119,110,91,82 or 91,82,61.5 off of one 18x24 elliptical dish - looking for advice...

[hyper1]

Ok, in a nutshell, here is what I am trying to accomplish: I want to receive Dish 61.5, 110 + 119 & ExpressVu 82 (for future use) + 91 on no more than 2 dishes...

I've scoured the Web and the closest thing I could find is a setup to receive 91,101,110,and 119 here:

http://www.techweenies.com/dss-1.shtml

Based on this known-working configuration, I figure I have 2 options:

1) A standard 20" Dish 500 for 110 & 119, and an 18x24 elliptical dish to pick up 91 + 82 (using one dish twin LNB) and 61.5 (using one dish dual LNB) OR

2) A standard 18" Dish 300 for 61.5, and an 18x24 elliptical dish for 82 + 91 (using one dish twin LNB) and 110 + 119 (using another dish twin LNB)

I am trying to gather as much feedback as I can before I attempt this... first off, which setup is most likely to work? What is the maximum angle range that can be picked up off an 18x24 elliptical dish? Option 1 would have a range of 37 degrees while option 2 would have a range of 29.5 degrees...

Also, how do you measure the distance needed between the LNBs? I mean I'm guessing that when you have each LNB side by side, there is a 9 degree separation... so a twin LNB allows you to pick up satellites that are 9 degrees apart (like 82+91 or 110+119)... so 9 down from 82 is 73 and 9 down from that is 64 - 2.5 degrees off from 61.5 - would this matter? This would happen if I used an LNB as a "spacer".... maybe a block of wood or something cut to a specific size would work better? How much space would be needed between the 82 LNB and the 61.5 LNB?

Lastly, what would be the best way to mount these LNBs? In the 91,101,110 and 119 setup, they just used a triple LNB holder and zip-tied the extra LNB for 91 beside the one for 101... would it be better if the LNBs were more centered? So in this case I would take a single LNB and mount it to the mast, then I would either zip-tie a twin LNB to either side (if I went the 119,110 + 91,82 route) or a twin on one side (for 91+82) and a single on the other side (for 61.5) if I went with the other route.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!!

Thanks!!

[Pat A]

You should check out these guys:
Wave Frontier (http://www.multilnbdish.com/)
I tried to use their T-90 antenna to pick up 110, 119 and 148 here in Anchorage, but it just did not have the gain that I needed at up here at this latitude. Depending on where you are in the Lower 48, it should do the trick, and it would beat trying to jerry-rig LNB mounts to a regular off set dish.
The one that I tried is sitting in my garage collecting dust. If you could find a cost effective way of shipping it, I would make you a deal.
Good Luck

[hyper1]

Thanks for the reply Pat... I have to attempt using the 18x24 first cuz I already have one... depending on the results I might have to look in to one of those wave frontier dishes...