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Connecting Two Dishes

  • 10-06-2011 6:41pm
    #1
    Dub12Dave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 168 ✭✭


    All, stupid question but would like to know if it is possible. Can you connect a feed from two different sat dishes into the back of a sat box using some kinda duplexer so it is possible to switch from one channel to the next without having to disconnect one dish and connect another into the sat receiver.


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  • #2
    Cantona's Collars
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,709 ✭✭✭✭Cantona's Collars


    You can-you'll need one of these.

    diseqc_wire.gif


  • #3
    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    They are a god send.


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,583 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Just to be aware that Diseq will allow you to select up to 4 LNB's and will work with most satellite receivers apart from SKY boxes.

    If you have one dish centered on Astra1 you can use offset LNB's to pickup Hotbird and Astra2 and if you have a soild dish there is a possibilty that you would be able to add one for saorsat when they become available.

    (Yes it's possible to use an external switch with a SKY box but SKY firmware changes have not been conducive to this - life is too short)


  • #5
    localchap
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭localchap


    newer diseqcs support up to 16 lnb(programmable ones) so theres no prob at all.


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