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satellite cable splitter query
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I have a satellite cable running into the front bedroom for a sky box, and I was wanting to get a freesat box for the other bedroom. Rather than pay somebody to come out and fit another cable from the satellite to this bedroom (they are right beside each other) I was wondering if it is possible to use a satellite cable splitter and run one cable in to the sky box and a longer cable into the room next doors freesat box?
many thanks!
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Sorry, it won't work.
With a terrestrial aerial the signals only pass one way along the cable, so (subject to sufficient signal strength) splitting the cable works. With a satellite cable, signals pass in both directions (with the satellite receiver sending a signal to the dish to set the correct polarity at the LNB - which is the 'sticking out bit').
You can still use a single dish to feed two separate devices but you'll need a twin (or dual) LNB attached to the dish, with a separate cable for each signal. A Sky dish may well already be equipped with a dual (or quad) LNB, as Sky+ requires two separate feeds. (One for the channel being watched and one for the channel being recorded). If not, dual LNBs are cheap (and simply screw in) but you'll need to take care to make sure you get the correct fit (as Sky use non-standard fittings).
Chris
With a terrestrial aerial the signals only pass one way along the cable, so (subject to sufficient signal strength) splitting the cable works. With a satellite cable, signals pass in both directions (with the satellite receiver sending a signal to the dish to set the correct polarity at the LNB - which is the 'sticking out bit').
You can still use a single dish to feed two separate devices but you'll need a twin (or dual) LNB attached to the dish, with a separate cable for each signal. A Sky dish may well already be equipped with a dual (or quad) LNB, as Sky+ requires two separate feeds. (One for the channel being watched and one for the channel being recorded). If not, dual LNBs are cheap (and simply screw in) but you'll need to take care to make sure you get the correct fit (as Sky use non-standard fittings).
Chris
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