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 Aug 21 2008, 07:50 PM
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Veteran Member  Group: Member Posts: 2,688 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Ft Worth, TX Member No.: 8  |
i have an older dual feed dish on the roof. and it works fine......
i have a DTV DVR in the living room and a plain reciever in the bedroom and one kids room. everything works fine untill i try and split one of those outputs from the splitter in the attic (4 way) w/ a 2nd splitter so i can get a signal to my reciver in the garage. onceits all hooked up, i loose channels here and there on 3 of the 4 TV's. i guess i need a single 5 way (or more) splitter since i have a need for 5 rx signlas (2 for the DVR and 1 each for the 2 bedrooms and the garage). whats the correct fix for this? do i needa 4 output head on the dish? anyone know of any 5/6 way splitters? anyone here work or worked for DTV? |
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Aug 21 2008, 08:22 PM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 98 Joined: 4-October 06 Member No.: 1,394 |
Found these guys pretty quick: http://www.satpro.tv
Sounds like you need a wider multiswitch to distribute the signals. The Zinwell gear (like the 4803), according to their site, is DirecTv approved. |
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Aug 21 2008, 08:29 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Member Posts: 2,688 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Ft Worth, TX Member No.: 8 |
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Aug 21 2008, 08:33 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Member Posts: 2,688 Joined: 23-December 03 From: Ft Worth, TX Member No.: 8 |
the one i have in the atic is a Aspen 3x4. so it appears the 3x8 will work.
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Aug 22 2008, 04:14 AM
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Race Driver Group: Advanced Members Posts: 382 Joined: 14-February 04 From: SoCal Member No.: 205 |
Yup, you can't split after the splitter. I got a 6-way @ radio shack.
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Aug 25 2008, 02:32 PM
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www.skulte.com Group: Advanced Members Posts: 345 Joined: 26-October 04 From: W. Hartford, CT Member No.: 515 |
The set top boxes send a voltage signal to the antenna. I believe it's one of 2 voltages, depending on whether the STB wants to watch an odd or even channel. If you have two stb's on a coax, and they want to watch an odd and an even channel, it'll mess things up. That's the "why it's not working". (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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