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How to Install 2 LNBs on One Dish?

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I have an old Primestar dish that had its LNB replaced with a Dish
Network one when I subscribed to that service. I dropped Dish a few
years ago, but now want to use that dish for Ku signals (and using a H-H
mount). However, I want to keep the DISH LNB to pick up the occasional
FTA circular polarity signals as well (like their music channels).

What is the best way to mount 2 LNBs on a dish - both the DISH one and a
KU one? (I will obviously be using a Diseqc switch to select them.) I'm
concerned that they both accurately point to the focal spot/sweet
spot/whatever you want to call it, so that when I point to a satellite,
*BOTH* LNBs give their best possible signal without needing minor
corrections east or west.

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>I have an old Primestar dish that had its LNB replaced with a Dish
> Network one when I subscribed to that service. I dropped Dish a few
> years ago, but now want to use that dish for Ku signals (and using a H-H
> mount). However, I want to keep the DISH LNB to pick up the occasional
> FTA circular polarity signals as well (like their music channels).
>
> What is the best way to mount 2 LNBs on a dish - both the DISH one and a
> KU one? (I will obviously be using a Diseqc switch to select them.) I'm
> concerned that they both accurately point to the focal spot/sweet
> spot/whatever you want to call it, so that when I point to a satellite,
> *BOTH* LNBs give their best possible signal without needing minor
> corrections east or west.

The focal point is the size of a golf ball, there is no way that both
feedhorns can be at this point at the same time.

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Stop Humpin' My Leg Dawg!! wrote:

>>I have an old Primestar dish that had its LNB replaced with a Dish
>>Network one when I subscribed to that service. I dropped Dish a few
>>years ago, but now want to use that dish for Ku signals (and using a H-H
>>mount). However, I want to keep the DISH LNB to pick up the occasional
>>FTA circular polarity signals as well (like their music channels).
>>
>>What is the best way to mount 2 LNBs on a dish - both the DISH one and a
>>KU one? (I will obviously be using a Diseqc switch to select them.) I'm
>>concerned that they both accurately point to the focal spot/sweet
>>spot/whatever you want to call it, so that when I point to a satellite,
>>*BOTH* LNBs give their best possible signal without needing minor
>>corrections east or west.
>
>
> The focal point is the size of a golf ball, there is no way that both
> feedhorns can be at this point at the same time.
>
>
You CAN pick up more than one sat on the P* dish.
Not a closeup but you can see it here...
http://www.4044221795.com/4LNB.jpg

Also at this site
http://www.global-cm.net/multifeedsys.html

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