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<blockquote data-quote="hurdy" data-source="post: 661983" data-attributes="member: 340944"><p>thank you very much for your answers. </p><p></p><p>I have just read up on what the difference is between a Quad and Quattro. </p><p>It's to do with:</p><p></p><p>Low Band - Horizontal Polarisation</p><p>High Band - Horizontal Polarisation</p><p>Low Band - Vertical Polarisation</p><p>High Band - Vertical Polarisation</p><p></p><p>It makes perfect sense. Each output from a Quad can switch for each receiever independantly, whilst a quattro is fixed and by using a switch it can flick between the bands as required from the decoder box switching signal.</p><p></p><p>Again thank you for this advice.</p><p></p><p>I will have to check my satellite dish to see if it is quattro or not. I don't exoect it is. I was told when he installed it that he would put an octo on for me. If not, then I will need to get a Quattro, then hook that up to a multiswith.</p><p></p><p>Thank you very much all. This has put me down the right path!</p><p></p><p>You say I need a bigger satellite, and I understand why you say that.</p><p>I do have a space satellite hanging around at home which has a bigger face than the one provided to me from Sky. It used to use it years ago for broadband from BT. It was a satellite broadband service before I could get broadband down the landline. Maybe I will have a go at getting a quattro LNB, fitting to the old BT dish, point to the right place in the sky and see what happens. Hmmm.. plenty of room for thought on this one. Do you think this could work? </p><p>I did read somewhere that a satellite dish is just a satellite dish be it from BT or SKY.</p><p></p><p>Again, thank you all ever so much. Any input is very much welcome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hurdy, post: 661983, member: 340944"] thank you very much for your answers. I have just read up on what the difference is between a Quad and Quattro. It's to do with: Low Band - Horizontal Polarisation High Band - Horizontal Polarisation Low Band - Vertical Polarisation High Band - Vertical Polarisation It makes perfect sense. Each output from a Quad can switch for each receiever independantly, whilst a quattro is fixed and by using a switch it can flick between the bands as required from the decoder box switching signal. Again thank you for this advice. I will have to check my satellite dish to see if it is quattro or not. I don't exoect it is. I was told when he installed it that he would put an octo on for me. If not, then I will need to get a Quattro, then hook that up to a multiswith. Thank you very much all. This has put me down the right path! You say I need a bigger satellite, and I understand why you say that. I do have a space satellite hanging around at home which has a bigger face than the one provided to me from Sky. It used to use it years ago for broadband from BT. It was a satellite broadband service before I could get broadband down the landline. Maybe I will have a go at getting a quattro LNB, fitting to the old BT dish, point to the right place in the sky and see what happens. Hmmm.. plenty of room for thought on this one. Do you think this could work? I did read somewhere that a satellite dish is just a satellite dish be it from BT or SKY. Again, thank you all ever so much. Any input is very much welcome. [/QUOTE]
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