Combining sky magic eye and satellite feed in one cable, possible??

AloKildare

Hello all,

I am wondering is there any possible way of combining my satellite feed for my freesat box in the kitchen, with my magic eye feed from my sky box in the sitting room down one cable? No possible way of getting a second cable to the tv in the kitchen!

All replies very much appreciated.

Peter Rhea

Combining & splitting the signals with satellite/terrestrial diplexers shouldn't cause problems, but the 9V power from the Sky box RF2 wouldn't get through, so the eye would have to be powered by some other means.

stevek93

Can you not loop the sky box in the sitting room to the box in the kitchen?

AloKildare

stevek93 wrote: »

Can you not loop the sky box in the sitting room to the box in the kitchen?

Sorry not too sure how you would do this?

stevek93

AloKildare wrote: »

stevek93 wrote: »

Can you not loop the sky box in the sitting room to the box in the kitchen?

Sorry not too sure how you would do this?

Have a look on the back of the sky box there should be "loop out" or "out" connect a coax cable to that and to the satellite box in the kitchen.

Peter Rhea

Loop out for what? The satellite IF (lnb out)? Sky boxes don't have this & it would be of no help to the OP here anyway.

stevek93

Peter Rhea wrote: »

Loop out for what? The satellite IF (lnb out)? Sky boxes don't have this & it would be of no help to the OP here anyway.

Ah sorry didnt realise the sky boxes dont have a loop out.

AloKildare

Cheers for clarifying that peter. Any ideas how I would power the magic eye?

stevek93

Would this be able to power it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFBPWFUFjFw

Just trying to help here. :P

AloKildare

stevek93 wrote: »

Would this be able to power it youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=en-GB&client=mv-google&v=cFBPWFUFjFw

Just trying to help here. :P

That can only allow power for the lnb, the magic eye won't work with this!! No power!

Peter Rhea

stevek93 wrote: »

Would this be able to power it . . .

Just trying to help here. :P

Those are the diplexers I mentioned in my 1st reply.

kbell

Use diplexers as suggested, this will allow satellite and feed from sky box to reach destination.
Then use these
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/Maxx-Digital-Wireless-IR-Remote-Extender-Sender-Digidome-magic-eye-/110821813973

or similar to allow control of Sky from the kitchen

zg3409

Use a diplexer and instead of that ebay item use a
"DC1 in-line DC inserter or decoupler" to power up the eye.
http://www.satcure.com/accs/page3.htm

Connect a 9V power supply and you can control the Sky box as normal.