adding 129 w

[squirtNcider]

I already have an oval dish with a bracket that supports 4 lnb's. Im using 2 of them for 110/119. My question is, can I just add another lnb to the bracket to pick up 129W as 110 and 119 have great signal and quality.
Thanks.

[JCO]

129 has a funny footprint. Depending on where you are situated it may require a larger dish. What size is your oval dish and where are you located.. A general area would be enough, no need to give an exact adress..

[Terryl]

Your dish may or may not work, depending on your location as JCO mentioned.

But it's not as simple as adding a 3rd LNB, you will have to reposition the first 2 and re-aline the dish for the 3 satellites, currently you pointing at 110/119 this means that the dish is pointing directly in-between the 2 satellites by about 4.5 degrees.

When you add the 3rd LNB you will then have to re-point to have 119 as the dead center satellite, then 110 and 129 will fall into line.

Looking from the back of the dish the 129 LNB will be on the left of center by 10 degrees, the 110 LNB will be on the right of center by 9 degrees, you will also have to re-skew ether the dish or the bracket to get a good signal on the 3 satellites.

For first alignment use TP 12457R on 119W, this TP has one open to all channel on it, (Dish 101) then check TP 12224 on 110W and TP 12516 on 129W, adjust the skew for the best signals on 110 and 129.

Good luck have fun, and don't throw things at the birds or pull too much hair out while up on the roof.


Oh, the link below has an active footprint map, you can zoom into your location and click on it, this will give you an estimated dish size needed for 129W.


http://www.satbeams.com/footprints?norad=27715 Use the CONUS footprint as the Canadian one is not active.

[squirtNcider]

Ok...thanks for the info. Figured it couldn't be that easy...lol
I had to hire someone to get 110/119 on same dish, guess Ill have to call him back.