KU band LNB

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Zack

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Posted 1553134872 · Edited	Reply with quote #1

I need a new KU LNB! I GOOGLED this and now I know why LNB is the same as COKE! Or as us old folks know, it became a short name for Coca-Cola! Eventually any cola was called a coke! The last time I needed a Ku LNB I just called Skyvision and ordered one, no problem. I got what was to me just a regular Ku LNB that fit my C-KU band feedhorn! WOW! Google Ku LNB and all you see are Ku LNBFs! I then came back to Ricks site only to find a different bolt pattern on his Ku LNB! I did more Google searching and learned that my old bolt pattern seems to be obsolete! Instead of a flange at the bottom, they now are square with no flange! What now? Is an adapter available or will the new LNBs fit my old feedhorn?

RickCaylor

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Posted 1553197347	Reply with quote #2

Hi Zack, Can you provide a picture of your LNB? I don't remember any Ku LNB with a different bolt pattern that what is currently out. We have the 770SLKU Eagle Aspen for 45.00 or the 4106A Norsat for 99.00 and just got in some Norsat PLL Ku LNB's the 1207HA for 185.00. They all are the same size for screwing (or small bolts) onto the Ku Wave Guide. Thanks, Rick __________________ It's Another Great Day to Be Alive! Keep Your Eyes on the Sky! Please e-mail or call me if need to make contact @ rickcaylor@aol.com or Ricks Satellite / 816-228-1801.

Zack

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Posted 1553220435	Reply with quote #3

Rick, I wish I could send a picture! It is long, flat and skinny! And now that I have taken the time to lower the dish to look at it again, I see by looking under the bottom of it, that it does have a square base! Held in by four bolts and no nuts! Thinking back 25 years, I bought a c-ku feedhorn from Skyvision, it was a reduced price catalog return, and that Ku lnb was left on it by the former owner! I mainly just want to be able to receive Norby TV if I can.

RickCaylor

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Posted 1553270002	Reply with quote #4

Zack, I don't know if any of the Retro channels are broadcasting the Norby TV show. We have many members and someone may have seen it, so will have to see if anyone knows if it is still on and if so, where. Most of the Retro TV stations are on C-Band, but COZI TV is on Ku. __________________ It's Another Great Day to Be Alive! Keep Your Eyes on the Sky! Please e-mail or call me if need to make contact @ rickcaylor@aol.com or Ricks Satellite / 816-228-1801.

Captain_Kurtz

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Posted 1553270048	Reply with quote #5

Long flat and skinny? Something like this? Those were good LNBs - sorry to hear that it died.

RimaNTSS

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Posted 1553274493	Reply with quote #6

Now we are guessing, much easier would be if @Zack take and post couple of pictures. I think he was meant LNBs like those

Captain_Kurtz

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Posted 1553278003	Reply with quote #7

He did say "C-KU band feedhorn"

RimaNTSS

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Posted 1553281643	Reply with quote #8

Quote: Originally Posted by Zack I need a new KU LNB! Instead of a flange at the bottom, they now are square with no flange! What now? Is an adapter available or will the new LNBs fit my old feedhorn? From that I understood he is looking for another LNB with square flange and possible adapter to go from square to round. Anyway, clarification and pictures needed.

RickCaylor

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Posted 1553286402 · Edited	Reply with quote #9

Sounds to me like he has a C/Ku Feed horn and now after he was able to get another look at it, it is just a normal Ku LNB Bolt pattern with 4 bolts / screws that mount it. My older Ku LNB's used to be around 5 to 6 inches long, where the 4106A Norsat is only about 3 inches long. The new PLL 1207HA Norsat Ku LNB's I just started stocking are about 5 inches long. So depending on what the budget is, the Eagle Aspen's at 45.00 still work good, but not as good as the 4106A for 99.00. The extra for the Norsat is worth it for most of us. Thanks as always for everyone always so willing to help! Best group of folks around in my humble opinion! 😉 __________________ It's Another Great Day to Be Alive! Keep Your Eyes on the Sky! Please e-mail or call me if need to make contact @ rickcaylor@aol.com or Ricks Satellite / 816-228-1801.

