RE: Satellite question...

["John Nye" <john@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Phil,

I have a number of Global multiswitches (3) available (8 outputs). They are
used but in good working order and as Tim says they need to be used with a
quattro lnb. I've also got 4 'active splitters'. It=92s the sort of setup
u=
sed
in a block of flats. With the 3 multiswitches and 4 active splitters you
ca=
n
feed 24 separate and individually controlled sky boxes (must be enough for
anyone!).

They came out of our apartment block in Spain. The system would have worked
fine in the UK where the sky signal is good but not very well in Spain,
especially where we are as the signal is very very weak!

Let me know off list if you are interested and I'll dig out more details.

John

>-----Original Message-----
>From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
>Of Tim Hawes
>Sent: 28 June 2009 18:46
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Satellite question...
>
>Hi Phil,
>
>Satcure sell a couple of the multiswitches
>(http://www.satcure.co.uk/accs/page1b.htm)
note that they say you must
>use a *quattro* LNB rather than a quad...
>
>They also say you *must use* coloured cables, but I really don't
>believe that bit ;-)
>
>HTH,
>
>Tim.
>
>
>On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 3:26 PM, Phil Harris<phil@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> We've got a problem with our $ky at home - we seem to have lost a
>swathe of
>> channels and I suspect that it's likely to be down to a failing
LNB
>but I'm
>> looking for confirmation or suggestions otherwise.
>>
>>
>>
>> Just flicking through the first few stations,
>>
>>
>>
>> BBC1, Sky1, Watch, Gold, Dave, Living, Living+1, Living2, ITV2,
ITV3,
>ITV4,
>> Bravo, Bravo+1, Challenge, Comedy Central+1, SciFi, SciFi+1, are
fine,
>>
>>
>>
>> BBC2, CH4, CH5, Virgin1, Virgin1+1 come up "No satellite
signal is
>being
>> received",
>>
>>
>>
>> ITV1, Sk y2, Sky3, Comedy Central, Comedy Central X, ITV2+1 =A0are
so
>garbled
>> it's completely unwatchable,
>>
>>
>>
>> ...I'm wondering whether maybe the LNB has "selectively"
failed -
>possibly
>> in its switching between horizontal and vertical polarisation?
It's a
>quad
>> LNB and it's the same on either of the LNB feeds that are routed
down
>to the
>> living room. Power cycling the $ky box doesn't make any difference
and
>I'm
>> also missing similar channels on the feed to my sat card in my
desktop
>PC as
>> well.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thing is I'm sh*t scared of heights so I really would like to find
out
>> whether it's likely to just be an LNB change needed *BEFORE* I get
out
>the
>> ladder. :-D
>>
>>
>>
>> Oh yes, one other thing - if I have to change the LNB then are
they
>all the
>> same fittings? If I have to change it then I might swap it with an
>octo unit
>> just in case we need more feeds in the future (alternatively does
>anyone
>> know who make those LNB distribution units)?
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>>
>>
>> Phil
>>
>>
>>
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