Good quality lnb.

[kegnkiwi]

I'm thinking of possibly changing my lnb on my 1m funke offset dish. What's the brand to go for these days. I think its a smart titanium thats on it and i have a inverto black ultra in a box. These are both some years old and for the cost i might have a change. What's the one to look out for these days?

 

[Azimuth]

A lot still rave about the black ultra.

What 1m dish have you got?

I have tried a Golden Media GM201 0.1db , Technomate TM-1 Gold 0.1db and the Inverto Black Ultra (v2) on my 99x109cm.

The Inverto just about edges it but the Golden Media runs it incredibly close. A very slight advantage on weak feeds.

Inverto’s last forever too…….

 

[kegnkiwi]

It's a funke 1m solid dish.

 

[Deleted member 425270]

Inverto Black Ultra forever too...

 

[Azimuth]

I’d give the black ultra a go then.

If you’ve got one of the older original long neck ones, just keep running it until it dies.

There is very little between the original and the v2.

 

[kegnkiwi]

It's a smart titanium on the dish the black ultra is in my box of lnbs I use it when I bring out the 1.3m.

 

[Ferret]

It's a smart titanium on the dish the black ultra is in my box of lnbs I use it when I bring out the 1.3m.

I have both these and the Black Ultra is in my box of LNBS. The Titanium always has given me better results on weaker sats.

Its probably 20 years old, maybe i got a good example but nothing ive tried seems to beat it.

 

[Azimuth]

I have both these and the Black Ultra is in my box of LNBS. The Titanium always has given me better results on weaker sats.

Its probably 20 years old, maybe i got a good example but nothing ive tried seems to beat it.

What db is the Smart? I have never tried a Smart but I have read other people say the same about MTI’s too.

Some LNB’s work wonders on certain dishes.

I have seen massive swings in signal quality on stronger TP’s using different LNB’s yet with feeds and weak TP’s on 26e only the Golden Media came close.

 

[kegnkiwi]

I have both these and the Black Ultra is in my box of LNBS. The Titanium always has given me better results on weaker sats.

Its probably 20 years old, maybe i got a good example but nothing ive tried seems to beat it.

That's what i have on my dish it's been up there about 10 years. During these thunderstorms, we have been having i lost signal on thor yesterday. It's alright in most situations including rain but during the storm it was dropping out. I just turned the dish to 28e and all was fine.

 

[Azimuth]

What were you watching on Thor?

In the torrential rain and I mean biblical flash flood rain I got bad break up on 4K Heritage but that’s on a really tight beam.

Don’t think I’ve ever lost Sky News International.

I have lost 28.2 before though in storms. When the storm clouds are that heavy, it’s very difficult for the signal to make it through.

 

[Ferret]

That's what i have on my dish it's been up there about 10 years. During these thunderstorms, we have been having i lost signal on thor yesterday. It's alright in most situations including rain but during the storm it was dropping out. I just turned the dish to 28e and all was fine.

I wouldn't expect to loose Thor even in the thurderstorms in our neck of the woods on a 1 meter. I'll try that if we ever get heavy rain again.

 

[Ferret]

Some LNB’s work wonders on certain dishes.

Id agree with that 100%

 

[Deleted member 425270]

Inverto with from 90E to 30W signal ok. I have 55 satelites from Turkey. 90 cm dish...

 

[barney115]

Golden Media Universal Twin LNB 202 High Gain 0 1db - €15

Have it on my 1.2M CM offset dish for past 3 years
Cap will slightly discolor over time but does not affect signals in any way .

