TD88 with 11 lnbs, a temporary set up

[Archived-1]

good luck with the new setup paul looking forward to following its progress :-),

 

[Piltdownpaul]

Just need to get a pole, i'm sure we'll have summat in our old style garage. Photos will be posted in due course.

 

[Archived-1]

i will be setting my 1mtr dish back up this week paul the washing line pole will be coming out of the ground :-), looking forward to your pictures m8 :-).

 

[Piltdownpaul]

I'm hoping all my gear arrives this week so i can get on with it this weekend as its a bank holiday isnt it.

 

[Archived-1]

yes pal bank holiday next week :-)

 

[excollier]

Amazing, I thought I had done well with 6 lnbs on a TD88!

 

[Piltdownpaul]

Thanks Excollier

 

[hexah]

Consider getting a Maximum E85 as a second dish instead of the 60cm. Then you could have a multi-LNB rig for the strong satellites including 28e and the TD88 for scanning the arc.

 

[Piltdownpaul]

No hexah, the 60cm is going up on the house for the wifes freesat aspirations...... i'm having the td88 on the motor on the garage.

 

[Huevos]

You could have your 11 LNBs on a motorised dish. That would work well if you are limited to one dish. That way you would have fast zapping and motorised all from one dish. I had my 1.5m motorised set up like that for a while, until I got the T90.

 

[Huevos]

Frankly, the transit times for a DiSEqC Motor are perfectly acceptable for use on the main Satellites of interest to UK based hobbyists.

Ok, just about for switching from one satellite to another, but not for zapping. Also fixed LNBs allows you to have your channels lists in any order.

 

[Piltdownpaul]

I'm quite happy with a single lnb on a motorized dish. I'm more interested in looking at each satellite exactly than picking it up from another lnb along the arm and not receiving all transponders because its so offset with a poorer signal.

 

[timo_w2s]

I'm quite happy with a single lnb on a motorized dish. I'm more interested in looking at each satellite exactly than picking it up from another lnb along the arm and not receiving all transponders because its so offset with a poorer signal.

The offset would be for quick switching of stronger satellites from your favourite position. If you need all the signal you'd swing the dish over.

 

[Piltdownpaul]

I briefly seen the dish move eastwards tonight before it failed and it was reasonably quick .

 

[Huevos]

I'm more interested in looking at each satellite exactly than picking it up from another lnb along the arm and not receiving all transponders

I'm the same which is why I only put satellites I can receive the entire range of transponder in multi-sat configuration. Nevertheless, when my first tuner is tied up with a recording and I'm using a motorised for zapping it's painful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQft0sUNA5s