advice for a n00bish plan

[t0m5k1]

Hi peep's
Great forum loads of advice here.

ok i have the following setup (in a shared house)

1x $ly Minidish with quad lnb
1x $ly digibox (out of my control)
1x $ly+ digibox (out of my control, but soon to be removed)
1x DM500s (mine)

what i would like to do is have this look at 2 sat's (28.2E & other close ones)
i currently have 1 feed from the dish but soon i will have access to a second feed, is it possible to connect both these feeds to a DiSEqC switch which will then feed my DM500S so i can access 2 sat's at once?

If the above is not possible could you describe some ch£ap examples of a set up that would give me what i need

I know this has probably been posted a multitude of times but the post's i have read are either in different countries or use different equipment & then flow into a pitfall of jargon (yea i need to learn the jargon too but i need to walk first b4 i can run!)

thnx in advance for any valid replies

 

[Mickha]

To get a second satellite you require a second LNB, pointing at that satellite.
If all you have is a Sky mini dish, with 1 quad LNB, then all you will get are channels from Astra 2, and Eurobird 1, from all the feeds.
The only advantage of using a quad LNB is that you can feed 4 separate receivers, or a twin tuner for recording one channel while viewing another.
The best way to get into this hobby is to get a second dish and play around with it, moving it round to pick up various satellites, leaving the Sky dish pointing at Astra 2.

 

[t0m5k1]

thought i'd take ya advice & go for a second dish.
as money tight at the moment i thought id go for a 59cm portable dish _http://www.aerialshack.com/caravan-campers-marine-portable-satellite-c-11_38.html one of these & a diseqc switch

 

[Analoguesat]

You can get Sky dishes far cheaper than that, they often turn up in skips these days so have a look in any you pass. Even a new zone 2 dish will only set you back 20 quid or so

 

[t0m5k1]

thnx analogue sat

i went for a portable one coz im in a shared house & my landlord does not want another dish on the front of his house!

but thinking about it i could find a portable stand & put a zone 2 on that!