2 signals down 1 cable ?

Esto Fidelis

Hi,

I am wondering if I can send a Freesat and a Saorview down one cable. If so what do I need.

Regards

NIMAN

Simple answer, no.

B bopp

NIMAN wrote: »

Simple answer, no.

Oops....you get today prize for wrong answer........

Yes OP it is easy all you need are diplexers or Sat/terrestrial combiners . one up top of the single cable and one at the bottom end to split it back out to two separate signals... not too expensive look online or tony or others online here have them

NIMAN

oops.

apologies, never heard of that before.

every day's a school day, eh?

The Cush

NIMAN wrote: »

oops.

apologies, never heard of that before.

Information here - http://www.tvtrade.ie/amplifiers-and-diplexers/satellite-combiners.html

zg3409

Note you need two items. One at the top to combine, and another at the bottom to seperate. You can get nice wall outlets with diplexer built in, but be warned some wall outlets have two connections, but no diplexer built in.

Mumha

Does it follow that this would work with two Sky cables down one cable, to emerge into two again, allowing for Sky + ?

pelisor2000

Mumha wrote: »

Does it follow that this would work with two Sky cables down one cable, to emerge into two again, allowing for Sky + ?

No...

Puggy

pelisor2000 wrote: »

No...

Oops... you get todays prize for wrong answer.

You can get a satellite stacker/destacker here http://www.tvtrade.ie/amplifiers-and-diplexers/destackers.html

Liameter

With the stacker/destacker system the cable has to be the highest quality, in excellent condition, because it's carrying frequencies as high as 3.4GHz.

B bopp

Liameter wrote: »

With the stacker/destacker system the cable has to be the highest quality, in excellent condition, because it's carrying frequencies as high as 3.4GHz.

just to add, if possible no joints in the cabling either, Stacker/Destackers work but i use them as extreme last resort i.e. georgian/victorian houses with only 1 cable and no possible way of getting a 2nd to tv point...

pelisor2000

Puggy wrote: »

Oops... you get todays prize for wrong answer.

You can get a satellite stacker/destacker here http://www.tvtrade.ie/amplifiers-and-diplexers/destackers.html

The question was about COMBINERS ! No stacker/destacker .

Puggy

True, but Mumha was asking what would work for two Sky cables, and I assumed from his question that he did not know about stacker/destackers.

But your answer was correct!

Genghis

Right ... heres one for you.

I have 2 cables currently feeding a Sky+ box. I would like to use them in the following way:

Cable 1 - Sat feed 1 + Saorview feed (Believe this is OK)
Cable 2 - Sat Feed 2 + (the tricky bit) - UHF out

Cable 2 is effectively Sat IN / UHF Out ... want to use this to distribute onwards through the house.

Is this possible in any way?

zg3409

Genghis wrote: »

Right ... heres one for you.

I have 2 cables currently feeding a Sky+ box. I would like to use them in the following way:

Cable 1 - Sat feed 1 + Saorview feed (Believe this is OK)
Cable 2 - Sat Feed 2 + (the tricky bit) - UHF out

Cable 2 is effectively Sat IN / UHF Out ... want to use this to distribute onwards through the house.

Is this possible in any way?

I don't understand what you are asking. You can easily combine a Satellite signal and a Saorview signal on one cable.

The saorview is UHF already. If you mean feeding the Saorview and a UHF modulated channel back up the second cable, then yes this is possible.

It does not matter which direction the satellite or UHF signal travels. It should work. Make sure you have a diplexer at each end and not splitters.

Liameter

A Triax DDU-112 Loft Box might give you more flexibility.

Genghis

zg3409 wrote: »

I don't understand what you are asking. You can easily combine a Satellite signal and a Saorview signal on one cable.

The saorview is UHF already. If you mean feeding the Saorview and a UHF modulated channel back up the second cable, then yes this is possible.

It does not matter which direction the satellite or UHF signal travels. It should work. Make sure you have a diplexer at each end and not splitters.

Thanks zg. One cable will carry Saorview and Statellite from the attic - i.e. both coming DOWN (which is fine); the second will carry the 2nd satellite feed DOWN, but an RF out back UP. You mention that it doesn't matter which direction the signals travel in, so I guess this is OK. Thanks for the help!

Genghis

Liameter wrote: »

A Triax DDU-112 Loft Box might give you more flexibility.

Looks interesting ... **weighs up options**