Golden Media Universal Twin LNB
My Signals 42E- 30W ->

42E
11054 V 30000 - [ TRT World HD ] - 13.2db 95%

39E
10730 H 30000 - [ ERT World HD ] - 12.5db 91%

28E
10714 H 22000 - [ CH4 ] - 20db 97%

23.5E
12168 V 27500 - [ CHAMBER TV HD ] - 15.9db 97%

21.6E
11582 V 2850 - [ MBC HOTBIRD ] - 12db 87%

19.2E
12603 H 22000 - [ SKY NEWS INT'L ] - 16.6db 97%

16E
10845 H 30000 - [ SS-1 HD ] - 15.2db 97%

13E
11766 V 29900 - [ RAI 1 HD ] - 13.8db 97%

9E
11804 V 27500 - [ Afn ] - 12.5db 91%

7E
10762 V 28800 - [ NHL Service ] - 13.7db 97%

4.8E
12418 H 27500 - [ SIS ] - 15db 97%

1.6E
12458 H 30000 - [ RTP INTL' ] - 12db 97%

0.8W
12418 V 28000 - [ SKY NEWS ] - 15db 97%

5W
11096 V 29950 - [ KTO ] - 14.2db 97%

8W
12543 V 2222 - [ MARQUER TEST CARD ] - 9.7db 70%

15W
11671 H 16600 - [ PRESS TV ] - 10.9db 79%

22W
11126 H 17251 - [ Reuters TV ] - 13.2db 95%

27.5W
11495 V 44105 - [ UK Freesat ] - 15.2db 97%

30W
10770 H 30000 - [ Parlamento ] - 14.6db 97%

 

[Azimuth]

Golden Media Universal Twin LNB 202 High Gain 0 1db - €15

Have it on my 1.2M CM offset dish for past 3 years
Cap will slightly discolor over time but does not affect signals in any way .

Golden Media Universal Twin LNB
My Signals 42E- 30W ->

42E
11054 V 30000 - [ TRT World HD ] - 13.2db 95%

39E
10730 H 30000 - [ ERT World HD ] - 12.5db 91%

28E
10714 H 22000 - [ CH4 ] - 20db 97%

23.5E
12168 V 27500 - [ CHAMBER TV HD ] - 15.9db 97%

21.6E
11582 V 2850 - [ MBC HOTBIRD ] - 12db 87%

19.2E
12603 H 22000 - [ SKY NEWS INT'L ] - 16.6db 97%

16E
10845 H 30000 - [ SS-1 HD ] - 15.2db 97%

13E
11766 V 29900 - [ RAI 1 HD ] - 13.8db 97%

9E
11804 V 27500 - [ Afn ] - 12.5db 91%

7E
10762 V 28800 - [ NHL Service ] - 13.7db 97%

4.8E
12418 H 27500 - [ SIS ] - 15db 97%

1.6E
12458 H 30000 - [ RTP INTL' ] - 12db 97%

0.8W
12418 V 28000 - [ SKY NEWS ] - 15db 97%

5W
11096 V 29950 - [ KTO ] - 14.2db 97%

8W
12543 V 2222 - [ MARQUER TEST CARD ] - 9.7db 70%

15W
11671 H 16600 - [ PRESS TV ] - 10.9db 79%

22W
11126 H 17251 - [ Reuters TV ] - 13.2db 95%

27.5W
11495 V 44105 - [ UK Freesat ] - 15.2db 97%

30W
10770 H 30000 - [ Parlamento ] - 14.6db 97%

Heard great things about the GM202.

My GM201 is a really good LNB. Runs the black ultra v2 incredibly close.

 

[Azimuth]

Managed to find a Smart Titanium 0.1db twin on eBay - brand new, build date 2009.

It absolutely trounces my Black Ultra on signal quality, - slightly down on signal strength on some TP’s.

100cm Orbital dish.

 

[shamone]

Managed to find a Smart Titanium 0.1db twin on eBay - brand new, build date 2009.

It absolutely trounces my Black Ultra on signal quality, - slightly down on signal strength on some TP’s.

100cm Orbital dish.

I have just purchased two of these LNB's from an ebay seller. He had three left after my purchase.
It looks like old dead stock that has been sitting about.

 

[Ferret]

I have just purchased two of these LNB's from an ebay seller. He had three left after my purchase.
It looks like old dead stock that has been sitting about.

I've 3 fresh ones sat in my LNB draw from the days they where new. I used them on multisat systems.

Still prove time and time again to be better or equal to the latest hyped up LNB.

 

[Azimuth]

I have just purchased two of these LNB's from an ebay seller. He had three left after my purchase.
It looks like old dead stock that has been sitting about.

They’re difficult to find these days!

I must say, I am impressed with it on my dish so far. Just want to put it up against the black ultra on some low strength feeds but on every TP I have been on, it destroys the latest black ultra.

 

[kegnkiwi]

I got one of those smart tit twins off eBay too.