Zack

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Posted 1553301585 · Edited

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Originally Posted by RickCaylor
Zack,

I don't know if any of the Retro channels are broadcasting the Norby TV show. We have many members and someone may have seen it, so will have to see if anyone knows if it is still on and if so, where. Most of the Retro TV stations are on C-Band, but COZI TV is on Ku.

Rick, I hope this link works! This explains Norby

https://orbytv.com/

You can purchase a $100 dollar Norby receiver from Best Buy and use your own dish, or call Norby to install a new dish. Basic package is $40 a month FLAT, taxes included!

Upgrades are available.

COZY TV I can watch on AMC 18 at 105W (C-Band)

3780 H

DVB-S2
8PSK

30000-3/4

RickCaylor

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Originally Posted by Zack

Rick, I hope this link works! This explains Norby

https://orbytv.com/

You can purchase a $100 dollar Norby receiver from Best Buy and use your own dish, or call Norby to install a new dish. Basic package is $40 a month FLAT, taxes included!

Upgrades are available.

COZY TV I can watch on AMC 18 at 105W (C-Band)

3780 H

DVB-S2
8PSK

30000-3/4

Zack,

Now that is pretty funny. So is it Norby or Orby? Appears to be Orbytv. Does anyone know what satellite that Orby is using?

I had no idea what Norby was, so I did an internet search and this is from wikipedia:

Norby is an American sitcom television series that aired from January 5 until April 6, 1955 on NBC. This was one of the first regular weekly series broadcast by NBC in its new all-electronic compatible color system, which had been approved by the FCC in 1953. Norby starred veteran film actor David Wayne, and was created by writer David Swift, then best known as the creator of the popular sitcom Mister Peepers. Eastman Kodak was the program's sponsor, and it was filmed in Eastmancolor. The series ended when Kodak pulled its sponsorship due to the high costs of filming Norby in color.

Here is the link for anyone wanting to learn even more about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norby_(TV_series)
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Captain_Kurtz

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Posted 1553304443	Reply with quote #12

Rick, Orby TV is using a few transponders on the Ku side of 117W. Linear polarity, "standard" 11.7-12.2 frequency range for the LNBF. If he really wants Orby TV, then for several reasons he is better off with a separate fixed Ku dish and LNBF for that, which of course you also sell. http://www.rickssatelliteusa.com/rickssatellitesatellitedishes.htm (A functioning Ku LNB on the motorized dish is also very nice to have.)

Zack

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Posted 1553394459	Reply with quote #13

Zack, Now that is pretty funny. So is it Norby or Orby? Appears to be Orbytv. Does anyone know what satellite that Orby is using? I had no idea what Norby was, so I did an internet search and this is from wikipedia: Sorry Rick! I should not have put that N in there were I should not have! It comes from poor typing skills and I guess a temporary brain fart!

RickCaylor

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Posted 1553395918	Reply with quote #14

Quote: Originally Posted by Zack Zack, Now that is pretty funny. So is it Norby or Orby? Appears to be Orbytv. Does anyone know what satellite that Orby is using? I had no idea what Norby was, so I did an internet search and this is from wikipedia: Sorry Rick! I should not have put that N in there were I should not have! It comes from poor typing skills and I guess a temporary brain fart! Zack, No problem at all. I thought it was really funny how I did a search and actually found a TV show that I had never heard of. Maybe I am not as old as I thought! 😉 We don't worry about typing or getting everything correct here. We just enjoy sharing the excitement and fun of the hobby! Rick __________________ It's Another Great Day to Be Alive! Keep Your Eyes on the Sky! Please e-mail or call me if need to make contact @ rickcaylor@aol.com or Ricks Satellite / 816-228-1801.

Jim

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Posted 1553444962 · Edited	Reply with quote #15

Quote: Originally Posted by RickCaylor Zack, No problem at all. I thought it was really funny how I did a search and actually found a TV show that I had never heard of. Maybe I am not as old as I thought! 😉 We don't worry about typing or getting everything correct here. We just enjoy sharing the excitement and fun of the hobby! Rick Lyngsat shows Orby Tv at 117W at 116.8W HEVC Nagravision Encrypted

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