combine analoge and uk sky digital

[bwizz]

I have an old pace prima analoge box and also a pace 1.3.34/9f0102 digi box focused on uk sky sat "working fine" can I combine these with a mono bloc lnb ? if so how do i join the coax to both boxes, do i need a diseqc switch.where is this fitted is it better to use a mono block or 2 single lnb's. also can someone tell me what the attached device is for ,it has a sat cable in and out also thin wire to scart

 

[rolfw]

That is a frequency extender, was used for the very old analogue receivers and LNBs to receive a few extra channels, no real use for it now.

If you are using a standard Sky digibox, then your best bet would be to have a two LNB setup on an offset arm, with the Astra 28.2° LNB cabled to the digibox and the Astra 19.2° East LNB running to your analogue receiver.

 

[bwizz]

thanks that answers 2 parts of my problem but assuming I used a diseqc switch to combine into one cable how do I re split into 2 receivers at the other end ,I thought splitters were bad practice.Thanks Brian

 

[rolfw]

You can't use DiseqC, as neither the analogue receiver, nor the Sky digibox have DiseqC.

Not really sure what you are trying to achieve here.

 

[Analoguesat]

thanks that answers 2 parts of my problem but assuming I used a diseqc switch to combine into one cable how do I re split into 2 receivers at the other end ,I thought splitters were bad practice.Thanks Brian

As rolf says you cant use disecq. Therefore you need to run 2 seperate cable runs, one off each lnb running to each receiver.

 

[bwizz]

oik seems disecq is for modern equipment .no way to avoid seperate cabe runs then ?

 

[bwizz]

Ok thanks not sure what a stacker /de looks like but 2 good reasons for not using one cheers all Brian .