LNB - Dish combinations.

[Detlef]

Hi Guys,

Following the move of FTA channels to Astra 2E there are various reports of problems in the French Alps.

I am about to install a dish for me and one for a friend and was planning to use Sky Zone 2 dishes * both with Zinwell quads but this now seems unlikely to get reliable, if any, reception.

The concensus seems to be that the Inverto Black Ultra 0.2 Dual LNB seems to be pretty good in comparison to the Zinwell. Am I right in believing that the Inverto requires a normal circular (or vertically elliptical) offset dish ?

BTW increasing the dish size above 80cm is probably a no-no for installations on apartment balconies due to local owner committee restrictions.

The 2E footprint must drop off very rapidly because SES show that a 60cm is OK just north of Switzerland and the High Savoy is only about 120m (200km) further south.

[ * Zone 1 dishes were OK a few years back]