OTA mixed with Dish on same cable

[Booker Noe]

I have searched around and have had conflicting info. I have a 722 Dish dual tuner that runs for 2 TVs. I am going to have a install an outdoor OTA to pick up local HD but it would be difficult to bring in another cable for the OTA. Is it possible to combine the OTA signal with the dish signal and then separate it back out to be able to attached it to the OTA receiver input?

If so what equipment is needed?

 

[vegassatellite]

You can, but if you are already using that wire to send TV 2 back out to another TV, then you'll have problems.

 

[webbydude]

It can be done, the biggest obstacle is in choosing the modulated, TV2 output. I typically will use a channel setting that is at least 5 channels apart from the nearest OTA signal.

 

[jimjo3298]

If possible use one of the dish Sat inputs wires, then diplex the two and seperate them at the receiver

 

[Barry Erick]

It is possible because I've been doing it over a year. I have Tv2 diplexed on the same cable as my main set with dual tuner and also have my OTA antenna coming in on that same wire. Only thing to watch is the same as for TV2.. be sure it is on a unused channel. The OTA will see this channel, but if you only use OTA for digital, it will be ignored. If you look at analog OTA, you'll have problems on this one channel on your main. But ignoring that is easy.

 

[maxmoto]

Yes you can do it. You need a diplexer to combine the OTA and dish signal , then another one to split the signal back out at the reciever. This really has nothing to do with TV2 output.

 

[webbydude]

Yes you can do it. You need a diplexer to combine the OTA and dish signal , then another one to split the signal back out at the reciever. This really has nothing to do with TV2 output.

It does if the installer already diplexed TV2 with the incoming SAT feed. (most DO)

 

[gbjbany]

It does if the installer already diplexed TV2 with the incoming SAT feed. (most DO)

Oh that explains why all these posts end up talking about tv2, i couldnt work out the relevance till you posted this. Thanks

 

[Booker Noe]

Does anyone have a diagram?


I have a diplexer outside for the 2 sat cable and it comes in the house with 1 cable and then hits another diplexer where one side goes to TV 2 of the receiver and the other goes to a dishpro plus separator and those lines go into the receiver SAT inputs.

 

[jpdubose]

I think you have the same question that I had a few weeks ago. Check out this thread that I posted:

http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-technical-discussions/123956-ota-wiring-question.html