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New Satellite Dish.

  • 31-12-2012 7:21pm
    #1
    bmaxi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,859 ✭✭✭


    My Sky dish is very rusty and I want to replace it but not with the same mesh disc. Any recommendations for a solid dish that will work with a Sky quad LNB?


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  • #2
    St Senan
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,585 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    Living in the coastal areas you would be better of in the long run with a Fibreglass dish something like this. http://www.egansatellite.ie/shop/product.php?id_product=78 although the Sky quad is designed to work with the shape of the Sky dish if does not work properly with a round dish then a universal quad Lnb should not be that expensive.


  • #3
    bmaxi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,859 ✭✭✭bmaxi


    Navarre wrote: »
    Living in the coastal areas you would be better of in the long run with a Fibreglass dish something like this. http://www.egansatellite.ie/shop/product.php?id_product=78 although the Sky quad is designed to work with the shape of the Sky dish if does not work properly with a round dish then a universal quad Lnb should not be that expensive.

    Wow, that's a bit pricey compared to a Sky dish. Just to clarify, are you saying the quad LNB doesn't work with a round dish or if it doesn't?


  • #4
    Zimmerframe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭Zimmerframe


    This one although not fibreglass is pretty good.

    http://www.egansatellite.ie/shop/product.php?id_product=85

    Yes, you would ideally need a new quad lnb too, will set you back around €20.


  • #5
    Avns1s
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,423 ✭✭✭Avns1s


    bmaxi wrote: »
    Wow, that's a bit pricey compared to a Sky dish. Just to clarify, are you saying the quad LNB doesn't work with a round dish or if it doesn't?

    The quad should work just fine. I fitted a sky quad today to an inverto 60cm aluminium dish and it is coming in at 90% Signal Strength and 78% Signal Quality.

    I agree that the dish mentioned earlier is pricey. The inverto alu costs something in the region of €50.


  • #6
    St Senan
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 3,585 Mod ✭✭✭✭St Senan


    bmaxi wrote: »
    Wow, that's a bit pricey compared to a Sky dish. Just to clarify, are you saying the quad LNB doesn't work with a round dish or if it doesn't?

    It is about the cheapest price i have come across for a Fibreglass dish. some other sites are charging up to €170 for a Triax 60cm dish.
    I never use a Sky quad designed for an oval sky mini dish on a Round dish as the feed-horn is not suited to a circular dish. Watty done a good post here a while back explaining the difference in both Lnb's there is also some explanation on Sky and non sky Lnb's here http://www.satcure.com/tech/lnb.htm#oval http://www.satcure.com/tech/lnb.htm


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  • #7
    swoofer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,678 ✭✭✭swoofer


    why not get a triax one like this and with the mony saved buy a new quad or octo lnb

    http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Triax-TD-54-Non-Rust-Satellite-Dish-Foldable-Arm-/200716684744?pt=UK_ConEle_SatCableFreeview_RL&hash=item2ebba58dc8#ht_998wt_911


    happy new year


  • #8
    bmaxi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,859 ✭✭✭bmaxi


    Thanks lads. Nabbed a local installer doing an installation and did a deal for a new Sky dish (I know, I know:rolleyes:) and quad LNB installed for €60. He was in and out in 10 mins, just popped the dish on and connected the cables, the original bracket was still in good condition, too good to pass up in my view as Bmaxi and ladders are not on friendly terms.


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