Wiring a second receiver to dish

nicecupotay · 11-10-2010 9:13pm #1

Hi folks,
I have a sky subscription with one box set up in the sitting room,but I have an older sky box spare that I want to put in the kitchen.
I had a look at the dish today and it has 2 coax cables connected into a single LNB with 4 ports similar to this

So I have 2 spare places on the port for 2 more coax cables to run to the second sky box,so my question is,is it as simple as that or do I have to change the LNB on the dish?Do I need a double one or can I just add one to the existing like this?

Guill · 11-10-2010 9:17pm

Simple as that!:D

nicecupotay · 11-10-2010 9:20pm

Sweet!!

Guill · 11-10-2010 9:20pm

Just remembered, there may be an issue if the card for the older box is not up to date.

nicecupotay · 11-10-2010 9:28pm

Its actually an old sky card with an expired or cancelled subscription from the UK,havn't used the box in about a year but I know that if the card was removed from the box I was still able to pick up plenty of the free channels,think I was just loosing channel 4 and 5

Guill · 11-10-2010 9:45pm

Yea, i think you get 80 or so free channels, someone you know ill be gettin rid of a card/box someday and bobs your uncle! Failing that ask an installing tech next time you see one

nicecupotay · 11-10-2010 9:54pm

Thanks for the info Guill,any channels at all will do me!!
Recently lost the UK channels I was picking up with the analoge aerial for that room when they switched to digital,so at least I will have something with this setup

Wiring a second receiver to dish

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