LNB ?'s

[baws22489]

I have an older dish with the 3rd lnb sitting off to the side with small cables connecting it back to the other 2 lnb's. My mother-in-law just cancelled her DTV and I asked for her LNB. It is different with all 3 lnb's mounted on one piece and I think I remember it having au9 on it. My question is can I use her's with my dish if I have any issues with the LNB's. I have 2 hr20-700 dvr's right now and 5 other older directivo's. She also had 2 hr20-700 dvr's but lived in a different area with different locals, mine are Washington, DC her's are Richmond, va.

Thanks,

[TMullenJr]

You're dish is an AT-9. Hers is the newer Slimline (AU-9). The LNBs are not interchangeable. The mounting bracket is the same, so you can replace the dish & LNB together.

[baws22489]

You're dish is an AT-9. Hers is the newer Slimline (AU-9). The LNBs are not interchangeable. The mounting bracket is the same, so you can replace the dish & LNB together.

Thanks for the quick repsonse, i'll have to go and get her dish also as I didn't ask for it in the first place.

Does the slimline work better with rain fade or are there too many varibales with trees, alignment, etc to give a answer?

[Mertzen]

Does the slimline work better with rain fade or are there too many varibales with trees, alignment, etc to give a answer?

There is no functional difference difference.

[curt8403]

Thanks for the quick repsonse, i'll have to go and get her dish also as I didn't ask for it in the first place.

Does the slimline work better with rain fade or are there too many varibales with trees, alignment, etc to give a answer?


others will tell you that the Slimline is better, I think it is just the LNB being a tiny bit better

[BattleZone]

The Slimline LNB is going to be more reliable in the long run, as the AT9's external connections WILL eventually fail. The harsher the weather, the sooner they will fail.

[mjones73]

No point in swapping them out now though, just hang on to the other as a spare.