What is the best lnb?

TJExcalibur

TJExcalibur

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My Satellite Setup
Master Focus 90cm .Gigablue UHD Quad 4K on TM 2600 motor. *Tm 5402 HD M3, *Atemio Nemesis. *Not Used.
My Location
Southern England
Best lnb for general use. I do not need one to pick up signals from the New Horizons space craft, leave that to Analoguesat, gets better reception in all the the rain up there.
 
My 2 cents: Amiko L104, Invacom snh-031 and Inverto black uktra.
 
Black Ultra the price varies so much and I see one on Ebay which has the extra white bit on the casing. Some very cheap but are they clones?
 
Thanks. will have to delve further. I like to save money but not if it means I have to climb on the roof to change it if its dodgy.
 
Black ultra twin I use has worked well for last few years.

I thought the connector covers were black on them mine is?
 
wod said:
I thought the connector covers were black on them mine is?
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They are...or at least were until these 'new' versions appeared...
 
Inverto Black Ultra 0.2 nothing else come near :)
 
Thanks. Settled for the Inverto Black Ultra from SystemSat. Was cheaper elsewhere but some appeared dodgy at such a low price.
 
TJExcalibur said:
Best lnb for general use. I do not need one to pick up signals from the New Horizons space craft, leave that to Analoguesat, gets better reception in all the the rain up there.
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I know you orderd an LNB now, but out of curiosity:

Can you be more specific about your criteria for "general use"?
If it is watching normal TV within normal footprint for 5 years on a reasonably sized dish; then just about any (non-counterfeit) LNB these days will do the job.
The IBUs and the Invacoms etc are fine - but probably overkill for this application.

There are many Opticums, Titaniums etc that work almost as well.

On the other hand, if you mean "general fringe-reception DX'ing use on polar-mounted dish", then yes certainly the IBUs are good allrounders.
Unless you need something that attaches to a feed-horn... then most people say "invacom", although I think the Invertos C120s work well too.

As for the budget LNBs - some of them are actually surprisingly good.
I have just tried a no-name (well, "Maximum", but they certainly didnct design and manufacture it) 4 EUR LNB on fringe reception for 28.2, and got only slightly worse results than the IBUQ, and better than several other "high-end" LNBs.

Now, all of this is out-of-box, and certainly not considering criteria such as life-time (cheap stuff don't last long), consistency of performance across the lifetime, water and moisture resistance etc.

What would you consider to be criteria for "general use"?
 
Jamie A said:
Is there any difference in signal levels between the black ultra twin and single?
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I once tried a twin to see if there was, but couldn't detect any difference between the two. There will probably be a minimal difference between individual units, inevitable really when you consider manufacture.
 
Going out on a limb here.I find that my Gibertini feedhorh with c120 black pro gets a few % more on weak transpoders.In fact the black pro is better on most transponders.
 
st1 said:
I know you orderd an LNB now, but out of curiosity:

Can you be more specific about your criteria for "general use"?
If it is watching normal TV within normal footprint for 5 years on a reasonably sized dish; then just about any (non-counterfeit) LNB these days will do the job.
The IBUs and the Invacoms etc are fine - but probably overkill for this application.

There are many Opticums, Titaniums etc that work almost as well.

On the other hand, if you mean "general fringe-reception DX'ing use on polar-mounted dish", then yes certainly the IBUs are good allrounders.
Unless you need something that attaches to a feed-horn... then most people say "invacom", although I think the Invertos C120s work well too.

As for the budget LNBs - some of them are actually surprisingly good.
I have just tried a no-name (well, "Maximum", but they certainly didnct design and manufacture it) 4 EUR LNB on fringe reception for 28.2, and got only slightly worse results than the IBUQ, and better than several other "high-end" LNBs.

Now, all of this is out-of-box, and certainly not considering criteria such as life-time (cheap stuff don't last long), consistency of performance across the lifetime, water and moisture resistance etc.

What would you consider to be criteria for "general use"?
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General use. Previously i had a Channel Master 1.2m then a 1m with a with matching feed horn, Invacom single lnb, changed later to Black Ultra. Not sure which receiver, something "she" is unable to mess up as previously.
I was quite happy with that but now I want something that is good quality but I am no longer bothered about seeking out distant transponders. I never did get a signal from Pluto so I believe the place is deserted.
Now because of an extension and t keep the local planning happy I will be downsizing to a triax (Hirschmann) Fesat Aluminium 85cm Solid Dish, already got a good deal on one.
 
I have an Inverto Black Premium, although I don't have the chance to use it yet at this property, been in the box for ages. Il get there one day.
 
TJExcalibur said:
General use. Previously i had a Channel Master 1.2m then a 1m with a with matching feed horn, Invacom single lnb, changed later to Black Ultra. Not sure which receiver, something "she" is unable to mess up as previously.
I was quite happy with that but now I want something that is good quality but I am no longer bothered about seeking out distant transponders. I never did get a signal from Pluto so I believe the place is deserted.
Now because of an extension and t keep the local planning happy I will be downsizing to a triax (Hirschmann) Fesat Aluminium 85cm Solid Dish, already got a good deal on one.
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Perhaps you can share what sat positions you are receiving from?
Are we talking a motorised set-up here?
Or just Freesat?
Receinving Freesat from Southern England can be done with just about any LNB on a 40 cm dish. No need to go IBUQ, not even an 80 cm alu dish...
 
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