What Dish/LNB is this?

Thargor · 22-05-2023 09:04PM #1

Hi sorry for crap pic but I just moved into this house and I thought 2 of the rooms were wired for Freesat with separate cables to this dish but from reading the forum now Im thinking this is an old Sky LNB and maybe not any good to me? (Im not paying for Sky or anything else)

Is there any combi box I can get that will give me Saorview and the Freesat channels that can make use of this dish/LNB or do I need to remove it and start over? Being able to put a box in both rooms that are wired to the dish would be a plus but one would be fine:

mickdw · 22-05-2023 09:16PM

Normal lnb as used by sky will get you the free to air channels such as sky news BBC etc.

You need a different lnb for saorsat but just go for a saorview aerial and a combo box and you are sorted with rte and UK channels

The Cush · 22-05-2023 10:47PM

That LNB looks like a SkyQ hybrid, compatible with both SkyQ and legacy/standard satellite receivers via auto-switching.

Can you check if it has 6 outputs?

UHF aerial required for the Saorview channels, they're not available without a Sky subscription via satellite.

Thargor · 23-05-2023 09:30AM

Perfect thanks, I'm going to pull the trigger on a H7S today to test it unless anyone has any better suggestions? The H7S will work here won't it? Saorview aerial not an issue...

Thargor · 23-05-2023 10:07PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120629050#Comment_120629050

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120629430#Comment_120629430

Sorry to be a pain lads but would you reckon Ill have a good chance with the H7S on that dish/LNB just before I buy?

Then again I suppose if worst comes to worst the cables are already there and I can just run into town and grab a normal dish and LNB if it doesnt work...

The Cush · 23-05-2023 10:32PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120633295#Comment_120633295

If the LNB has 6 outputs it's a SkyQ hybrid compatible with SkyQ wideband and legacy feeds.

Can you confirm it has 6 outputs?

dam099 · 23-05-2023 11:38PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120633295#Comment_120633295

Even if the LNB doesn't work you shouldn't need to replace the dish, the LNB can be swapped out on an existing dish.

Thargor · 23-05-2023 11:48PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120633595#Comment_120633595

Ah right I didnt know that just assumed they'd be proprietary for different LNBs, the arm and the clamp and all that should just work? (Sorry for noob questions)

The Cush · 24-05-2023 12:05AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120633615#Comment_120633615

Two standard universal LNB types 37mm for Sky dishes and 40mm for non-Sky dishes.

Thargor · 24-05-2023 03:13PM

Thanks a million Cush I took a punt on a H7S this morning and it worked straight out of the box, delighted.

What Dish/LNB is this?

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