*-- Dish

[lme]

Got this old 18"x32" fiberglass dish, model 60E.
what can i get with this in ontario across detroit?

[jazzman]

That is a good dish but for circular sats the arm will need modded and you'll need a bracket and lnbs. Unless you're looking for true fta linear sats...

[lme]

Thanks.
i am on look for true fta.

[WillDekkard]

Thanks.
i am on look for true fta.

Your best bet may be Galaxy19(97.0W) and AMC4(101.0W) as they seem to be the strongest 2 sats that are 4 degrees apart.

[andyb2]

I have several of these dishes.Great for getting 2 sats at once using the dual lnb.I have one pointed at 99/103 another at 97/101.I have one with a circular lnb pointed at 119 and it has not been modified and gets 85% Quality on nasa channel.Another that I cut 2.5 inches off the arm gets the the same quality so..might be better in rain thou.I'm gonna attach a couple files I found awhile ago on modding these dishes.I don't know who the authors are to give credit and the site no longer exists

[dumb as a stump]

sorry if im jumping in but what type (in ant settings) is this lnb

[andyb2]

lnb type standard(most receivers),10750 22k on or depending on what side your setting up

[WillDekkard]

Got this old 18"x32" fiberglass dish, model 60E.
what can i get with this in ontario across detroit?

I re-read your original post above and noticed something that is not quite right. If your *choice dish is 18"x32", it should have a 75E LNB. All info points that a 60E LNB will not work on a 75E dish and a 75E LNB will not work on a 60E dish. What dish and what LNB do you have ?

[TurboPirate]

Your best bet may be Galaxy19(97.0W) and AMC4(101.0W) as they seem to be the strongest 2 sats that are 4 degrees apart.

I don't know about USA but in PR up to 10 dregree difference of distance can be done, example 101w up to 111w elevation the same up to 10 degrees, elevation 43 up to 53.

[WillDekkard]

I don't know about USA but in PR up to 10 dregree difference of distance can be done, example 101w up to 111w elevation the same up to 10 degrees, elevation 43 up to 53.

The LNB on a *choice is similiar to a DN Quad - 2 Linear eyes, thou are 3.8degrees apart. The LNB has a 22KHz switch inside to switch between the 2 Linear Sats and can output to 4 receivers without the addition of an external switch.

EDIT: 93.1W & 97.0W may be a good choice of sats as they are 3.9 degrees apart, rather than 4 degrees apart.

[andyb2]

Will I have several 18x32 with the 60e.They changed to a different lnb later because of interference between the 2 "eyes".Thats why in my pic it has a piece of a popcan between the eyes to stop that.

[TurboPirate]

The LNB on a *choice is similiar to a DN Quad - 2 Linear eyes, thou are 3.8degrees apart. The LNB has a 22KHz switch inside to switch between the 2 Linear Sats and can output to 4 receivers without the addition of an external switch.

EDIT: 93.1W & 97.0W may be a good choice of sats as they are 3.9 degrees apart, rather than 4 degrees apart.

Thanks Will on the info, those Dpro lnb don't work here in PR because the distance in elevation between 110 and 119 is different than the usa, here the 119 lnb on the dish the extra LNB for 110 has to be upside down that is the difference in distance,

[TurboPirate]

Will my friend I wasn't contradicting you at all, I was just adding that here in PR the rule applies like that, you can have this example a friend tried with no luck one sat ws near 123 the other one was 125 (I think it was this set up)
the y are close in azimuth but elevation difference was 15º so he couldn't do it, he never found the signal.
I think I read on the web that those eliptic dishes can manage more then 10º

[WillDekkard]

No problem Turbo. I think we were "talking" of different aspects of the elliptical dish. Both valid. I was speaking directly to the LNB of the *choice dish and you the elliptical dish that can be modded to use circular LNBs with more LNBs at that. The poster was asking about True FTA with that dish.

In Canada, well in my parts, a 30" minimum dish is needed for 119 and my mod is a little different.

119/118 & 110:
25092510

[TurboPirate]

No problem Turbo. I think we were "talking" of different aspects of the elliptical dish. Both valid. I was speaking directly to the LNB of the *choice dish and you the elliptical dish that can be modded to use circular LNBs with more LNBs at that. The poster was asking about True FTA with that dish.

In Canada, well in my parts, a 30" minimum dish is needed for 119 and my mod is a little different.

119/118 & 110:
25092510

Oh yes, I remember those photos, those are still in the thread I started at talk with tittle an inexpensive way to add second LNB.
I still have some doubts about elliptical dishes, not convince they can do more extra LNB's just because of the wide, if you know what I mean, Thanks bud I always learn something new everyday. Happy new year.
http://www.ftatalk.com/showthread.php?t=233935

[TurboPirate]

As of today I re adjust the dish in my mom's house, the TP 12177(I think it was) where channel TBN is was at 6%quality, so since all the channels from 97west were deleted because mom only wants that channel I used that TP to re adjust, I got from 6% quality to 72% quality, also checked the TP some one said it was a new one with new channels and after I scan found an English channel with movies in black and white, with a message below saying is a test and e-mail address to confirm we are getting that channel, 1 more channel for my mom to watch, so far got 3 on 97w 3 more on 93.1w in the same dish but it is a 4.5' dish.