echo 9

[antidave]

Why is it that we can't use an 18" dish for 121, why is it not the same as 110, 119 and 61.5. What makes it so special that it needs a big dish?

Has anyone tried this in the south west of the USA using an 18" and failed?

I gotta know.

[d_o_geezer]

Your 18" dish has a circular lnb on it. Looking at Lyngsat, it seems 121 uses a linear type lnb. Also, 61.5, 82, 91, 110, 119 all transmit a stronger signal than most sats.That's why you need a larger dish to receive signals from other sats.
I don't know how strong the signal from 121 is, but if you can get signal from it, you won't be able to see all the transponders. You need a linear lnb.

[antidave]

Your 18" dish has a circular lnb on it. Looking at Lyngsat, it seems 121 uses a linear type lnb. Also, 61.5, 82, 91, 110, 119 all transmit a stronger signal than most sats.That's why you need a larger dish to receive signals from other sats.
I don't know how strong the signal from 121 is, but if you can get signal from it, you won't be able to see all the transponders. You need a linear lnb.


Where do you see that in Lyngsat, I looked and looked but could not find that info

[d_o_geezer]

Right there on the page next to the frequencies. H and V, horizontal and vertical, linear lnb. On Echo 7, they show R and L, right and left, circular lnb.

[antidave]

Right there on the page next to the frequencies. H and V, horizontal and vertical, linear lnb. On Echo 7, they show R and L, right and left, circular lnb.


I think that has to do with the transponder transmmiting the signal, rather than the LNB. LNBF is not self setting as the universal LNB, that is when the R, L, H and V would need to be set on the settop box. Just my idiot conclusion.

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