TEST REPORT Vantage Multifeed TELE-satellite International — www.TE LE-satellite.com Four Satellites with One Antenna If you’ve ever thought about expanding your satellite system to receive more than one orbital position, you really only have two possibilities: either you install a DiSEqC motor or you utilize a multifeed construction. the +/- 10° range of the antenna focal point, this for the most part works without any problems. But the further east or west you go, the worse the reception becomes. The receivable satellites are not positioned along a straight line, as you might expect, instead it is more of a curve as viewed from the sat- ellite an tenna. The southern- most satellit e from your position is at the highest eleva- tion point and all the other satellites are on a curve that runs from east to west. Thus, Vantage manufactured their multifeed hold- ers in such a way that they can be adjusted vertically, horizontally and across. This lets you adjust the position of each LNB for opti- mal reception. The workmanship of the individual pieces is quite good and the assembly is easy. We also liked the fact that it only weighed 343 gm (~3/4 pound). This multifeed solution was ideally designed for use with Vantage antennas although we had no trouble install- ing this holder on other antennas (such as Gibertini). Multifeed AdaptorYour unfriendly neighbors might not like the idea of a DiSEqC motor since the noise from one of these small motors could be somewhat disturbing especially at night. This leav es only the second choice available: multifeed. Various manufacturers offer special anten- nas with double-reflectors providing a recep- tion range of roughly 60°. Vantage, based in Germany, thought that it didn’t always have to be this way and worked on a solution that allowed multifeed reception using a stand- ard antenna. The result was a multifeed rai l that at first glance looked rather simplistic but after assembling the individual pieces it became apparent that the manufacturer spent quite a lot of time in its design. Typical multifeed mounts are usually installed on a rigid rail and the LNB holders can only be moved to the east or the west. In Mount
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TEST REPORT
Vantage Multifeed
TELE-satellite International — www.TELE-satellite.com
Four Satelliteswith OneAntennaIf you’ve ever thought about expanding your satellite system
to receive more than one orbital position, you really only
have two possibilities: either you install a DiSEqC