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arb54 · 06-07-09, 05:31 PM

New to the site and this whole DIY Satellite thing.

I have one dish with a 4 port LNB and two cables plugged into my Sky+ box (subscribed) leaving two spare.

Can i use the spare ports on the LNB to hook up a Freesat receiver without affecting my subscription? I might be missing something here so wanted some advise before i spend any cash.

Cheers, Alan.

Mickha · 06-07-09, 05:43 PM

In short yes, you can run 4 cables from a quad LNB, obviously you are already using 2 for your Sky setup, but no problem running from the other 2 but make sure you use good quality cable.

arb54 · 06-07-09, 05:50 PM

Cool, thanks. I will use this site to research the options for a more hi-tech setup, it all seems a bit confusing when you first look around!

06-07-09, 05:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
arb54 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Newbie: one dish two receivers New to the site and this whole DIY Satellite thing. I have one dish with a 4 port LNB and two cables plugged into my Sky+ box (subscribed) leaving two spare. Can i use the spare ports on the LNB to hook up a Freesat receiver without affecting my subscription? I might be missing something here so wanted some advise before i spend any cash. Cheers, Alan.

06-07-09, 05:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mickha Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5,004 Thanks: 44 Thanked 1,215 Times in 862 Posts	Re: Newbie: one dish two receivers In short yes, you can run 4 cables from a quad LNB, obviously you are already using 2 for your Sky setup, but no problem running from the other 2 but make sure you use good quality cable.

06-07-09, 05:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
arb54 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Newbie: one dish two receivers Cool, thanks. I will use this site to research the options for a more hi-tech setup, it all seems a bit confusing when you first look around!

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