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DISH SETUP: Single sat, Multi-Sat & Motorised
To cut or not to cut?
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<blockquote data-quote="fjsc3" data-source="post: 747666" data-attributes="member: 195775"><p>Hi all,</p><p>having set up one dish pointing at 13E, I would like to add a second one pointing to 28.2E Astra/Eurobird.</p><p>Three questions:</p><p></p><p>1- one of the cables is of the thin/mini variety (WF65 perhaps? - it says 95db on the outer sleeve), and is 30m long. I can cut it at the 15m point and insert an amplifier there to compensate for long cable run losses. Would that be a good idea? The reason for asking beforehand is twofold: first, after the cable is cut there's no going back, and if inserting an amplifier is a mistake, then I would avoid wasting money.</p><p></p><p>2- If I were to insert an amplifier, I could also add a diseqc to switch between the two satellite feeds at the same point. That would certainly introduce further losses of course. If all of this is a bad idea, then the alternative to getting both satellites and avoid cutting any cables would be to insert a motor on the existing dish and run one single cable (a 30m run of WF65 - note that the last 15m of this cable cannot be altered, and this is the only cable reaching the receiver. The conduit is too cramped as it is.)</p><p></p><p>3- My current receiver is a Dreambox, and I would also like to watch Freesat on 28.2E. Would buying a Freesat card allow the box to receive both satellites without any hassles? As I said, I cannot add a second dedicated Freesat receiver, since there's only one cable reaching the point where the TV and receiver are located.</p><p></p><p>Your input on this is greatly appreciated.</p><p></p><p>cheers</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fjsc3, post: 747666, member: 195775"] Hi all, having set up one dish pointing at 13E, I would like to add a second one pointing to 28.2E Astra/Eurobird. Three questions: 1- one of the cables is of the thin/mini variety (WF65 perhaps? - it says 95db on the outer sleeve), and is 30m long. I can cut it at the 15m point and insert an amplifier there to compensate for long cable run losses. Would that be a good idea? The reason for asking beforehand is twofold: first, after the cable is cut there's no going back, and if inserting an amplifier is a mistake, then I would avoid wasting money. 2- If I were to insert an amplifier, I could also add a diseqc to switch between the two satellite feeds at the same point. That would certainly introduce further losses of course. If all of this is a bad idea, then the alternative to getting both satellites and avoid cutting any cables would be to insert a motor on the existing dish and run one single cable (a 30m run of WF65 - note that the last 15m of this cable cannot be altered, and this is the only cable reaching the receiver. The conduit is too cramped as it is.) 3- My current receiver is a Dreambox, and I would also like to watch Freesat on 28.2E. Would buying a Freesat card allow the box to receive both satellites without any hassles? As I said, I cannot add a second dedicated Freesat receiver, since there's only one cable reaching the point where the TV and receiver are located. Your input on this is greatly appreciated. cheers [/QUOTE]
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