dish. Then once its aligned set it all up on one dish.....or keep both up

 

[Captain Jack]

Quad.. should be easy enough to configure a tuner dedicated to C band LNB/dish.

I only have a single tuner Vu+ Uno and I am switching seamlessly between 2x C band LNBs, 1 Ku LNB on the 1224 dish and 1 Ku on the DiSEqC dish (4 in total).

 

[Archive-8]

I switch between c-band & Ka-band & ku band on 2 dishes. With diseqc switches. Like @Captain Jack said it should be very easy to setup.

Or perhaps you should get a sat meter of some sort.

 

[jase1]

Quad.. should be easy enough to configure a tuner dedicated to C band LNB/dish.

I only have a single tuner Vu+ Uno and I am switching seamlessly between 2x C band LNBs, 1 Ku LNB on the 1224 dish and 1 Ku on the DiSEqC dish (4 in total).

I've just gone into the tuner config, it looks easy enough to set up. Do I really need two ku band off that dish, I don't think so.

 

[jase1]

I switch between c-band & Ka-band & ku band on 2 dishes. With diseqc switches. Like @Captain Jack said it should be very easy to setup.

Or perhaps you should get a sat meter of some sort.

I can get hold of a satlook meter if need be, these things have far too many options tho