TEST REPORT

One Cable LNB

MX-OCS12
of Maxing
receives two sub bands in the Ku band
and transmits them in one cable
perfect for use with existing tv cablings,
replacing terrestrial tv with satellite tv
restricts the number of possible channels
to the ones transmitting in the two sub
bands of the Ku band
no hazzle with switching between two
bands

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One Cable LNB

What Is a One Cable LNB?

The universal LNB for KuBand has become something
so standard that many of us
think that nothing else is offered on the market. That
is not true. There are other products available. And
one of such non-standard
LNB for Ku-Band is the MXOCS12 of Maxing. The manufacturer calls it one cable
LNB and this needs some
explanation.
The MX-OCS12 converts
two specific sub bands of the
lower part of the Ku-Band
to the L-Band. These sub
bands are: 10.7~11.2 GHz
at vertical polarization and
11.45~11.7 GHz at horizontal polarization. Because its
local oscillator works at the
typical frequency of 9.75
GHz, the two sub bands are
shifted into the following
frequency ranges in L-Band:

0.95~1.45 GHz and 1.7~1.95

GHz. Now, the trick is that
you can connect more than
one satellite receiver to the
output: if only one of the
receivers supplies the MXOCS12 LNB with d.c. voltage (in the range of 11.5~19
volts) all the other receivers in the chain may have
their LNB power switched
off. Now the question is:how
many receivers can then
be connected to that one
LNB? Well, this depends on
the sockets you will use.
The sockets have splitters
that may differ in insertion
and tap losses. With typical
sockets, you should be able
to connect 8~10 receivers to
the output of the MX-OCS12
LNB and all of them wil be
able to tune into the above
mentioned two sub bands.
From the outset the MX-

that the MX-OCS12 LNB performed very well in its vertical sub band (10.7~11.2
GHz). It generated stronger
signals than the reference
LNB without compromising signal quality. MER was
practically identical with the
reference LNB. Moreover,
it was able to work even at
11.279 GHz so the vertical
sub band was slightly wider
than promised.
Output signal for the horizontal sub band was a little
bit weaker than our reference. Also signal quality was
somewhat poorer. MER was
by 0.5~1.5 dB lower than
our
reference.
However,
MER=12 dB still guarantees
very solid reception even in
terrible weather conditions.
So, if the MX-OCS12 LNB is
used for a similarly strong
satellite as HOTBIRD then its
slightly weaker performance
in horizontal sub band will be
unnoticeable.
The MX-OCS12 LNB by
Maxing is a unique solution
to some special situations,
mainly when only the transponders on the two sub
bands, which the MX-OCS12
LNB supports, need to be
received. In such a case
the MX-OCS12 LNB allows
for a very simple chain installation, as normally used
in regular terrestrial tv dis-

OCS12 LNB looks as a typical

product for Ku-Band. Quality
of workmanship is excellent
but as we have noted before,
Maxing uses lables printed
on paper. Whilst this would
not concern us much with
any regular LNB in this case
with such a special LNB it
might be good to be able to
read the specifications also
after the LNB is exposed
to the outdoor world being
mounted on a dish.
Of course, the type of lable
on a LNB is not at all critical. What really counts is the
product performance. For
our TELE-audiovision test
we selected the HOTBIRD on
13 East as our source of signal and a modern universal
LNB as our reference LNB.
Our measurements revealed

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MAXING MX-OCS12
Perfect for using with existing tv cabling

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OPINION

MAXING MX-OCS12
One Cable LNB

RECOMMENDED
PRODUCT BY

Jacek Pawlowski
Test Center
Poland

tribution systems. The MXOCS12 LNB is thus a perfect

solution to replace a terrestrial antenna with a satellite
dish and leaving the existing cabling intact - provided
the satellite in question offers the desired tv channels

in the two sub bands. This

of course depends on each
users preference and each
satellites channel allocation.
At any rate, the MX-OCS12
LNB is an elegant and easy
to install option well worth to
consider in such situations.

TELE-audiovision already tested the

MB04, a LNB with integrated DiSEqC

switch
http://www.tele-audiovision.com/
TELE-audiovision-1407/eng/maxing.pdf

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+ Very good performance in the vertical sub band

One cable LNB simplifies distribution network as no multiswitches are needed but just sockets and a number of receivers can
be connected to the same cable

The One cable solution limits the number of transponders that

one is able to receive; you should check first if all the channels of
interest are indeed located within the two sub bands this LNB is able
to receive

Maxing is an innovative manufacturer of

LNBs. TELE-audiovision has presented

other LNBs models: Single, Twin and Quad
http://www.tele-audiovision.com/
TELE-audiovision-1409/eng/maxing.pdf

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