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I need a little help and it seems that the satellite guys are the ones to come to. I'm at my parents and they currently have cable and would like to use their antenna on the roof. Sorry I know it's not satellite but I believe I should still use a diplexer right? Anyways, the image below is a horribly drawn diagram of how many parents house is wired. The area that the antenna will jump in is where the original cable went to the main room. (You can see we already split it to get into two additional rooms built in our garage. This split is in the attic. Currently a regular splitter is placed in the attic connecting the main room with the cable line and the other OUT port going to an amplifier for the other two rooms.
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Now to be completely honest, I don't know how well the amplifier works. The straight shot from the antenna to the HDTV receives the best results. I placed the amplifier between and we lost several channels. Regardless, we can't really send another cable down the wall and would like to simply connect the antenna into the setup in the attic. My initial plan is to place a diplexer in the attic that has two outs. I'll plug the cable into the satellite IN and the antenna in the antenna IN. One OUT port will go to the HDTV in the main room and another to the amplifier for the two rooms. I'll add another diplexer in the main room as well. (I think) I have several questions though.
First off, with the diplexer, can the cable signal be sent instead of a satellite signal? I've read about power passing and I don't understand what that means and I don't want to break the HDTV. Second, can I simply plug the coaxial cable into the HDTV and let the HDTV separate the signals or is another diplexer required to actually use the signals? Third, with this crazy setup, I'm not worried about losing the cable signal but I'm very worried about losing the antenna signal. I want to keep as many channels as possible. What type of amplifier should I use and where should I place it? (I realize the other 4 rooms aren't going to be able to receive the antenna signal but there's nothing I can do to boost the signal that far or am I wrong on that too?)
So overall, if you can advise me on what would be the best way to accomplish this and still keep a strong signal from the antenna I would be very grateful. Thanks!
EDIT: The cable provider requires a small Comcast box at every TV. To change the channel you actually change it on the Comcast box. The TV channels always remains at 4. (I wasn't sure if this means a different frequency was being used along the cable or not. I was kinda hoping because I heard cable and antenna use the same frequencies)
EDIT2: The more I read the more I don't think this will work. It sounds like cable uses most of the spectrum pretty randomly depending on where you live. :/
(Image URL) i39.tinypic.com/6s71va.jpg
Now to be completely honest, I don't know how well the amplifier works. The straight shot from the antenna to the HDTV receives the best results. I placed the amplifier between and we lost several channels. Regardless, we can't really send another cable down the wall and would like to simply connect the antenna into the setup in the attic. My initial plan is to place a diplexer in the attic that has two outs. I'll plug the cable into the satellite IN and the antenna in the antenna IN. One OUT port will go to the HDTV in the main room and another to the amplifier for the two rooms. I'll add another diplexer in the main room as well. (I think) I have several questions though.
First off, with the diplexer, can the cable signal be sent instead of a satellite signal? I've read about power passing and I don't understand what that means and I don't want to break the HDTV. Second, can I simply plug the coaxial cable into the HDTV and let the HDTV separate the signals or is another diplexer required to actually use the signals? Third, with this crazy setup, I'm not worried about losing the cable signal but I'm very worried about losing the antenna signal. I want to keep as many channels as possible. What type of amplifier should I use and where should I place it? (I realize the other 4 rooms aren't going to be able to receive the antenna signal but there's nothing I can do to boost the signal that far or am I wrong on that too?)
So overall, if you can advise me on what would be the best way to accomplish this and still keep a strong signal from the antenna I would be very grateful. Thanks!
EDIT: The cable provider requires a small Comcast box at every TV. To change the channel you actually change it on the Comcast box. The TV channels always remains at 4. (I wasn't sure if this means a different frequency was being used along the cable or not. I was kinda hoping because I heard cable and antenna use the same frequencies)
EDIT2: The more I read the more I don't think this will work. It sounds like cable uses most of the spectrum pretty randomly depending on where you live. :/
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Patrick Stewart died yesterday, October 28th at the age of 86. We lost yet another great actor. 
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Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ Captain and ‘X-Men’ Superhero, Dies at 86
He’s forever known for playing Jean-Luc Picard and Charles Xavier, whom he “admired for their morality, for their kindness, for their sensitivity, for their compassion.”
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Since the Reds have there thread we should too!
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Last of the Dogmen is my favorite of hers.
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It states the average amount they are under water is OVER $7,000. 
Personally, I tend to be the type that drives a vehicle for a lot of years....do my own oil changes and other fluid changes. Just replaced the spark plugs and a couple coils. Youtube is great for things like this.
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Personally, I tend to be the type that drives a vehicle for a lot of years....do my own oil changes and other fluid changes. Just replaced the spark plugs and a couple coils. Youtube is great for things like this.
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For some reason, the satelliteguys.us site is loading a lot slower than usual on both Chrome on my Asus laptop and Safari on my iPhone.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
I'm also seeing longer appearances of the blue bar at the top and the "3 blue bars" loading symbol.
Is anyone else also having the same problem? Thanks in advance.
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When I heard about this exploit I was wondering how quick you would be on it.
12 minutes after the patch was release I had it patched.When I heard about this exploit I was wondering how quick you would be on it.
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Aww- nevermind.
Aww- nevermind.
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Apple Fall Hardware Event takes place today, September 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. It marks the debut of new CEO John Ternus and the expected reveal of Apple's first foldable phone.
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when was the last time they innovated something
I'd probably say when they came up with their M-series of processors with integrated memory. That allowed Apple to get away from the inefficient Intel CPUs that were limiting their notebook computers.when was the last time they innovated something
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@103W.... D12, D15
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Understanding the TPN Map
Making Sense of the TPN Map Display Conventions
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Over the past few weeks, I have had problems connecting to streaming services (Netflix, HBO et al). When I go to the TV's native Channels, I have no problem. The Dish internet troubleshooter shows I have a good internet connection. I'm wondering whether it's an issue with my internet provider or a problem with the Dish software on the Hopper Plus. Anyone else seeing this?
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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Starting a thread klang !
After an amazing first 2 seasons and an 8 episode 3rd season still coming this year, season 4 has now been greenlit.
After an amazing first 2 seasons and an 8 episode 3rd season still coming this year, season 4 has now been greenlit.
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