5 Satellites into DP44 switch possible?

[cired]

I have a dish 1000 with 110, 119, 129 going right into a DP44 switch. If I wanted to add 2 more satellites can this be done without the purchase of another DP44? The DP44 has 1 more input left (port 4). What are my options to bring in 5 sattellites with my curent switch?. I'm not even sure another DP44 switch would do it. Thanks for any help.

 

[SatinKzo]

what do you want to add? 61.5 and 148?
What receiver do you have (some don't support 5 locations last I knew)

 

[Pepper]

4 satellites to DPP44

each output (except "1", can't use DPP44 power inserter with DP21 in the way), plus another satellite to a DP21

DP21 to the receiver. Dual tuners require two, no separators with this config. This is the config described in my sig.

 

[cired]

Thanks for your reply pepper. So let me get this right. Since I have one more input for a satellite on the DP44 go ahead and use it with one of the two satellites I plan on installing for a total of 4 satellites to the DP44. Now on the receiver output side of the DP44 come out with a coax to a DP21 switch as long as it is not port 1 with the inserter. Now plug the additional satellite to the DP21 (for a total of 2 extra to my current setup) then out of the DP21 to the receiver. Now I have all five sats hooked up using one cable run to the receiver. Is this correct? Thanks

 

[Andrewwski]

No, you'll need two cable runs to the receiver in that situation.

 

[Pepper]

one cable per tuner. He might have a single tuner.

IIRC, the DPP44 goes to port 1 on the DP21, the other satellite goes to port 2.

 

[KE4EST]

What receiver or receivers do you have??

 

[Smith P.]

Cired, how many receivers/DVRs you have/planned ? What models ?

 

[bankstonk]

Switch error Solved!!!!

We were having this same issue for weeks and I noticed when my ceiling fan was off that I didn't get the switch error.

My wife told me didn’t this start once we put in the new Green type light Bulbs (GE florescent Helical 13W. I thought she was crazy but at this point would try anything.

Once I went back to standard Bulb in the ceiling FAN I have never seen the switch err again, ( I put them back several times to test this and it fails every time I use these bulbs) So much for being green.

 

[RandallA]

We were having this same issue for weeks and I noticed when my ceiling fan was off that I didn't get the switch error.

My wife told me didn’t this start once we put in the new Green type light Bulbs (GE florescent Helical 13W. I thought she was crazy but at this point would try anything.

Once I went back to standard Bulb in the ceiling FAN I have never seen the switch err again, ( I put them back several times to test this and it fails every time I use these bulbs) So much for being green.

This is very interesting information and appreciated but this has nothing to do with the original post.

 

[Kru83]

here is link to one of the member who did it.

http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-ne...h-500-dish-1000-plus-5or-6-sat-locations.html