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ISTANBUL · 12-08-09, 08:02 PM

i have recently bought a tv with built in freesat hd, my son is using the sky dish for his room to watch sky freeview channels, its only got 1 lnb on the dish , will i need to put a twin lnb on it or will i get away with putting a splitter on it so i can get freesat as well? thanks for any help

radtv · 12-08-09, 08:57 PM

If he's got a Sky dish then get a Sky Quad and run an extra cable. You cannot split the signal

Rick · 12-08-09, 09:01 PM

A splitter won't work, as the reciever needs to send a voltage back to the lnb which it varies so the lnb selectes the correct polarisation.

For a sky minidish the lnb swap is very easy. Pull the plastic pin from the arm, and slide the old lnb out. Fitting is reversed. A quad would be your best bet as they are cheap enough and allow easy expansion later. Talk to southern satellite one of the forum sponsors and I'm sure he will sort you out.

You will just need to run a new cable to your dish and terminate with f-connectors.

12-08-09, 08:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
ISTANBUL Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 21 Thanks: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	newbie here i have recently bought a tv with built in freesat hd, my son is using the sky dish for his room to watch sky freeview channels, its only got 1 lnb on the dish , will i need to put a twin lnb on it or will i get away with putting a splitter on it so i can get freesat as well? thanks for any help

12-08-09, 08:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
radtv Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,739 Thanks: 90 Thanked 362 Times in 305 Posts	Re: newbie here If he's got a Sky dish then get a Sky Quad and run an extra cable. You cannot split the signal __________________ Before you buy contact or visit www.redappledigital.co.uk on 0800 612 5117. We try hard not to be beaten on price!

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Rick Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Blackburn, UK Posts: 2,600 Thanks: 300 Thanked 1,029 Times in 669 Posts	Re: newbie here A splitter won't work, as the reciever needs to send a voltage back to the lnb which it varies so the lnb selectes the correct polarisation. For a sky minidish the lnb swap is very easy. Pull the plastic pin from the arm, and slide the old lnb out. Fitting is reversed. A quad would be your best bet as they are cheap enough and allow easy expansion later. Talk to southern satellite one of the forum sponsors and I'm sure he will sort you out. You will just need to run a new cable to your dish and terminate with f-connectors. __________________ Fibo 1.2m HH, Wavefield T90. AzBox HD Premium, Vu+ Duo Plumber and Satellite Installer North West Satellite Systems Last edited by Rick; 12-08-09 at 09:02 PM. Reason: pipped at the post by SS

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