Sky converting SD channels to DVB-S2 - will no longer be viewable on certain older receivers

My dad had a Sky SD digibox which I recently replaced with a secondhand Freesat HD box, mainly to keep the BBC channels he had lost.

With the digibox, we were able to watch whatever channel was being watched in the living room on all other TVs in the house by (I think) tuning in an analogue channel. The Freesat box did not have the correct input/output for me to replicate this set up.

I had thought I would be unable to get this back but is a digital multiplexer the solution? Are there any other, ideally cheaper, solutions?

It depends what you're after doing really, but a better solution would probably be to get other freesat boxes linked to a quad/octo lnb or quattro LNB linked to a multiswitch unless you need particularly to push the same signal around…

Or you could get RF modulator potentially and use analogue distribution if your freesat box has an appropriate connection..

Say the make and model of that freesat box as its quite likely when you use hdmi no output on scart but what you can try is connect a scart lead from the freesat box to the old scart in on sky box and that should output tv signal. But I would need to check that freesat box. There used to be a scart RF modulator but like hens teeth now and with brexit cost an arm and a leg from ebay.

If you are baffled say so.

I checked that box and my idea will work you can have hdmi to tv and scart to old sky box in and it will work as before.

Amazing, thank you I'll try this today!

After a long time, Channel 4 have moved to DVB S2, Maybe ch5 might move all their channels too before Xmas.

It is an Amiko mini combo, blind scan/ FTA only... I think my dish may have moved slightly, I must check it when the weather improves.

Since the change over in channel frequencies I have been trying to tune in transponder 11344V to get the ITV+1 channels and a few others. I am getting Level reading of 98% and a Quality reading of 50 to 60%. I am finding the channels but no picture or broken up picture. Reception is fine on other transponders eg BBC channels are fine. I have a standard 60mm Sky dish. If I upgraded to an 80mm dish would it solve the problem? (Sorry if I am jumping in here)

Channels on my sky box is getting less and less, down to ch5, sky news and a few others.

to get them all back you either need a sky hd box with uk card or a free to air box. I have both going spare.

Where would you get a uk card and would it bring back all the missing channels or do you still have to manually add them?