Sky dish split

[Soulsurfer]

Hey all I've not done much satellite work and want to find out if always need a say quad or onto LNB to feed out from dish to multiple sky+ digiboxes or is there a way such as an antiference style digiamp that you leave in loft and then connect say one shotgun coax to from the dish and drop to each point in different rooms for quadplexer plates etc with data ethernet and tel modules etc.. and possibly use magic eyes etc.. any help or link to get info or books to learn more would be handy. Thanks

 

[Leesparkykent]

Splitting the LNB feed for Sky+ - http://www.satcure.co.uk/tech/split_feed.htm

Split Digibox RF outlet for other TVs - http://www.satcure.co.uk/tech/split.htm

Audio amplifier video Cable Connectors clips earphones HDMI - http://www.satcure.co.uk/accs/page18.htm#WR30BE

Downloadable Electronic Books for computer or Kindle - http://www.satcure.co.uk/book.htm

This site is full of useful information and well worth buying some of the ebooks.

 

[Soulsurfer]

Splitting the LNB feed for Sky+ - http://www.satcure.co.uk/tech/split_feed.htm

Split Digibox RF outlet for other TVs - http://www.satcure.co.uk/tech/split.htm

Audio amplifier video Cable Connectors clips earphones HDMI - http://www.satcure.co.uk/accs/page18.htm#WR30BE

Downloadable Electronic Books for computer or Kindle - http://www.satcure.co.uk/book.htm

This site is full of useful information and well worth buying some of the ebooks.

Thanks Lee, spot on as usual so last time I used an amplifier I think ? called remotelink 280 or something ? should I use a multiswitch instead and a quad lnb ?

 

[Soulsurfer]

Oh and paid for an ebook just earlier and still not arrived at my email ! seems dodgy ?

 

[Leesparkykent]

Oh and paid for an ebook just earlier and still not arrived at my email ! seems dodgy ?

I received them mate when I bought a few.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Thanks Lee, spot on as usual so last time I used an amplifier I think ? called remotelink 280 or something ? should I use a multiswitch instead and a quad lnb ?

When doing communal sky on blocks of flats or big houses I use a multiswitch and quad plates so can just run a twin to each position and can send the sat and tv down the same cable.

 

[Soulsurfer]

Ah fair enough, just doing a full rewire on a large house and thinking while I'm at it I'll sort her Sky etc.. Got new shotgun from loft to lounge and an old super thin sky agents crap shotgun coming into loft from mini dish so thinking if I get quad lnb and a multiswitch and then take all four from dish to multiswitch and perhaps a shotgun to 2 of the bedrooms too that would allow sky + in all 3 rooms selected wouldn't it ? doubt she'll want a tv aerial added and then wouldn't you need an extra single say WF100 to carry down the tv signal to a europlate module separately ?

 

[Soulsurfer]

81IWAgEs0iL._SL1500_.jpg This any good ? not too pricey.

 

[Leesparkykent]

81IWAgEs0iL._SL1500_.jpg This any good ? not too pricey.

Yeah that's fine mate. If you just want sky + at each position then 2 twin WF100s from dish/lnb to multi switch then twin WF100 to each position.

If the customer wanted TV for freeview then connect the aerial to the multi switch. No need for an extra coax to each position as both signals go down the same shotgun. Install a quad module in the euro plate. The quad module decombines the signals and seperates them between tv and satellite. The same for radio if you had a radio aerial all you would need to do is connect the radio aerial to the multiswitch. The quad module/decombiner does the rest for you. Installing a multiswitch for multiple satellite points - http://www.satcure.co.uk/tech/multiswitches.htm

 

[Soulsurfer]

Yeah that's fine mate. If you just want sky + at each position then 2 twin WF100s from dish/lnb to multi switch then twin WF100 to each position.

If the customer wanted TV for freeview then connect the aerial to the multi switch. No need for an extra coax to each position as both signals go down the same shotgun. Install a quad module in the euro plate. The quad module decombines the signals and seperates them between tv and satellite. The same for radio if you had a radio aerial all you would need to do is connect the radio aerial to the multiswitch. The quad module/decombiner does the rest for you. Installing a multiswitch for multiple satellite points - http://www.satcure.co.uk/tech/multiswitches.htm

Nice one that all makes sense then, pretty easy really.

 

[Soulsurfer]

Nice one that all makes sense then, pretty easy really.

Right Lee it's me again , just tried my Ideal X3 crimp tool & only got RG6 F connectors with it ! No good, so supplier gives me this Cablecon non ratchet version instead but the F' plugs with it don't seem to crimp on anywhere near tight enough to the 100 coax on van. I have no idea what size the dies should be at and these have a Webro label on box stuck over the Cablecon one saying for crimping 100/125/165 so should've been sweet. But on tool & Cablecon label underneath they are marked .360" & .475" ? I'm taking it this transfers to a weird larger size cable / plug end ? Any ideas..

 

[Leesparkykent]

Hi mate, I have no idea about the .360" & .475". The dielectric should push in / twist up so its finishes flat with the top of the well...it should take a bit of effort if the connector is good for the cable and then using a hex crimp should do the trick. I use these F Crimping Tool (100/125/165) - https://www.buyme.co.uk/tools/cable-prep-tools/f-crimping-tool-100-125-165.html

 

[Leesparkykent]

oh you are using compression fittings not crimp connectors?

 

[Soulsurfer]

oh you are using compression fittings not crimp connectors?

Had Ideal X3 linear compression tool, took that one back & got one much like yours