Recent content by montyphan

i'm selfish, but not THAT selfish. :) the other building has only one apartment with directv. he was hooked to a multiswitch in case other people in the building also wanted directv. i simply connected his line directly to the dish output. the condo board is buying a replacement multiswitch for...

it was the multiswitch. i swapped out one from the other building with the one in our basement, and everything works. i appreciate everyone's help on this board.

thanks. well, for the record, no, the amps didn't work. i'm at my wit's end here because i don't know what the problem is. i'd say the lines are roughly 100 feet from the roof to the basement, then maybe another 75 feet back up to our apartment. i live in a complex with three identical...

thanks, damaged. i'll look for a different amplifier. but just to be sure i'm clear: the lines from the dish go into a built-in multiswitch. four lines go from there to the basement and into a 5x8 multiswitch. from there, two lines go from that switch into my apartment. so the amps should go in...

thanks for the help. just because i wanted to try something right away, i got this amplifier from radio shack. the question i have is that the amplifier says "Power Pass DC 14-18 V 25-40 mA." i know very little about this stuff, but i'm wondering if the 13 volts that's supposed to pass through...

first post, so i hope this is the correct place. i live in a new apartment building, built last year and pre-wired for directv. i recently upgraded to HDTV, but i can't get a signal from the 110 and 119 satellites. i believe it's due to the long cable runs -- from the roof of our five-story...