Multiple LNB's

[tonycrew]

Ok i was thinking of setting up 4 LNB's on a 1 Metre Dish.

Does using a Quad or Quatro mean i don't have to have a switch to select signals, So that only 1 Wire comes from the Sat Dish to the reciever.?

[lagerland]

No mate a quad means it has four otputs..........

[petely]

Ok i was thinking of setting up 4 LNB's on a 1 Metre Dish.

Does using a Quad or Quatro mean i don't have to have a switch to select signals, So that only 1 Wire comes from the Sat Dish to the reciever.?

A quad LNB has 4 independent outputs, all coming from the same satellite. You can feed each of those outputs straight to a satellite receiver. A quattro LNB also has 4 outputs, but they need to go to a second unit, called a multiswitch, before you can feed the signals to satellite receivers. The benefit of a quattro is that the multiswitch can feed more than 4 satellite receivers - depending on which model you buy.

In both cases however, the satellite receivers can only pick up the one satellite (or group of satellites, at the same position) that the dish is pointing at.

[ramjet]

Ok i was thinking of setting up 4 LNB's on a 1 Metre Dish.

Does using a Quad or Quatro mean i don't have to have a switch to select signals, So that only 1 Wire comes from the Sat Dish to the reciever.?

I suspect you are going to require an lnb rack with 4 lnb holders and a 4 way diseqc switch connected to each lnb from A to D

then its one coax cable down to a single receiver from that switch

so thats one dish, one 4-way lnb rack, 4 lnbs, one 4-way diseqc switch, and one coaxial cable

[dick b]

yeah the equipment and method you need is as ramjet has quoted. check these pics out to give you an idea of what it will look like,some of the LNBs may need raising a bit more than others depending on the sats you want(various ways of doing this).

[blueflash234]

I suspect you are going to require an lnb rack with 4 lnb holders and a 4 way diseqc switch connected to each lnb from A to D

then its one coax cable down to a single receiver from that switch

so thats one dish, one 4-way lnb rack, 4 lnbs, one 4-way diseqc switch, and one coaxial cable

and when you added all that up proberly cheaper with a motor

[dick b]

and when you added all that up proberly cheaper with a motor

dead right mate its no cheaper about ?65 for 4x LNB holder,4 LNBs,4way diseqc switch and f-plugs etc.(motor is also easier to set up)

[dave-h]

and when you added all that up proberly cheaper with a motor

dead right mate its no cheaper about ?65 for 4x LNB holder,4 LNBs,4way diseqc switch and f-plugs etc.(motor is also easier to set up)

It's not always about cost though.

Both multi-sat and motorised have advantages/disadvantages

[Fano]

yeah the equipment and method you need is as ramjet has quoted. check these pics out to give you an idea of what it will look like,some of the LNBs may need raising a bit more than others depending on the sats you want(various ways of doing this).

Have you any issues with wind wobbling the lnb arm on that setup?

[ramjet]

and when you added all that up proberly cheaper with a motor

I was just replying to the question he was posing , and assuming what the underlying reason behind it was

fixed does have advantages, especially if using quads and more than one receiver, like using an octo lnb on a sly dish sat on 28e which can help a lot, even with motors as you can use both a switch and the motor giving the best of both (like mine is with a feed from a fixed dish on 28e and another on 13e and another on 30w)

sometimes mix and match is best, just depends how much you want to spend on it, and some people are cheapskates ,

definitely cannot bear a motorised diseqc or usals 1 metre dish though, unless you go very VERY BIG on the dish sizes with actuator and polar mount and vbox

[tonycrew]

Ok guys thanks for all the answers i understand it now... I'll check motors out as well, and see what gives me the best options for what i need.
I have 1 Blade at present but will eventually have 2, so i'll be needing to feed them both at the same time, what i thought was that using a motor could cause me problems if 1 persons watching 1 thing downstairs and someone upstairs changes channel.

[GastonJ]

2 STB's with 4 quad LNB's is no problem, you'll just need to set up your diseqc switches quite carefully. I'm running 8 LNB's and 2 STB's atm, once spring hits I hope to knock that up to 12 LNB's

[ramjet]

Ok guys thanks for all the answers i understand it now... I'll check motors out as well, and see what gives me the best options for what i need.
I have 1 Blade at present but will eventually have 2, so i'll be needing to feed them both at the same time, what i thought was that using a motor could cause me problems if 1 persons watching 1 thing downstairs and someone upstairs changes channel.

only one box controls the motor , but on a motorised system you will both be watching the same satellite from a twin output lnb, even if its different channels

[cactikid]

and remember the wife she rules over your box controls .

[tonycrew]

Thanks again, If i want 28e for sly, which i currently have, then what other sats can i add with 3 more LNB's,

13e, 19e, and 28e what else is worth adding..?