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Super all ready to connect up! Left and right and just move the dish up up a little ☺️ 2-3 * Are you sure the LNB isnt a SkyQ one?
I haven't collected the dish yet, the guy told me its a mini dish and the LNB would have 4 outputs. I mentioned it was for freesat only, the price is £38 all in. I will ask him when I collect, what do I need to ask him for? My old dish is about ten years old and the LNB has 4 outputs, I was using 2 of them in the Sky box until I switched to the LG TV tuner.
 
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Just say - is this a standard sky freesat dish ? as a Sky Q wideband lnb will not work.

LNBs are very cheap on ebay so not end of the world ☺️
 

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Just say - is this a standard sky freesat dish ? as a Sky Q wideband lnb will not work.

LNBs are very cheap on ebay so not end of the world ☺️
4 outputs should mean it is a quad LNB, hybrid twins are very thin on the ground.
 

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A Quad LNB is 4 separate outputs, so you can run 4 cables, to 4 tuners, in any rooms.
Even if you don't need 4 outputs, at the moment, it's better to have too many, than too few.
 

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Maybe take a photo of the lnb ? i suppose not many people use SkyQ thesedays so will likley to be standard KU band one.
 

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Maybe take a photo of the lnb ? i suppose not many people use SkyQ thesedays so will likley to be standard KU band one.
Maybe take a photo of the lnb ? i suppose not many people use SkyQ thesedays so will likley to be standard KU band one.
This is my old one, I’m collecting the dish tomorrow after work so I’ll post a pic.IMG_6630.jpeg
 

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Yes thats compatible ☺️
 

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IMG_6646.jpegHere it is.
 

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Maybe take a photo of the lnb ? i suppose not many people use SkyQ thesedays so will likley to be standard KU band one.
SkyQ is by far & away the most popular satellite receiver for SkyUK nowadays. HD boxes havent been produced for quite a few years now so their electronics are ageing. Plus of course Sky are continually pushing Q or stream to HD users Partially because they want their equipment to be the go to gateway for accessing streaming services.
 

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Yes that dish is compatible ☺️

I dont know anything about the UK sat stuff thesedays☺️
 

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Got myself an old TV stand on wheels, I might mount the dish to that and have a play before I mount on house. Do you think this will work?
 

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Yes it will work for. 5w /4e/ 9e / 19.2e/ 23e/28 e for the very strong sats.

I think 13 e should be fine aswell just be careful with movement of the portable bracket
 
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Yes it will work for. 5w /4e/ 9e / 19.2e/ 23e/28 e for the very strong sats.

I think 13 e should be fine aswell just be careful with movement of the portable bracket
A2AE8043-9DE3-44D1-9A69-3485100FD390.jpeg
 

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When will you open the window ?
 

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Have fun.... looks great when you learn how to find and align sats you have mastered it really
 

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IMG_6672.jpegIMG_6668.jpegHad some success before. Found 28 and 19 easy, 19 i just had to increase the elevation. I got a good enough signal on both, I just wanted the test the sat finder before I have to go up a stepladder to use it.
 

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Cool you have mastered it

Which receiver are you going to purchase?
 
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