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Second Sky Box and Second TV off outdoor aerial?

  • 10-09-2010 11:00am
    #1
    Turkleton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23 ✭


    Hi, ill be heading into an electrical store tomorrow so said I might be able to kill 2 birds with one stone.

    Basically my parents have a FTA sky box set up in the sitting room along with an outdoor aerial. I want a similar setup in my room. Now I know ill need a skybox (which I can pick up from adverts.ie or a car boot sale etc) but the question is how easy will it be to connect to the current dish and outdoor aerial?

    Im not sure if the dish will support another connection so if this is the case will I need a differnet LNB? (Im guessing I could get these in electrical stores and should cost €20ish?) and also what if the outdoor aerial doesnt support another connection,what are my option there? I also havnt a clue about the cables/wires ill need but Im sure if I explain it to the guy in the shop he will help there.

    Any advice on this is appreciated as you can see Im a newbie.


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  • #2
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,445 ✭✭✭✭watty


    A Freesat box is better.

    Splitting the aerial is simple.

    If there is only a single connector on bit at end of dish arm (LNB) then you need a Quad LNB. You can't simply split satellite signals.

    You also need proper Satellite coax (dense solid braid with foil under the outer cover, ideally copper and foam insulation).
    TX100 or PF100


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