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Change Analog => Digital

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  • 07-09-2004 2:39pm
    #1
    willg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭


    Hi All,

    A friend of mine has a Sky Analogue set-up. I'm going to help in changing it to a Sky Digital FTA set-up but with an option to get a subscription at a later stage if needed. I'm assuming this is all I need to do -

    [1] Dish - Leave as is because it's pretty new and is 80 cm model, just re-align it to 28.2 degrees instead of 19.2 degrees.
    [2] LNB - Not sure if I need to change this or not but guessing I need to change it.
    [3] Cabling - Think this should be ok assuming the same cable is used for both.
    [4] Reciever - change this to a Sky Digibox, remove the analogue reciever.

    The only real doubt I have is with the LNB, I presuming I need to change this to digital LNB but I'n not 100% sure, I have a spare digital lnb left over from when I put on a Quad to my mini dish but will that be OK for an 80 cm dish ?

    Your wisdom & advice would be much appreciated.

    Cheers


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    Tony
    Registered Users Posts: 11,325 ✭✭✭✭Tony


    willg wrote:
    Hi All,

    er.

    The only real doubt I have is with the LNB, I presuming I need to change this to digital LNB but I'n not 100% sure, I have a spare digital lnb left over from when I put on a Quad to my mini dish but will that be OK for an 80 cm dish ?


    Cheers

    If the lnb is universal then it should be ok, if you are not sure do a scan and see if it picks up stations above 11.750. I'm afraid the sky lnb us deigned to work with a sky dish and will not give you optimum reception on an 80cm dish.

    Good luck

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    #3
    willg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭willg


    Tony,

    Thanks for your help. I'll give it a shot. Out of interest what would be the cost of a universal LNB should I need to get one ?


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    Greenman
    Registered Users Posts: 2,962 ✭✭✭Greenman


    willg wrote:
    Tony,

    Thanks for your help. I'll give it a shot. Out of interest what would be the cost of a universal LNB should I need to get one ?

    Why not look at his site!!!!


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    #5
    willg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭willg


    Cheers thanks for that Greenman .. much appreciated.


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