2 dishes, 1 receiver
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Interesting diagram. My setup is working great, and is yielding high quality signals.
As for the multiple receivers, I only want to link the 1.2meter quad lnb via multiple receivers. Being it has two ports for circular and two ports for linear, i hopefully should be able to utilize a 4x4 multi switch.
Unfortunately your nonconventional use of that 22khz switch in the c-band setup prevents you from using a multi-switch. If you can hook the c-band setup in a conventional manner and get rid of the tone switch, you can easily setup a multi-switch on that dish and share it.
I'm not sharing the Cband with the 22khz switch. I'm only sharing the 1.2m dish that is outside that chain, so i would think it should work fine. I had to use that 22khz switch, because if i ran the lnb through the ASC1, For some odd reason, the ASC1 interrupts 87w. Bypassing the ASC1 was the only thing that fixed that issue.
On that 1.2m , I would like to be able to control the motor from all receivers. In your setup, It looks like the motor can only be controlled by the main receiver that has all the satellites. Other than that aspect, yes, that diagram is on the same page as me.
Ps. I am aware that only one receiver in the string of 3 could be operated at the same time as you would get motor conflicts.
The only way to share control of the motor is one receiver at a time. Only one receiver can be powered on. I share one of my setups with three receivers with a diode steered power passing splitter.
Can you explain this diode steered power splitter better? I should be able to keep my Main receiver on at the same time as (one of the three other receivers) long as i stay off that diseqc port that directs to the multi switch right??
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I use one with three ports now. As long as you didn't power the port than you should be ok. But when you whoops, what does it cost?
Diagram of my current stuff before adding the third receiver.
I use one with three ports now. As long as you didn't power the port than you should be ok. But when you whoops, what does it cost?
Diagram of my current stuff before adding the third receiver.
Can you explain the purpose of a diode steered splitter over a regular splitter... I am just trying to understand the application of this specific type of hardware.
I'm not sure what they were intended for. I have a friend who installs for both Dish and DTV and he gave me a box full of them that DTV used to use for something. But I found that they work for sharing motors on receivers and that is all I ever used one for.Can you explain the purpose of a diode steered splitter over a regular splitter... I am just trying to understand the application of this specific type of hardware.
Okay, thank you.. You have a mind spinning setup..
I watch tv from the main receiver. I then want my kid to be able to control the 1.2 meter from the kitchen, and then i want another two receivers in the guests rooms.This hobby reminds me of "Tinker-Toys" or "Legos", there is a million different ways to put the pieces together. The configurations are endless
This hobby reminds me of "Tinker-Toys" or "Legos", there is a million different ways to put the pieces together. The configurations are endless
Hey, another question, does the receiver toggle the 22khz between transponders like it does with the voltage being the horizontal and vertical is then set via 22khz? In another words, do i have to have all my horizontals on one satellite and my verticals on another so i set one with 22khz on and the other with 22khz off, or does the receiver do this automatically?
DiSEqC and 22khz are set in the satellite menu, I use a C/Ku setup so I use a dual LO 5150/10750. With a dual LO the 22khz is automatic. In this case anytime I select a Ku transponder the tone is on. With the Invacom quadpolar I would use tone control for the circular satellites. Hook the Linear ports to the H & V on the 0khz side and the Circular to H & V of the 22khz side of the multi-switch. In the satellite menu for the circular birds you have 22khz set to ON.
Can you explain the purpose of a diode steered splitter over a regular splitter... I am just trying to understand the application of this specific type of hardware.
A "normal" splitter is only for HF-signal and is DC-blocked.
A power-pass splitter has DC-through (= power pass) functionality: an extra diode inserted over one port, or over both ports. (Two types available!)
It is used to prevent that the LNB-power of one receiver reaches the other receiver (to avoid possible damage).
With a 2-port power pass, if both receivers are on, there could be some interference there.
Even better therefore is a sat priority switch, such as this: hxxp://wxw.pulsat.com/products/Digiality-Smart-Priority-Switch.html
or this hxxp://wxw.amazon.co.uk/electronics/dp/B0051C2BWC
or even cheaper: hxxp://wxw.voelkner.de/products/358896/SAT-Priority-switch-Vorrang-Schalter-verteilt-schaltet-1-LNB-auf-2-SAT-Receiver.html
(replace tt for xx in hxxp and www for wxw, I couldnt get this posted otherwise......)
These have a 'master' port, and a 'slave' port.
As I understand it, the HF-signal should also reach the slave-port, even if the master has control. In this sense it is more a splitter than a switch: the switching is only for which receiver has (voltage)control.
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