Oskare100
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- My Satellite Setup
- Zehnder DR600 digital receiver, 90cm Amstrad dish and one MTI Blue Line 0,2db LNB.
- My Location
- Sweden
Hello,
I think I've decided to buy all new equipment to be able to get the weak sat I want. I did read the test at http://www.minhembio.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=168909 from a recent post here but I wanted to check with you on the LNB as well... From what I've understood the dB isn't the most important thing. Here is the three most expensive LNBs I can choose from:
Which one do you think would be best? I don't know if it's relevant but I live in the southeast part of Sweden and want to get Astra 2D which should be rather hard to get from here.
Then the dish. I've found a few dishes, but a problem is that the shipping cost is so expensive on the larger dishes... Here is an option I think it reasonable priced:
Does it matter if the dish is made in steel or sheet? Does the quality of the dish matter at all or is it mostly the size of it?
I'm thinking of using a DiSEqC switch and two side LNBs to also get Hotbird and so on, but do you think that would considerably decrease my chances of getting Astra 2D?
I'm thinking of DreamBox DM600 as receiver, do you think that is a reasonable good receiver for weak signals?
Regards
Oskar
I think I've decided to buy all new equipment to be able to get the weak sat I want. I did read the test at http://www.minhembio.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=168909 from a recent post here but I wanted to check with you on the LNB as well... From what I've understood the dB isn't the most important thing. Here is the three most expensive LNBs I can choose from:
White tech Universal Twin LNB 0,3 dB
MTI Single High Line 0,2dB 100mA
Titanium Single LNB 0,1dB
Which one do you think would be best? I don't know if it's relevant but I live in the southeast part of Sweden and want to get Astra 2D which should be rather hard to get from here.
Then the dish. I've found a few dishes, but a problem is that the shipping cost is so expensive on the larger dishes... Here is an option I think it reasonable priced:
Archsat 120cm*128cm offset
Input Frequency Range Low Band : 10.7 ~ 11.7 GHz
High Band : 11.7 ~ 12.75 GHz
Output Frequency Range Low Band : 950 ~ 1950 MHz
High Band : 1100 ~ 2150 MHz
L.O. Frequency Low Band : 9.75 GHz
High Band : 10.60 GHz
L.O. Frequency Stability +/-1 MHz (Max)@ Room Temp.
Local Oscillator Frequency Phase Noise -60dBc/Hz @ 1KHz (Max.)
-85dBc/Hz @ 10KHz (Max.)
-105dBc/Hz @ 100KHz (Max.)
Noise Figure 0.3dB (Typ.)
Conversion Gain 56 ~ 60 dB
Gain Flatness 26 MHz Bandwidth +/-0.5dB (Typ.)
Polarity Switching Voltage Low Band : 11.0 ~ 14.0 Vdc
High Band : 16.0 ~ 20.0 Vdc
Band Switching Low Band : 0 KHz
High Band : 22 KHz +/- 4KHz
Cross-Pol. Isolation 25 dB (Typ.)
Image Rejection 40 dB (Min.)
Current Consumption 90 mA (Typ.)
Output Connector Type 75 OHMS F-Female
Output Spurious <-60dBm
Operating Temperature Range -40°C ~ +65°C
Storage Temperature Range -45°C ~ +70°C
Does it matter if the dish is made in steel or sheet? Does the quality of the dish matter at all or is it mostly the size of it?
I'm thinking of using a DiSEqC switch and two side LNBs to also get Hotbird and so on, but do you think that would considerably decrease my chances of getting Astra 2D?
I'm thinking of DreamBox DM600 as receiver, do you think that is a reasonable good receiver for weak signals?
Regards
Oskar