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    Hi All,

    Just wondering if I am able to catch channels from Intelsat 5 with a 120cm dish in SE suburbs of Melbourne.


    Thanks in advance.

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    Is this an offset dish or a prime focus. I would say yes it's possible with either but you'd need to be accurate with tweaking your dish and lnb.
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    Well I was going to buy a 85cm dish for D2 and Intelsat 8, but if I get a 120cm then if ever I get a C band lnb I can try out intelsat 5 to see if I can watch a couple of channels.

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    If the 120cm dish is offset you'll either have to get a c-band offset lnb or on ebay you can get a Conical Scalar Ring and Lnb bracket like in the link below.

    Using the correct Lnb setup on a offset dish will improve signal pickup. You can use a standard cband LNB but the efficiency will be poor.








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    Quote Originally Posted by mickstv View Post
    If the 120cm dish is offset you'll either have to get a c-band offset lnb or on ebay you can get a Conical Scalar Ring and Lnb bracket like in the link below.

    Using the correct Lnb setup on a offset dish will improve signal pickup. You can use a standard cband LNB but the efficiency will be poor.




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    Water pools in a conical ring in an offset position, so I'd suggest nicking the wife's tupperware lid to cover that ring. It should be both UV resistant and microwave transparent. Alternatively, drill a drain hole in the ring or mount the dish upside down. I temporarily had one with a plastic shopping bag over it once.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Optima Collins View Post
    Water pools in a conical ring in an offset position, so I'd suggest nicking the wife's tupperware lid to cover that ring. It should be both UV resistant and microwave transparent. Alternatively, drill a drain hole in the ring or mount the dish upside down. I temporarily had one with a plastic shopping bag over it once.



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    Spot on thats what I did with my 90cm aimed at Nss6 turned it upside down this fixed the problem of Rain running over an end cap causing problems with signal level and quality.



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