Multiple LNBs

bpmurray

I see it's possible to have a number of LNBs on a single dish, with up to 20degrees between them. In theory, this would mean that I could have 3 LNBs set up to take Thor at 1W, Sirius at 5E and Hotbird at 13E. Now, what confuses me is the concept of beams, e.g. looking at Thor's Nordic beam, it seems to only cover Scandinavia and a little Germany, etc. This brings me to my question: is it possible to pick up Thor transmissions in Ireland?

Tony

The Nordic beam needs at least a 1.8m dish

bpmurray wrote:

I see it's possible to have a number of LNBs on a single dish, with up to 20degrees between them. In theory, this would mean that I could have 3 LNBs set up to take Thor at 1W, Sirius at 5E and Hotbird at 13E. Now, what confuses me is the concept of beams, e.g. looking at Thor's Nordic beam, it seems to only cover Scandinavia and a little Germany, etc. This brings me to my question: is it possible to pick up Thor transmissions in Ireland?

bpmurray

So does anyone in Ireland do a 1.8m dish? Can one attach multiple LNBs? Would a monster like that be better embedded in concrete in the ground rather than mounted on a bracket on a wall?

watty

Yes 4" pole in about 2 to 4 ton of concrete depending on pole height. It has FOUR times wind load of a 90cm dish...

bpmurray

That's kinda what I thought. No real point then.