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Old 04-11-2006, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by elgemcdlf
Music on 119 but requires a circular LNB.
It is certainly best to use a circular LNB, but you can usually get some signals with a linear LNB. A linear LNB receives a circular signal OK, although you lose about half the signal strength. I've picked up some music channels plus NASA TV with a linear LNB, and just this weekend, I accidently scanned in one of the PROMO channels and several radio stations on one of the NIMIQ sats while searching for some Masters Golf coverage on G11, again with a linear LNB. The thing is, that the linear LNB can't differentiate between the L/R polarized signals, any you'll usually be receiving two signals at once, getting interferrence, however sometimes you'll find a transponder that doesn't have interferrence from the other polarization, and it will come in fine. 95% of the time it will be encrypted, but sometimes you get lucky.
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