Multiswitch. for quad LNB?

On Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:37:11 +0000, Andy Burns
wrote:

Peter Duncanson wrote:

On Wed, 1 Dec 2010 18:20:09 -0000, "Graham." wrote:

http://snipurl.com/1k85a9

That's the same one I found. That short url produces an error because
the way the website works. I explained how to get to the correct page in
my other post.

Actually your link failed and Graham's worked for me (unless it's the
sequence of visiting the site twice that does the trick).

Interesting. Your guess could be right.

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Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

On 01/12/2010 16:05, Ashley Booth wrote:

Is there multiswitch available that will take a quad LNB i/p as opposed
to a quattro LNB? I'm looking so an 8 o/p unit.


Some of the Antiference iSYS 7 units provide the necessary signals to
use a quad, the ones with the 'T' suffix:

http://www.antiference.co.uk/isys7-s...-multiswitches

--
Ron

Ashley Booth wrote:
Peter Duncanson wrote:

On Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:45:20 +0000, Bill Wright
wrote:

Ashley Booth wrote:
Is there multiswitch available that will take a quad LNB i/p as
opposed to a quattro LNB? I'm looking so an 8 o/p unit.
Vision used to do one, but they discontinued it a while back. You
can get 22kHz tone inserters and you could get the 13 and 18V from
outboard PSUs, but it's a faff.

I've found one online.
Go to:
http://www1.conrad-uk.com/
put the following into the search box on the left and click on
"Search":

MULTI-SWITCH MS58C 5/8 QUAD-COMPATIBLE

Looks a bit pricey.

It's about normal for retail isn't it?

Bill

Bob Latham wrote:

MULTI-SWITCH MS58C 5/8 QUAD-COMPATIBLE

Ok, dumb question. Can you cascade these from another switch thereby
converting 4 outlets from a conventional switch to 8 outputs?

I suppose you could, yes. It's never occurred to me. You could also fit
splitters on the dish feeds and thus not lose the use of four outputs on
the existing switch. You would need to use splitters that had DC pass on
one output, so one switch would power the LNB. With the original switch
powering the LNB the ability of the second switch to control a quad
would be irrelevant. The splitter loss is negligible because on any
normal installation because the signal levels throughout are far above
receiver threshold levels.


My Father lives in an apartment block
In the penthouse or even higher?*

and of course there is only one
output to each apartment. As we've heard mentioned on here before they're
worried about the cost of upgrading and there are only a few people who
wish to. If so, £80 for the switch and what could they expect the extra
cable run to cost?
How long is a piece of string? For the earth bonding, cable, and
triplexed outlet, maybe £120 to £160 if it's a reasonable cable route.

Bill

*Just being silly. I got some snow in my lug hole and it's got through
to my brain.

Bob Latham wrote:


My Father lives in an apartment block
In the penthouse or even higher?*

Eh, no. Apartment 1 ground floor. :-)

Are you sure the old Devil isn't in the basement?

Bill

On Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:12:56 +0000, Bill Wright wrote:

My Father lives in an apartment block
In the penthouse or even higher?*

Eh, no. Apartment 1 ground floor. :-)

Are you sure the old Devil isn't in the basement?

I thought it was in the detail.