comunal sat system

i'm moving into a rented flat tommorow, the landlord dosent know owt about
the tv/phone/broadband options available, and i havent had time to ask
others in the block yet.

There's a sky minidish on the roof, it looks to have a quad lnb on it... 4
down leads come from it, above that is a FM antenna and a normal terestrial
antenna.

In the flat is a wall plate, it has a Tv antenna socket, radio socket, and 2
F type connectors,

one is lables 'SAT' the other 'RETURN'

Now i gather the sat one is connected to the lnb.... most likely through a
distribution amp as there's only one dish, and a good 20 or so flats it
apeers to feed.

it's the return F connector i can't work out, anyone any ideas wot it's
for??

i'm wondering that i either need some sort of box to go between the wall
plate sockets and the sky box, which connects to both F connectors,
or maybe the return is for satelite broadband which most likely isnt
present,

OR .. thought that just hit me, it could be the 2 F connectors are both sky
box connectors for a sky plus twin tuner jobbie, and the return label was
just what was on the wall plates the builders bought,

i may have answered my own question, but can someone confirm or deny it if
possible.

"gazz" wrote in message ...
i'm moving into a rented flat tommorow, the landlord dosent know owt about
the tv/phone/broadband options available, and i havent had time to ask
others in the block yet.

There's a sky minidish on the roof, it looks to have a quad lnb on it... 4
down leads come from it, above that is a FM antenna and a normal
terestrial
antenna.

In the flat is a wall plate, it has a Tv antenna socket, radio socket, and
2
F type connectors,

one is lables 'SAT' the other 'RETURN'

Now i gather the sat one is connected to the lnb.... most likely through a
distribution amp as there's only one dish, and a good 20 or so flats it
apeers to feed.

All of them watching exactly the same transponder frequency and the same
polarisation if that's how he's doing it.


it's the return F connector i can't work out, anyone any ideas wot it's
for??

i'm wondering that i either need some sort of box to go between the wall
plate sockets and the sky box, which connects to both F connectors,
or maybe the return is for satelite broadband which most likely isnt
present,

OR .. thought that just hit me, it could be the 2 F connectors are both
sky
box connectors for a sky plus twin tuner jobbie, and the return label was
just what was on the wall plates the builders bought,

i may have answered my own question, but can someone confirm or deny it if
possible.

You're satellite box should have an LNB IN and LNB OUT (so someone can watch
exactly the same thing your watching on another box). I presume LNB OUT is
what goes to return, though why you would need to connect it up I don't
know.

"gazz" wrote in message ...
i'm moving into a rented flat tommorow, the landlord dosent know owt about
the tv/phone/broadband options available, and i havent had time to ask
others in the block yet.

There's a sky minidish on the roof, it looks to have a quad lnb on it... 4
down leads come from it, above that is a FM antenna and a normal
terestrial
antenna.

In the flat is a wall plate, it has a Tv antenna socket, radio socket, and
2
F type connectors,

one is lables 'SAT' the other 'RETURN'

Have a look at my website. Find 'reference' then 'useful stuff' and have a
look at a few of the information for residents leaflets.

Bill

"Agamemnon" wrote in message
. uk...
You're satellite box should have an LNB IN and LNB OUT (so someone can
watch exactly the same thing your watching on another box). I presume LNB
OUT is what goes to return, though why you would need to connect it up I
don't know.

To the original poster:

This is a load of ********. Ignore it.

Bill

"Bill Wright" wrote in message
...

"Agamemnon" wrote in message
. uk...
You're satellite box should have an LNB IN and LNB OUT (so someone can
watch exactly the same thing your watching on another box). I presume LNB
OUT is what goes to return, though why you would need to connect it up I
don't know.

To the original poster:

This is a load of ********. Ignore it.

And in what way is it a load of ********?

Are you disputing the existence of LNB IN and LNB OUT terminals on satellite
boxes which are effectively the same thing as aerial loop throughs on
Freeview boxes?


Bill

"Agamemnon" wrote in message
...

"Bill Wright" wrote in message
...

"Agamemnon" wrote in message
. uk...
You're satellite box should have an LNB IN and LNB OUT (so someone can
watch exactly the same thing your watching on another box). I presume
LNB OUT is what goes to return, though why you would need to connect it
up I don't know.

To the original poster:

This is a load of ********. Ignore it.

And in what way is it a load of ********?

Are you disputing the existence of LNB IN and LNB OUT terminals on
satellite boxes which are effectively the same thing as aerial loop
throughs on Freeview boxes?




what he's saying is you are wrong.

i could have given an answer that started with 'your satellite box has a
plug on it' and followed on with a lot of crap - wouldn't make it true due
to the first bit being so.


--
Gareth.

That fly... is your magic wand.

Are you disputing the existence of LNB IN and LNB OUT terminals on
satellite boxes which are effectively the same thing as aerial loop
throughs on Freeview boxes?

Mine has LNB in, and RF1 and RF2 out. No LNB out.

For me, RF2 feeds a distribution amp to the rest of the house. This would go
to the "return" connection in your installation and give you all aerial
signals and 1 x Sky box output at the far end.

"Doctor D" wrote in message
...
Are you disputing the existence of LNB IN and LNB OUT terminals on
satellite boxes which are effectively the same thing as aerial loop
throughs on Freeview boxes?

Mine has LNB in, and RF1 and RF2 out. No LNB out.

For me, RF2 feeds a distribution amp to the rest of the house. This would
go to the "return" connection in your installation and give you all aerial
signals and 1 x Sky box output at the far end.

Nope. LNB IN and LNB OUT are completely different to RF in and RF out. The
former use satellite connectors and the latter used domestic aerial
connectors such as on a VCR. LNB OUT is for connecting another satellite box
to and the original poster stated that both sockets on the plate are of the
satellite variety.

"Owain" wrote in message
...
gazz wrote:
i'm moving into a rented flat tommorow, In the flat is a wall plate, it
has a Tv antenna socket, radio socket, and 2
F type connectors,
one is lables 'SAT' the other 'RETURN'
it's the return F connector i can't work out, anyone any ideas wot it's
for??

Probably an extension wired through to the bedroom. Wire the RF OUT of
your Sky box to it, and you can tune your bedroom telly into whatever is
being watched on the Sky box.

Wrong. The OP has stated that 'SAT' and 'RETURN' are BOTH F TYPE CONNECTORS.
There are both satellite sockets NOT RF sockets.


Owain

In article , Agamemnon
wrote:

"Owain" wrote in message
...
gazz wrote:
i'm moving into a rented flat tommorow, In the flat is a wall plate,
it has a Tv antenna socket, radio socket, and 2 F type connectors,
one is lables 'SAT' the other 'RETURN' it's the return F connector i
can't work out, anyone any ideas wot it's for??

Probably an extension wired through to the bedroom. Wire the RF OUT of
your Sky box to it, and you can tune your bedroom telly into whatever
is being watched on the Sky box.

Wrong. The OP has stated that 'SAT' and 'RETURN' are BOTH F TYPE
CONNECTORS. There are both satellite sockets NOT RF sockets.

1. If satellite signals are not RF, what are they?

2. My DAB tuner has an F type socket. Does that mean I have to feed it
with a satellite signal?

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