Got a Humax DSAT PVR and have decided to engineer the two feeds it
requires from a quad lnb on the dish, as you can't get the main channels
on one polarisation. (Did they deliberately spread the main channels
across the polarisations?)

But I'm confused as to whether my existing Satdish will take a new quad
lnb, special bracket or otherwise.

The satcure website seems quite useful, and mentions channelmaster
dishes as though they are mk1 and can't take any current quad lnbs.
Unfortunately neither the dish nor the paperwork mention if my dish is
mk1. You might assume so as possibly Mk2 onwards had that mentioned?

There seems a black hole on the web on the subject of the Sky dish type
history. I have gleaned that the current sky supplied dish is a Mk4 and
appeared from June 2009.

I can't remember when mine went up, but it was well in the past, around
2001 possibly.

There are 4 types of dish used for sky installations. all I wanted to
find out is when each one came into use! Does anyone know or can point
me to a web reference?

Richard

If you are talking about a Sky minidish, you will find that as long you buy
a Quad specifically for a Sky minidish such as a Wistron or a Skyware Quad,
it will come with adapters allowing that Quad LNB to fit any Sky minidish.

The Sky specific Quad LNB's have a specially shaped feedhorn that is matched
to a sky minidish's oval shape (its wider than it is tall)

If you are talking about a general proper satellite dish then these usually
can accept either 23mm or 40mm diameter neck LNB's

you can use a rubber ring to get a 23mm LNB to fit in a 40mm LNB holder. so
if your dish can take 40mm LNB's then you will be OK, but if its only able
to accept 23mm diameter LNB,s then you will need to buy a 23mm Quad LNB or
change the LNB holder on the dish.

Alps do some 23mm Quad LNB's.

Regards

Stephen.


"Dickie Mint" wrote in message
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Got a Humax DSAT PVR and have decided to engineer the two feeds it
requires from a quad lnb on the dish, as you can't get the main channels
on one polarisation. (Did they deliberately spread the main channels
across the polarisations?)

But I'm confused as to whether my existing Satdish will take a new quad
lnb, special bracket or otherwise.

The satcure website seems quite useful, and mentions channelmaster dishes
as though they are mk1 and can't take any current quad lnbs.
Unfortunately neither the dish nor the paperwork mention if my dish is
mk1. You might assume so as possibly Mk2 onwards had that mentioned?

There seems a black hole on the web on the subject of the Sky dish type
history. I have gleaned that the current sky supplied dish is a Mk4 and
appeared from June 2009.

I can't remember when mine went up, but it was well in the past, around
2001 possibly.

There are 4 types of dish used for sky installations. all I wanted to
find out is when each one came into use! Does anyone know or can point me
to a web reference?

Richard

On 25/01/2011 19:24, Stephen wrote:
If you are talking about a Sky minidish, you will find that as long you buy
a Quad specifically for a Sky minidish such as a Wistron or a Skyware Quad,
it will come with adapters allowing that Quad LNB to fit any Sky minidish.

The Sky specific Quad LNB's have a specially shaped feedhorn that is matched
to a sky minidish's oval shape (its wider than it is tall)

Stephen.


The satcure website seems quite useful, and mentions channelmaster dishes
as though they are mk1 and can't take any current quad lnbs.
Unfortunately neither the dish nor the paperwork mention if my dish is
mk1. You might assume so as possibly Mk2 onwards had that mentioned?
...................
There are 4 types of dish used for sky installations. all I wanted to
find out is when each one came into use! Does anyone know or can point me
to a web reference?

Richard



The point was that Satcure state there are NO Quad LNBs currently that
can be fitted to the mark one sky dish without terrible bodging!

Richard

On 26/01/2011 16:50, Paul Martin wrote:
In ,
Dickie Mint wrote:
Got a Humax DSAT PVR and have decided to engineer the two feeds it
requires from a quad lnb on the dish, as you can't get the main channels
on one polarisation. (Did they deliberately spread the main channels
across the polarisations?)

You can run a Humax Foxsay HDR with a single LNB feed (and a loop
through to the second tuner).

Yes, I'm doing this but the second channel (to watch) option is quite
limited, of course!

Richard