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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
New LNB, Feedhorn/Polarisor required
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<blockquote data-quote="M1JWR" data-source="post: 89672" data-attributes="member: 175843"><p>* Dave, in the year 2000 i had a desicion to make, any digital receivers that can cater for a poloriser can only cater for mechanical ones, your set up like mine has a magnetic one, i thought i'll try a voltage switcher, as i had a different feedhorn by that time anyway, so i bought a cambridge c120 0.7db and bolted it to the feedhorn, it was as good if not slightly better than the echostar lnb which at 0.9db was sh*t hot in 1995, the echostar was £99 quid then not counting the feed/poloriser, i think the echostar unit was about £40 then, lots of condensation later in which i had to take it apart and wipe it out once a week if i was lucky, it headed for the bin, mag polorisers were regarded as generally better than mechanical ones in those days, i think the irte mag poloriser was about £35 and the feedhorn was £25, as i say that cured the condensation problem, but a digital box in the year 2000 forced a re think,i could recomend u get a feed and a new mechinical poloriser, but what if your lnb died at a later time, hmmm do i buy another one for ton+ or an invacom voltage switcher for £30 quid, which out performes the echostar totally, this applies to dave as i have the same set up and is what i did as the years went by.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="M1JWR, post: 89672, member: 175843"] * Dave, in the year 2000 i had a desicion to make, any digital receivers that can cater for a poloriser can only cater for mechanical ones, your set up like mine has a magnetic one, i thought i'll try a voltage switcher, as i had a different feedhorn by that time anyway, so i bought a cambridge c120 0.7db and bolted it to the feedhorn, it was as good if not slightly better than the echostar lnb which at 0.9db was sh*t hot in 1995, the echostar was £99 quid then not counting the feed/poloriser, i think the echostar unit was about £40 then, lots of condensation later in which i had to take it apart and wipe it out once a week if i was lucky, it headed for the bin, mag polorisers were regarded as generally better than mechanical ones in those days, i think the irte mag poloriser was about £35 and the feedhorn was £25, as i say that cured the condensation problem, but a digital box in the year 2000 forced a re think,i could recomend u get a feed and a new mechinical poloriser, but what if your lnb died at a later time, hmmm do i buy another one for ton+ or an invacom voltage switcher for £30 quid, which out performes the echostar totally, this applies to dave as i have the same set up and is what i did as the years went by. [/QUOTE]
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