Fortec Star 36" dish... for dishnet.

[iDEN]

Hi folks.

I'm currently putting together a Dish Network system, and I intend on purchasing a Fortec Star Receiver w/ HH Motor in the future. The problem is I can't afford to do everything at once, not being made of money and all.

Anyway, I want to get the dishnet system running now, but I really don't want to go out and buy a complete Dish500 setup only to have to replace it when I finally break into Free2Air. You see, I intend on running DTV, Dishnet, and F2A off of a single motorized dish at some point.

What I would like to do, is purchase a Fortec Star 36" dish now, with an appropriate Dishnet LNBF and set it up fixed w/o a motor. The question, is there any way a setup such as this would be able to receive multiple Dishnet satellites without physically moving the dish? If so, which LNBF would you suggest for such a feat, keping in mind it will be for a single 301.10 receiver, and likely will be retired within a year?

[wejones]

You are much better off with separate dishes for each purpose. What you are describing will require multiple LNBs on the same dish, which can be done, but won't work nearly as well, and will be difficult to set up. Unless the dish is designed for that, performance will suffer, and consumer dishes big enough to receive the non-dbs sats are not designed for multiple lnbs.

Originally Posted by iDEN

Hi folks. :)

I'm currently putting together a Dish Network system, and I intend on purchasing a Fortec Star Receiver w/ HH Motor in the future. The problem is I can't afford to do everything at once, not being made of money and all.

Anyway, I want to get the dishnet system running now, but I really don't want to go out and buy a complete Dish500 setup only to have to replace it when I finally break into Free2Air. You see, I intend on running DTV, Dishnet, and F2A off of a single motorized dish at some point.

What I would like to do, is purchase a Fortec Star 36" dish now, with an appropriate Dishnet LNBF and set it up fixed w/o a motor. The question, is there any way a setup such as this would be able to receive multiple Dishnet satellites without physically moving the dish? If so, which LNBF would you suggest for such a feat, keping in mind it will be for a single 301.10 receiver, and likely will be retired within a year?

[etlam34]

What you can do is a setup like this : http://www.sadoun.com/Sat/Installation/100cm-dish.htm

Take 1 36" dish and put a Dishnet or DirecTV LNBF tie wrapped on to the KU LNBF. Take a SW 21 and a dual output Dishnet or DirecTV LNBF and run 1 cable to the switch. and then run 1 to the DirecTV receiver,1 to the Dishnet and another one for the FTA. And run another cable for the KU LNBF to the FTA.

[iDEN]

I understand how it will be ultimately setup, but I can't afford to buy a complete dishnet system, and a complete F2A system at thie time.

What I need to know is if for the time being I JUST have a 36" fortec star dish, fixed in one place (no motor, no F2A receiver, dish doesn't move) with a DP301 dishnet receiver, can I stick a Dishnet LNB on the arm and receive more than one dishnet satellite?

[iDEN]

Originally Posted by wejones

You are much better off with separate dishes for each purpose. What you are describing will require multiple LNBs on the same dish, which can be done, but won't work nearly as well, and will be difficult to set up. Unless the dish is designed for that, performance will suffer, and consumer dishes big enough to receive the non-dbs sats are not designed for multiple lnbs.

I live in an apartment and cannot have seperate dishes for each system, which is one of the reasons I'm persuing this setup.

[etlam34]

Of course you can install the dishnet lnb on the 36 inch dish but you'll have to decide which satellite (61.5,105,110,119,121) you want to point at in order to receive the channels you subscribed for.

[wejones]

If I understand the question, I think he wants to watch two dishnet sats at once with a fixed dish. With the small dishnet dishes, they use a double lnb to view two sats, but the spacing of that double lnb most likely wouldn't be appropriate for a bigger dish. He'd have to get two separate single lnbs, and get them spaced the appropriate distance apart. Obviously it can be done, but it isn't as easy as just putting a dish double lnb on a bigger dish.
Actually sounds like a fun thing to do, but some people wouldn't think so.

[iDEN]

Originally Posted by wejones

If I understand the question, I think he wants to watch two dishnet sats at once with a fixed dish. With the small dishnet dishes, they use a double lnb to view two sats, but the spacing of that double lnb most likely wouldn't be appropriate for a bigger dish. He'd have to get two separate single lnbs, and get them spaced the appropriate distance apart. Obviously it can be done, but it isn't as easy as just putting a dish double lnb on a bigger dish.
Actually sounds like a fun thing to do, but some people wouldn't think so.

Wejones, that's exactly what I'm inquiring about, sorry if I wasn't clear when I tried to explain it. I just want to make sure it's possible before I go and order the stuff. (Cause if it won't work I'll go buy a 20" dishnet dish w/ dishpro double LNB and resell the thing later when I can afford to get the complete F2A system)

[gfezz]

For a few bucks, your latter plan will give you much quicker results....

[rid0617]

go with the latter plan. on my property i have 3 dishes. one for directv, one for sky angel (dish net) and one for fta. lot easier on the nerves