Setting up a 90cm dish kit for BBC World and Australia Network + Freeview

[Freeviewshop Administrator]

BBC World & Australia Network are now available Free to Air in New Zealand from Intelsat 5. We have a 90cm Dish Kit available with this you can receive all the FTA channels from IS5 and All the Freeview channels on OPTUS D1 (optional bracket LNB and switch required)


   
Intelsat 5 has been relocated to 169 degrees east to provide C band coverage to the Asia Pacific region. The beam is centred on New Zealand and is approximately 40-41dBW allowing reliable reception with a dish as small as 90cm (with special feedhorn as supplied in the 90cm dish kit)

Setup of a 90cm Offset Dish for Intelsat 5 reception is detailed below:

Assemble the 90cm Offset dish and adjust the elevation to that calculated for your location here:

http://www.freeviewshop.co.nz/dish-angle-calculator-i-16.html

Adjust the skew of the LNB so that it is as shown in the picture below if you have the Standard 5150 L.O. C Band LNB:



If required install the optional bracket for the Optus D1 LNB that can be mounted on the offset scalar ring.



The C band LNB should be pushed forward as far as possiable within the LNB holder and the offset scalar ring should be push back until it touches the LNB support arms.

We recommend you drill a hole in the LNB at the lowest point to allow water to drain out.

For the Standard 5150 L.O. C Band LNB this will look like:



Fine tune the alignment using a satellite finder or set top box. The transponder you should use for alignment is 4160MHz H pol S/R:26479.

Once you have completed the dish setup just scan the 4160MHz H pol S/R:26479 TP and you can enjoy BBC World, Australia Network and IRQAA.  If your receiver is already preprogrammed you will not need to do this step.





You can also mount an LNB for Freeview reception on OPTUS D1 onto the offset scalar ring of the C Band LNB using the optional bracket.

The picture below shows the skew you need to set the Low Noise 11300 L.O. KU band LNB to for OPTUS D1 reception.





You should mount the LNB as far back from dish as possiable for optimal reception. Once the LNB is mounted you can use a sat finder or the set top box (select the 12483MHz H Pol SR:22500 TP) to optimise the position of the LNB by rotating the offset scalar ring.



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[Freeviewshop Administrator]

BBC and Australia Network have been officially moved to Intelsat 5.

[Jackson]

Hi Lars,

Just a quick question on quality/reliability etc, -How different are the end results for signal quality between the 1.2m and 90cm dish's of intelsat 5?

Has the work you've done with the scalar ring etc meant this is just as reliable as the 1.2 prime focus/offset options?

Cheers.

[Freeviewshop Administrator]

Hi,
Intelsat 5 on the 90cm AZ900X-2200C dish kit works very well we even have several commercial installations using 90cm dishes.

A good receiver is required for the 90cm kit, the following have been tested with the 90cm AZ900X-2200C Kit and are fine:
Globo 4100C
Satlink 2700
Satlink 2800
Satlink 12V (Current Model)
Hyundai AH-3110
Hyundai HSS-760A
Ultraplus 680 Platinum
Ultraplus 780 micro PVR
Ultraplus 880 micro PVR

[quentin]

Hi,

I have 2 questions for you

a. Can this dish be wall mounted?

b. I have a old topfield receiver, 5000CI. Do you think it would work?

thanks

[Freeviewshop Administrator]

a. Can this dish be wall mounted?

Yes

b. I have a old topfield receiver, 5000CI. Do you think it would work?

Yes, from memory the TF5000CI has a good tuner so that should be fine.

[Freeviewshop Administrator]

Hi,

We have had several request for a solution that give OPTUS D1, OPTUS D2 and INTELSAT 5 on the 90cm dish.

This is possiable, performance on OPTUS D1 and INTELSAT 5 is very good, performance on OPTUS D2 is OK but you will get rainfade easily on OPTUS D2.

If you want to do it anyway here is how you can set the bracket up.

From the front:



From the side (slightly):



From the top:



Give us a call if you want to order the bracket.

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[quentin]

Lars,

is there a C/KU LNB? If there is, why not use that? less brackets, less hassle

[Freeviewshop Administrator]

Lars,

is there a C/KU LNB? If there is, why not use that? less brackets, less hassle

No there is no LNB like that (C Band with Ku band stuck out to side) available anywhere in the world. The brackets are no hassle at all we set them up for you you just install the LNBs.

[Stingray]

Hi, any ideas why this isn't working with the following:

90 cm Azure Shine dish (as shown)
Pacific Satellite LNB (as shown)
DMS International conical horn kit (with C band LNB holder)
KAON KSF 570 Receiver

I've spent a lot of time experimenting with pointing the dish, and am sure it's in the correct place with the best signal from the satellite finder. Problem is the KAON Receiver always indicates 12% signal no matter where I point or how the LNB is skewed. LNB freq is set to 5150, LNB Power is On, does it need 22KHz or 12V as well..?

This Receiver works well with D1/D2 when connected to my 80 cm dish. I need to add or subtract 1 to pick up some D2 freq's (and the D1 SBS freq) though, would IS-5 4159 or 4161 work here instead - no luck on these freq's so far..

It's possible the LNB is faulty - but this seems unlikely as it was new out of the box.

Any suggestions appreciated.. Thanks

[Freeviewshop Administrator]

It's possible the LNB is faulty - but this seems unlikely as it was new out of the box.

I doubt it, we have never had a fault with a Pacific Satellite LNB

How do you know that the Kaon has a tuner that is good enough to pickup IS5? (some STBs can't do it, or struggle a bit)

These ones have no troubble at all:

Globo 4100C
Satlink 2700
Satlink 2800
Hyundai AH-3110
Hyundai HSS-760A
Ultraplus 680 Platinum
Ultraplus 780 micro PVR
Ultraplus 880 micro PVR
Ultraplus F-9000HD PVR

[soky]

This sounds like what we are looking for.

So, to get Intelsat 5, we would need to get a 90cm dish?
In addition to the 90cm dish, what do we need to get Optus D1?

I was looking at the BBC World and Freeview Package and was wondering what I would need to get Optus D1.

Your help would be appreciated.
Thanks

[Freeviewshop Administrator]

So, to get Intelsat 5, we would need to get a 90cm dish?

Yes you need a very good C Band LNB, a bracket to hold it, and an offset feedhorn.

In addition to the 90cm dish, what do we need to get Optus D1?

A bracket and a Ku band LNB, also if you want to switch between  them you will need a switch.

I was looking at the BBC World and Freeview Package and was wondering what I would need to get Optus D1.

Yes that package includes everything you need to get BBC World, Australia Network and Freeview (OPTUS D1).

[benneg]

I notice on the multi switch that I was sent when I bought this kit that it appears one input is for Hori P and one input is for Vert P. It reads that for Intelsat 5 and D1 I require Hori P for both. Will there be a problem with this?

[Freeviewshop Administrator]

I notice on the multi switch that I was sent when I bought this kit that it appears one input is for Hori P and one input is for Vert P. It reads that for Intelsat 5 and D1 I require Hori P for both. Will there be a problem with this?

No problem, that is fine, you just rotate one of the LNB's 90 degrees and edit the TPs in the STB to make them V instead of H. Give us a call for help on that.