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FTA & Sky+ Box

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  • 26-09-2011 12:52pm
    #1
    knoonan
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭


    Hi

    I have sky+ which uses the 2 cables from my satellite.
    I have a free to air box which I want to set up in another room.
    Can I run an extra cable from the satellite into this room for my FTA box?
    If so, I read that CT-100 cable is the correct cable, is this right?
    Can I run a FTA and Sky + box on the one satellite?

    Thanks
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    #2
    ballsymchugh
    Registered Users Posts: 7,937 ✭✭✭ballsymchugh


    you will need to change the lnb on the dish to one of these, if it doesn't have one already.

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sky-Quad-LNB-Sky-HD-Freesat-Legacy-adaptor-/270793229910?pt=UK_ConEle_SatCableFreeview_RL&hash=item3f0c88c656


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    MrFrisp
    Registered Users Posts: 2,221 ✭✭✭MrFrisp


    I think these days when you get the sky+ in,you automatically get the quad lnb on it.

    The OP could use one of the feeds from the sky+ box,,but if they were to record something,,they would have to watch the same channel that they are recording.

    Best go the route the the poster above has pointed out.




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    knoonan
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭knoonan


    I think it has a quad lnb on it when I looked at it last night. #
    Can I just run a cable from one of the port to the socket in my additional room?
    Will my FTA box work ok?


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    neilthefunkeone
    Registered Users Posts: 1,522 ✭✭✭neilthefunkeone


    Yeah if you have a spare port on the lnb run a cable in and it will work..


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    #6
    danmanw8
    Registered Users Posts: 229 ✭✭danmanw8


    Forgive my ignorance here but also have similar plan as the OP. I was planning on just splitting one of the feeds currently coming from the dish.
    Will this not work? I have a friend who did it with his saorview ariel feed but I know that's probably different.
    Not sure if my dish has the lnb mentioned above.


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    steveon
    Registered Users Posts: 3,905 ✭✭✭steveon


    danmanw8 wrote: »
    Forgive my ignorance here but also have similar plan as the OP. I was planning on just splitting one of the feeds currently coming from the dish.
    Will this not work? I have a friend who did it with his saorview ariel feed but I know that's probably different.
    Not sure if my dish has the lnb mentioned above.

    You cannot split a digital signal coming from a dish if you do then you will only receive the same band on both boxes so you will not be able to watch 2 different channels at the same time. Run a cable from the dish directly to the room required, if afraid of heights get the professionals in.


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    #8
    danmanw8
    Registered Users Posts: 229 ✭✭danmanw8


    steveon wrote: »
    if afraid of heights get the professionals in.



    Thanks ;)


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