Which LNBs will work with FTA recievers?

[cchoate]

I have had a 10' c/ku system for 10 years and am now adding an FTA system to get more channels.
I have a toroidal 20" dish and was wondering if I could use any dual LNB that dosen't have a switch built in. How about the LNB's with the built in multi switch?
Do I need to purchase a seperate switch to view 2 or more satellites?

[bobkat]

The LNB you need depends on what satellites you hope to pull in. Most FTA KU sats use linear polarity so you need a linear - either standard or universal. DTH birds (like DTV and DN) use circular. Either way you need a DiSEqC type switch for use with FTA receivers. DN SW's will not work; generally, any LNB that has a built in switch will be incompatible with FTA switching. Some people have reported success with the DN DishPro switches but I think this is not verified as 100 % compatible.

Furthermore, the toroidal dish uses reverse-polarity LNBs and these are sometimes hard to find.

kat

[confederation]

BOBKAT if im going to use the regular oval DTV dish with lnbf can i get channels from telstar5 & amc4 or i have to get the 33' round dish.
if so can i also attached dtv/dn lnb to get channels 110 & 119 & 91.5 ???
thanks

[dtsexpert]

I remember I already answer this question to you on VTV4 section. The answer is NO. Dish is way small, wrong lnbf type. You will need a 30" or larger, with a linear lnbf to get T5, AMC4.....
Michael

Originally Posted by confederation

BOBKAT if im going to use the regular oval DTV dish with lnbf can i get channels from telstar5 & amc4 or i have to get the 33' round dish.
if so can i also attached dtv/dn lnb to get channels 110 & 119 & 91.5 ???
thanks

[confederation]

soo sooory i missed place the post so i have to ask again :roll:
now on the same question, can i add lnb to the 33" dish to get signal from 110/119/91.5/ and amc4
greatly appreciated your support

[dtsexpert]

You can get a h-h mount to move the dish, attach a directv lnbf next to the linear one, use a Diseqc switch to switch between the 2 lnbfs, you will get all satellites (both linear and circular) assuming the diseqc mount track the arc correctly. Use the search feature. We discussed about this many times before.
Michael

Originally Posted by confederation

soo sooory i missed place the post so i have to ask again :roll:
now on the same question, can i add lnb to the 33" dish to get signal from 110/119/91.5/ and amc4
greatly appreciated your support

[confederation]

greatly appreciated, still toooo new on these dss
been using cable for the last 30 yrs just now switch to dss :P