Re: sttelite hook up
Member #: 271
Registered: 1996-2001
Posted:
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Name:
Allen Ruiz
Name:
Allen Ruiz
Company:
Spectrum Technical Services
Occupation:
Sweep, Testing, Noise Mitigation and Repair
Location:
Nationwide but home is San Diego.
Personal:
mid 60s
Experience:
~44 years
Ray, You can split the signal from a dish with a multi-switch. The switch has 2 inputs for the dish and typically one for an alternate source (VHF/UHF or cable). YOU MUST USE A MULTI-SWITCH. You can split the signal from one lead of the dish with a high freq splitter but you will only be able to view odd or even numbered transponders at the same time on both (all) the IRDs. The reason being that the IRD sends out either 13V or 18V depending on which polarity the LNB needs to receive the desired channel on the transponder. If you have 2 IRDs on one side of the LNB and one IRD is trying to get a positive polarity transponder and the other IRD is trying for an odd, you will get only one or the other on both IRDs. If you use a multi-switch to combine both sides of the LNB, you can use as many IRDs as the switch has ports (4,8,16,32). I hope this helps. You can get the switches anywhere they sell dishes and IRDs.
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