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Re: More than one Sky box.



Better make the hole big enough for 4 cables just in case you ever want
Sky+

It will need two cables all of its own - plus the extras to whatever other
boxes you have.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Mouser" <rmouser@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 12:11 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] More than one Sky box.


> Oh, nuffin is easy :-(
> The guy that put my sky dish in only drilled a hole wide enough for
one
> cable, gona have to drill through 3 feet of stone to get the extra
cable
> in, Oh well at least I've got a pilot hole!
> A hate heights too :-(
>
> Many thanks
>
> Rob Mouser
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Quinten Uijldert [mailto:yahoogroups@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 11 August 2003 12:09
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] More than one Sky box.
>
> > Hi
> >
> >
> >
> > This is probably a basic one so apologies!
> >
> > What do you need to add an extra Sky box? Is the only option to
pay
> Sky
> > their ridiculous fee or is their another way?
> >
> > It would be going in node o with the other box.
> >
> > I was planning to pick up a box of ebay?
> >
> >
> >
> > Do I need two runs from the dish? Or can I split at Node '0'?
> >
> > I guess I need another viewing card?
> >
> >
> >
> > Many thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> >
> > Rob
>
> You will need 1 LNB with dual feed (erplacing your existing LNB). 
Then
> you
> run another wire to node 0 where you then need to install another Sky
> box,
> who will need a viewing card.  Free to view cards are no longer
> required,
> but if you want the subscription channels you'll have to ask Sky
nicely
> and
> they can give (you pay for it though) you a 2nd card.
>
> HTH,
>
> Q.
>
>
>
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