Connecting satellite cables to a saorview combi box

-=al=-

I think this is in the right section but feel free to move it isn't!

Ok so dropped having a sky service and moving onto a soarview/combi box - http://www.tvtrade.ie/walker-wp645ts-hd-combo-video-user-manual.html

Now the old sky+ box has 2 cables with normal f plugs going into the box, and I use the RF out to send the tv signal upstairs to another room via magic eye/coaxial cable with normal tv antenna connectors.


Here's a terrible picture of what the setup is currently.


Now the room downstairs where the sky+ box is, isn't where the saorview box is going to be used. So to save me connecting a brand new cable from the satellite to the saoriew box upstairs, I'm wondering can I simply just get a coupler and connect one of the cables from the satellite dish to the Magic eye/coaxial cable and use that able to go into the new saorview box upstairs? (red line in the pic)

And to get the best out of the combi box I need to use both the satellite and antenna inputs to get both Saorview and Freeview stations right + whatever else comes through on the satellite dish?


Hopefully it's just as easy as connecting those two cables but just asking to make sure before I give it a go tomorrow, thanks!

The Cush

Replace the co-ax plug with an F-connector andd then use an F-joiner to connect the 2 cables - http://www.tvtrade.ie/tv-connectors/f-connectors.html

You'll require an aerial for the Saorview channels, do you have one?.

winston_1

-=al=- wrote: »

So to save me connecting a brand new cable from the satellite to the saoriew box upstairs, !

Be a long cable, the satellite is 23,000 miles away.

The combi box needs an aerial feed as well as a dish feed. The coax cable with IEC connectors may not be satellite grade, on the other hand it may be, need to check.

-=al=-

Yup have an aerial and have it all hooked up now with no probs!



That little fella done the trick no problem... I have a decent 90% signal strength from the satellite dish to the box itself so all seems to be good with no hassle wiring a new cable or anything.

So Astra 2/Eurobird 1 (28.2E) with unencrypted scan is the only one I need to check right? I get some signal on another Astra and Badr

The Cush

-=al=- wrote: »

So Astra 2/Eurobird 1 (28.2E) with unencrypted scan is the only one I need to check right? I get some signal on another Astra and Badr

Astra 2/Eurobird 1 (28.2E) is the correct satellite location where your dish should be accurately aligned. If you're receiving a signal from neighbouring satellites then the dish is not correctly setup and you won't receive the range of signals from the satellites you want.

Thurston?

-=al=- wrote: »

So Astra 2/Eurobird 1 (28.2E) with unencrypted scan is the only one I need to check right? I get some signal on another Astra and Badr

It will be a transponder with parameters also used at 28 degrees east, so it's just a signal from 28. Satellites all have to share the same frequency bands: interference between them is prevented by the directionality of your dish.