Re: Problems using multiple Digiboxes on 1 x LNB

["Max Hodgson" <max@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

What you have on your pace box is a LNB passthrough, which passes signal
when the first box is off.

An LNB is a bit like a active aerial and can only in a normal basic setup
be
used with one receiver. What you'd need if you want to run multiple boxes
is
a multiple output LNB. The looks like a single LNB with one feedhorn bit,
but has multiple f-type connectors on the bottom. Normally around 30 quid.

mjh


On 4/23/07, noughtomate <balraj_jassal@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   Hi all,
>
> Is it possible to use a single LNB feed across different Digiboxes
> (Sky and Freesat)?
>
> I've been a Sky Digital user for a while now but I recently purchased
> a Pace DS810 HD box thinking it was a Freeview box (Ebay purchase!)
>
> On arrival I actually found out that the Pace DS810 uses a Satelitte
> input (so it's Freesat instead of Freeview), so I've cabled it as
> follows :
>
> Dish LNB -> Pace Freesat Input -> Pace Freesat Output -> Sky
Digital
> Digibox
>
> But I find now that Sky only works if the Pace DS810 box is switched
> off. Basically if DS810 Freesat is switched on, most of the Sky
> channels say 'No Satlitte be signal being received'.
>
> I imagine this is my own misunderstanding about how satelitte services
> work.
> I expected that a single Dish input could be used for multiple
> receivers, in the same way as Terrestrial over Coax.
>
> Have I got this wrong ?
>
> The workaround I thought up to this was to use some type of F-
> Connector Y plug to split the Satelitte feed. Is this correct, or
> would I have to install a second LNB, so each Digibox has a decicated
> feed ?
>
> Any advice would be appreciated. I'm sure I could ask the same
> question in some satelitte forum, but I'm sure there must be a few
> people here who are more than familiar with Satelitte services!
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>


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