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Old 08-03-2007, 08:44 AM
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It helps me with my Espanol I will start with my system. My primary setup/dish is 4DTV. It is a linear system w/ 8.5' dish. There are channels available on SM5 with the 4DTV receiver. I do not know of an easy/cost effective way to get both circular and linear from one dish. I have a second 8.5' dish pointed only at 40.5 with the BSC621-2 lnbf installed. While you can use a linear lnb to capture circular transmissions it will not do it very well.

Since 40.5 is really the only sat out there with channels in Spanish that is circular c band making it move and all of that is not a required. I have split the 2 lines from the 4DTV dish and run each into a 4 port DiSEqC switch, in one of the remaining ports I have the line from the dish pointed at 40.5 and the final port is filled with a line from the 90cm dish.

The dish I use for 40.5 I got for free. Paid $49.99 fopr the lnbf when they first came out (before Sadoun had them) and roughly $40.00 or so in concrete to plant the pole. So for less than $100.00 I was able to add the second big dish. It does have an actuator on it but I do not have it connected at this time.

I do not know what channels you are trying to receive. Are you looking for anything Espanol or a specific region (Mexico, Columbia, Venezuela, etc.)?
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8.5' Mesh Dish w/ C & Ku lnb's & 24" actuator
8.5' Mesh Dish w/ BSC621-2 fixed install for circular C Band on 40.5
Fortec Star 90cm Dish w/ FSKUv lnbf & DMSISG2100
Motorola DSR922
Fortec Mercury II
Digital Stream HD1150.
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