Zehnder DX 66 Use at home

[tonyishuk]

Looking through FTA recievers for M/home and at home.

 

Does anyone know if the above can be used with a motorised dish at home, The specs say the unit is "Multi LNB controlled by DiSEqC 1.2 and 22KHz"

 

From what I have read generally about FTA recievers, the answer would seem to be Yes, but I would like to make sure.

 

The PDF handbook download from RoadPro seems a little short on this type of information.

 

We have a Camos dome on the motorhome, so thats a "point and shoot "excercise.

 

Thanks

 

 

[Dave Newell]

Hi Tony, yes the Zehnder can control a motor unit via Diseqc which is built in. DISEQC stands for DIgital Satellite EQuipment Control and every FTA receiver I've looked at has it built in.

 

D.

[colin]

If it has DiSeqc 1.2 then yes you can use it with the correct motor drive, but personaly I stick with DiSeqc switching and 3 dishes and ofset LNB giving me 4 sattelites as its much faster switching from one to another.

[tonyishuk]

Thx for the replies.

 

As a matter of interest, does a domestic motorised satellite use the LNB cable to carry the current that powers the motor to move the satellite ?

 

Or is the DiSEqC signal just instructions, and the power is supplied by an alternative source ?

 

In the case of the Camos, it is obviously all in one, just wondering if if heavier units need other power sources. Some adverts for domestic movable installtions speak of using a 36V supply, current does not seem to be mentioned.

 

Thx for the advice about muliple LNBs, at this stage I am not too sure of which Sats, I want to look at, but tghis maybe a more stable (windwise) and cheaper solution.

 

Rgds