Single feed to mutli-switch???

[J.C. Hall]

I posted the other day about what type of switch I would need. I have taken care of that but now I have another question. I am having a second receiver installed this Saturday. I really don't want to run a second line outside the house. Can I just install the multi-switch in the attic and feed the single feed from the dish into it and send it to the STB's from there. I am thinking this will work but I thought I would ask the experts here.

J.C.

 

[Sean Mota]

I believe it will work also as long as you have the correct switch. Wasn't a minimum distance requirement between the dish and the switch?

 

[J.C. Hall]

Can anybody tell me what the correct switch would be. Using the single line outside the house will make this so much easier. I sure hope this will work. Thanks the help.

J.C.

 

[n0qcu]

Any switch I know of (except DishPro) neeeds two lines from the LNB to switch.

 

[jdk]

According to Lyngsat, VOOM has odd transponders 1-23 AND even transponder 24.

That one even transponder means your idea won't work 100%.

You'll either be missing all the odd transponders or the one even transponder on a receiver, depending upon what the other receiver is tuned to.

So, either run two cables, or live with a missing transponder. (anyone know what's carried on TP24?)

BTW - if you're going to stick with the one cable solution, you don't even need a multiswitch. A simple high-frequency splitter will suffice, and in some ways work better (but still not 100% VOOM functionality at the receiver).


Or... you could look into a stacked solution. They aren't cheap or easy - most people just bite the bullet and run that extra cable vs. trying to figure this out (look at 2nd item here):

http://www.9thtee.com/dssstuff.htm