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Shane,
I don't pretend to be an expert on this, but the main reason it won't work
is because of the DC polarization (18/14V, or something like that) signal
that the receiver sends the LNBF to tell it if wants right-hand circular
polarization or left-hand. (Some satellite transponders are RH and some
are LH.) If you had a splitter that would pass 2 gHz and ALSO pass DC on
both legs, it MIGHT work if one of the receivers was off, but if both were
on and one was trying to get a LH transponder and one was trying to get a
RH transponder, it wouldn't work at all, and it MIGHT damage one or both of
the receivers.
I suspect that when you use the splitter, you're either getting only RH, or
only LH (roughly half) of your channels. The amp won't do any good, even
if the splitter works, if it's not rated up to about 2 gHz.
Hopefully, you can extend one of the "snipped" cables from the multiswitch
to your kitchen. Good luck, and Happy New Year!
Brad
Brad Krehbiel, PE
Crown Center Redevelopment Corp.
Phone: 816-274-8564
Fax: 816-274-4567
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That is exactly what I am trying to do.
But (and forgive my ignorance here) what makes a satellite different
from any other signal being sent over co-ax that it can't be
amplified/split using a "typical" video amplifier and/or splitter?
And yes, there are 4 lines coming down from my roof-top dish from the
multi switch ... but the installer in his infinite wisdom snipped three
of them and only ran a single line into the house ... I'm guessing
because we had only one TV hooked up at the time (move-in day). Genius.
Shane Sturgeon
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> Shane,
> I'm not sure what you are trying to do, but it sounds like you want to
> split the signal from the satellite dish to two DirecTV receivers. You
> can't do this with a regular splitter - it needs to be done with a
> "multiswitch." The good news is that, if you have HD service, they
> probably installed a multi-satellite dish with a multiswitch either at
the
> dish or inside the house. If they did, it probably has an extra output
> that you can use for the second receiver.
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> All that being said, I wonder why your installer didn't run the second
> cable to the second receiver? Maybe I'm missing something here.
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> Brad
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> So for all the in-depth technical knowledge I've seen here over the past
> 4 years, I have a rather basic question:
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> How can I (or should I) split a satellite signal (namely DirecTV) to two
> TV's? One is our main TV (yes HD) while the other is an under-counter
> non-HD TV.
>
> Just going through a "plain" splitter, we have intermittent problems
> receiving certain channels some times ... I chalk this up to "not enough
> signal" ... so I've tried an amplifier. I have not been able to get any
> amp to work at all. 0-signal, powered and unpowered. I tried two
> different models: one Thompson/RCA model which was a combined 4-way
> splitter and amp ... nothing. The other was a Leviton, dedicated amp (no
> splitter) ... nothing. Did I just get two lemons in a row or am I doing
> something wrong?
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