Feeding 2 sky boxes from one Dish

[BlueEyedBoy]

We currently have 2 dishes already at home, and I don't want a third, so is it possible to simply split the output cable from a Sky Dish and feed 2 different sky boxes (currently one is in the playroom, additional one needed in the bedroom above). In the old days of tv I would just buy a splitter and some cable and the job would be done, but have read some stuff on tinternet that says its not that simple with Sky signals.

Cheers

[Quick silver]

BlueEyedBoy said:

We currently have 2 dishes already at home, and I don't want a third, so is it possible to simply split the output cable from a Sky Dish and feed 2 different sky boxes (currently one is in the playroom, additional one needed in the bedroom above). In the old days of tv I would just buy a splitter and some cable and the job would be done, but have read some stuff on tinternet that says its not that simple with Sky signals.

Cheers

A friend of mine has two LNB's on the one dish.

[E31Shrew]

Use either a quad or 8 way LNB/

[cjs]

You can run 2,4,8 boxes off one dish but you need to upgrade the LNB. I suggest a quad LNB, that will run 4 standard boxes or two Sky + boxes.

You cannot just split the cable like you did with a TV aerial cable.

[JonRB]

You can run multiple feeds from one dish, but you must have a LNB for each one, so in the case of 2 feeds a dual and 4 feeds a quad.

You can't run 2 feeds from a single LNB though.

Edit: Guess I was too slow. LOL.

Edited by JonRB on Monday 24th August 16:45

[Podie]

we have a Quad LNB... Sky+ box in the lounge and Sky box upstairs (and also a Sky+ playback feed)

[GregE240]

Got Sky HD back in May and noticed they fitted a quad LNB without us even asking....so it is future proofed.

[E31Shrew]

GregE240 said:

Got Sky HD back in May and noticed they fitted a quad LNB without us even asking....so it is future proofed.

I think its becoming more common with Freesat being taken up for additional rooms.

[GreenV8S]

Two LNBs on the same dish seems common for any PVR setup, I've seen quad LNBs advertised.

If the number of dishes was bothering you, there are systems to mount multiple LNB modules on the same dish so you can pick up a different satellite from each one (that's the only reason I can see why you'd ever have multiple dishes in the first place).

[BlueEyedBoy]

GreenV8S said:

Two LNBs on the same dish seems common for any PVR setup, I've seen quad LNBs advertised.

If the number of dishes was bothering you, there are systems to mount multiple LNB modules on the same dish so you can pick up a different satellite from each one (that's the only reason I can see why you'd ever have multiple dishes in the first place).

It would have had to be a 30 metre cable run otherwise, and Sky tend to be crap at trying to disguise any of this.

[BlueEyedBoy]

E31Shrew said:

Use either a quad or 8 way LNB/

Will check tonight, my fingers are crossed it already has one of these as it was only installed about 1 year ago.