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captain kilvo · 02-02-08, 10:03 PM

Hi everyone first time here. Have got sky HD and multiroom in current house but am moving into apartment with communal dish. (new build evryone is so far behind) There is only 1 sat feed for Sky nto each of the 6 apartments. Block owners refuse to extend the system or allow me to put up own dish. I might be able get 1 more feed as there is one feed not being used but not sure. I want to have dual HD feeds into 2 rooms and sky+ in 2 others.
Question. Can I install a multiswith inside my own apartment using the 1 feed/2 feeds that I have then output to 3 other sky boxes via diplexers? If not is there any other way around this.

madrat · 02-02-08, 11:08 PM

I think the only way around it is not to move there I'm afraid

robbo71 · 02-02-08, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by captain kilvo

Hi everyone first time here. Have got sky HD and multiroom in current house but am moving into apartment with communal dish. (new build evryone is so far behind) There is only 1 sat feed for Sky nto each of the 6 apartments. Block owners refuse to extend the system or allow me to put up own dish. I might be able get 1 more feed as there is one feed not being used but not sure. I want to have dual HD feeds into 2 rooms and sky+ in 2 others.
Question. Can I install a multiswith inside my own apartment using the 1 feed/2 feeds that I have then output to 3 other sky boxes via diplexers? If not is there any other way around this.

No, a multiswitch requires 4 feeds from a quattro LNB.
These LNB's have 4 outputs namely: High band V, High band H, Low band V & Low band H.

If you have a southish facing window, this could be a way round it, if you install a dish indoors, with a quad LNB on it.

Robbo

Jimdefruit · 03-02-08, 08:16 AM

Hi Captain Kilvo, it might be worth seeing if you can get another 3 of the tenants to show interest in sky+ or HD. Sky have been pressing for apartment blocks to be wired and providing at least 4 tenants require it, the landlord cannot stop you.

captain kilvo · 03-02-08, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by madrat

I think the only way around it is not to move there I'm afraid

No choice im afraid. Work away from home. Kids flown the coop, and lost my wife 3 mnths ago. Need somewhere managed and secure. Guess ill just have to have a good scrap with management company. Tks anyway

captain kilvo · 03-02-08, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by robbo71

No, a multiswitch requires 4 feeds from a quattro LNB.
These LNB's have 4 outputs namely: High band V, High band H, Low band V & Low band H.

If you have a southish facing window, this could be a way round it, if you install a dish indoors, with a quad LNB on it.

Robbo

I thought this was the prob but seen something on internet that made me question it or am I up the wrong tree.
Take a look at url http://www.prosatellitesupply.com/PD...LTI-SWITCH.pdf
Thanx

Analoguesat · 03-02-08, 09:25 AM

I have seen a temporary workaround for places with only 1 input for unattended recordings.

Set a 24 hour recording of a radio channel. This will grab input 2 - the unconnected one.

Set your wanted recording - it will thus take input 1

Tou probably wont be able to watch and record something by doing this but at least you would be able to record if you were going out.

At the end of the dat the best thing to do would be to get the building management company to fit new sockets to all apartments

robbo71 · 03-02-08, 09:27 AM

That is for an American system, which may be different to the European. It depends if both frequency bands are used and both polarities. It looks like it is for a specific provider, so it is possible that it is for a single band and polarity, so it would work OK.

The channels you want on 28E however have a mixture.

02-02-08, 10:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
captain kilvo Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	shared sky satellite Hi everyone first time here. Have got sky HD and multiroom in current house but am moving into apartment with communal dish. (new build evryone is so far behind) There is only 1 sat feed for Sky nto each of the 6 apartments. Block owners refuse to extend the system or allow me to put up own dish. I might be able get 1 more feed as there is one feed not being used but not sure. I want to have dual HD feeds into 2 rooms and sky+ in 2 others. Question. Can I install a multiswith inside my own apartment using the 1 feed/2 feeds that I have then output to 3 other sky boxes via diplexers? If not is there any other way around this.

02-02-08, 11:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
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03-02-08, 08:16 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jimdefruit Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,642 Thanks: 10 Thanked 88 Times in 83 Posts	Re: shared sky satellite Hi Captain Kilvo, it might be worth seeing if you can get another 3 of the tenants to show interest in sky+ or HD. Sky have been pressing for apartment blocks to be wired and providing at least 4 tenants require it, the landlord cannot stop you. __________________ Dreambox 7000s + VBox + Channel Master 1.2 with 36v actuator CM120 feedhorn and Invacom .3 LNB Skystar 2 PCI card with links to my Dreambox If you like what you see here, tell your friends.

03-02-08, 09:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
Analoguesat Site Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 7,612 Thanks: 7 Thanked 194 Times in 182 Posts	Re: shared sky satellite I have seen a temporary workaround for places with only 1 input for unattended recordings. Set a 24 hour recording of a radio channel. This will grab input 2 - the unconnected one. Set your wanted recording - it will thus take input 1 Tou probably wont be able to watch and record something by doing this but at least you would be able to record if you were going out. At the end of the dat the best thing to do would be to get the building management company to fit new sockets to all apartments __________________ Dreambox 7020 / Pace Sky Digibox / Amstrad Sky Italia box 5 dishes for 5E/9E/13E/16E/19E/23E/28E Please DO NOT pm the mods & admins for c&ble keys. You may get banned for it! Read the rules before you post - click here to read them Last edited by Analoguesat; 03-02-08 at 09:30 AM.

03-02-08, 09:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
robbo71 Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 4,590 Thanks: 21 Thanked 396 Times in 383 Posts	Re: shared sky satellite That is for an American system, which may be different to the European. It depends if both frequency bands are used and both polarities. It looks like it is for a specific provider, so it is possible that it is for a single band and polarity, so it would work OK. The channels you want on 28E however have a mixture. __________________ كيبل اعضاء البلهاء TM6800,TM1000D.Triax TD110.STABHH-90 motor. DigitAlb movie package. Virgin Media Cable TV, Phone & Broadband subs.


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