Connecting 3 sky boxes to 1 dish?

toby2111

I've Sky Hd in main sitting room which I need to record, rewind etc so I think that takes up 2 ports on the LNB. I rented a room to a mate of mine a few years ago and he got sky multiroom, not sure if this was able to record, think it wasn't. He's since moved on but cable & phone line were left in the bedroom. So last week, I got a brainwave, pulled up the cable, fed it back into the kitchen, got second hand Sky Hd box, UK freesat card and works perfectly!
I'm now thinking of running coax from the dish to another room and doing the exact same thing - buy second hand box etc. Is this relatively straightforward? I'll need about 12 metre of coax and will be able to run it straight into the 3rd box. I'm presuming there's a spare port of the LNB so is it easy to connect coax to this port? That'll prob be the hardest part.

swoofer

its easy, you will need 2 f connectors.

look here, get good cable not aerial coax

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2v7fLHZzzM

toby2111

Cheers for that,looks do-able enough.
Is the coax expensive?Prob looking at 12 to 15 metres.What type should I get?

Nsewell

toby2111 wrote: »

Cheers for that,looks do-able enough.
Is the coax expensive?Prob looking at 12 to 15 metres.What type should I get?

I'd say use WF100

toby2111

Cheers. Theres a guy selling some on ebay here-
http://www.ebay.ie/itm/20M-SATELLITE-TV-COAXIAL-CABLE-BLACK-WEBRO-WF100-2-X-FS-1-X-BARREL-BUYME-/160733616677?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Other&hash=item256c785a25

Comes with 2 F connectors,seems a good price.

The Cush

toby2111 wrote: »

What type should I get?

Any of the Cable Type 100 spec cable here would be recommended - http://www.cai.org.uk/information/benchmarking-scheme/cai-benchmarked-cables

toby2111

Thanks,gonna check tomorrow to see if theres a free connection on the LNB. I presume I just attach an F connector to the coax(obviously strip back the coax) and screw it in?Do I need to use masking tape or anything to protect it?

The Cush

toby2111 wrote: »

Do I need to use masking tape or anything to protect it?

I'd recommend self-amalgamating tape, some LNBs have a sliding cover which comes down over the LNB connections

toby2111

Just around were I screw in the cable on the LNB?

The Cush

toby2111 wrote: »

Just around were I screw in the cable on the LNB?

and just below the F-connector onto the cable, very little goes a long way as it stretches quiet a bit.

toby2111

Would that cable I posted above from EBay be OK? I contacted a tv tech shop on adverts.ie, just waiting on reply from them.

The Cush

toby2111 wrote: »

Would that cable I posted above from EBay be OK?

WF100 is on the CAI's approved list and use it myself.