old sky 60cm dish

[alom5]

need some help please.

i have a sly dish from the 80's up on the roof. (60cm)

i finally plugged in a receiver to the cable and received some channels - around 240 after scan. so i don't think its pointing to anything properly.

i am wondering how can i receive 28.2e and say maybe 19.2e or 23.5e.

i would like to have feeds to 2 separate rooms which can receive both sats.

isit possible to do so? what would i need in place to do so?

i'm intending on getting someone up there but thought i'd get the best advice first.

thanks for helping

[wilf]

it will pointing at the wrong sat mate and also the lnb would be perhaps not up to much by now, if you check here http://www.digital-kaos.co.uk/forums...ze-guide-7076/ to find what size dish you would need to get each sat you are after, you can google or ebay search multi lnb holders and multi lnbs it will give you an idea how its going to work, or you could for a few more quid go for the motorised dish which would maybe better for you because you are going to have cables running every which way but loose with multi feeds to 2 rooms

[dick b]

you can feed 2 rooms independantly with 2 sats.
you will need a suitable dish and mount,a multi lnb bracket for 2 twin LNBs that will fit the dish,the 2 twin LNBs mentioned,2 two way diseqc switches,the diseqc switches are mounted near the dish and that will only need 1 cable from each switch going to the rooms.I"v done a very rough sketch 28.2E & 19.2E may be the better arrangment as you will have a bit more room to mount the LNBs

[alom5]

i already got a motorised setup mate and feed is only to one box. i also have a fixed to another box. wana keep them as they are.

just thought as i have a dish that is doing nothing....move it to the right are and wanted to know how i could get 2 sats off that dish......with multi lnb's then? that right. would i be able to get 28.2 and 19.2 off this dish with multi lnb?

[dick b]

if that dish is 20+yrs old mate I"d scrap it.the way I outlined in my other post will get you what you asked in your 1st post,I"d use an 80cm dish.

[nibblitz]

You could get 28.2e & 19.2e but you would need 2 seperate lnb's mounted on a bracket fed into a diseqc switch... Or if you wanted 19.2e & 13e then you could get away with a 6 degree monoblock lnb, the diseqc switch being built into the monoblock...
But yea, as above, if its really old then is it really worth the faff, a new dish dont cost much, its all the other gubbins that push the price up...

[alom5]

i don't particularly want to put another dish up mate as got 1.1m up already.

thought i'd make use of the one already up there doing nothing. i mean still get picture from the dish and feed so i thought could be used.

i'll just run another feed off the fixed dish then.

[andy91]

Ive one its pointing to Astra 19.2 which was the old Sky Uk sat.
Not even certain the lnb would work nowadays.
For the price of a new dish i wouldnt take a chance on it.

Andy

[alom5]

You could get 28.2e & 19.2e but you would need 2 seperate lnb's mounted on a bracket fed into a diseqc switch... Or if you wanted 19.2e & 13e then you could get away with a 6 degree monoblock lnb, the diseqc switch being built into the monoblock...
But yea, as above, if its really old then is it really worth the faff, a new dish dont cost much, its all the other gubbins that push the price up...

this is what i was looking at doing. just didn't know how.

i know the dish is good and just need to be pointed in the right direction and new lnbs and stuff put on.

thanks mate.

[alom5]

Ive one its pointing to Astra 19.2 which was the old Sky Uk sat.
Not even certain the lnb would work nowadays.
For the price of a new dish i wouldnt take a chance on it.

Andy

that's true andy....but when i plugged the box in....i got good pic on sky de and orange and stuff....all on something that has been there since 1987ish . i don't think its fully pointing at 19.2 at the moment ...but once aligned i think it will be ok.

[andy91]

that's true andy....but when i plugged the box in....i got good pic on sky de and orange and stuff....all on something that has been there since 1987ish . i don't think its fully pointing at 19.2 at the moment ...but once aligned i think it will be ok.

Think mine went up in 1987 i would stick a cheap lnb on it the dish should be fine and you cound go 13 and 19 with monoblock on it or twist it to 28.2.
Ive thought of playing with mine but the lnb is hanging down where i clocked it with mt ladders

Andy.

[alom5]

yeah i was surprised when i picked up the channels too.

so it needs to point to 28.2 and then a monoblock and 2 lnbs 1 to each room.

that will allow me to get both 28.2 and 19.2 ?

also need to have a diseq switch (why do i need that) and will i have to set the box (say a dm800) with diseq

[gracieboo]

Don,t think you could get a monoblock for 19 and 28 you would need a multi lnb holder and 2 seperate lnbs. I think monoblocks come in 3 degree and 6 degree spaces to allow you to get say 19 east and 13 east with the 6 degree one and 19 and 16 with the 3 degrees one.

[dick b]

diseqc switches are built in to monoblocks but if using seperate LNBs you need diseqc switching to change between the LNBs.and the box will have to be set to diseqc 1.0 with the correct port set for each sat.

[alom5]

Don,t think you could get a monoblock for 19 and 28 you would need a multi lnb holder and 2 seperate lnbs. I think monoblocks come in 3 degree and 6 degree spaces to allow you to get say 19 east and 13 east with the 6 degree one and 19 and 16 with the 3 degrees one.

so what i want is not possible then.....maybe 23.5 and 28.2 i suppose....hmmmmmmmmmm..