Combining a DN sub and True FTA system

[all-world1]

I've got a DN sub right now using a SW21 switch and I want to add another antenna/fta receiver to grab a True FTA sat. Can both systems be combined outside somehow into running one sat cable through my wall?

[Bowhunters]

Pretty sure you will need a switch like this to switch back and forth between the DN dish and your FTA dish.


http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff266/Bowhunter70/sw21.jpg

[all-world1]

Pretty sure you will need a switch like this to switch back and forth between the DN dish and your FTA dish.


http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff266/Bowhunter70/sw21.jpg

I'm already running both DN LNBs into this switch, so both ports are used up.

[Costactc]

I'm not a switch expert but maybe a 34 or 44 switch will be necessary.

[andyb2]

I'm thinkin a 64 as the 44 only does 2 sats.It has 4 ports but they are 2 ver 2 hor.The 64 makes it 3 ver and 3hor

[andyb2]

Never mind above post.you were thinkin dp34 and I was thinkin sw.Allways screw them up lol

[Terryl]

With a DPP 44 switch you can run 3 standard DPP LNB's (110W, 119W,129W) and 1 FSS LNB (121W or 118W or 97W) and then the DN sub will go to port #1 output of the switch, the FTA receiver will go to #2 output of the switch, you will need 2 coaxes’ to do this.

To run both receivers off 1 coax is impossible with a subbed receiver and a FTA receiver, they wont play nice together.

You could use a 3 GHz A/B switch but you will have to remove the AC power to both before switching from one receiver to the other, or else you could wind up with a receiver as a door stop.

[all-world1]

With a DPP 44 switch you can run 3 standard DPP LNB's (110W, 119W,129W) and 1 FSS LNB (121W or 118W or 97W) and then the DN sub will go to port #1 output of the switch, the FTA receiver will go to #2 output of the switch, you will need 2 coaxes’ to do this.

To run both receivers off 1 coax is impossible with a subbed receiver and a FTA receiver, they wont play nice together.

You could use a 3 GHz A/B switch but you will have to remove the AC power to both before switching from one receiver to the other, or else you could wind up with a receiver as a door stop.

Thanks terryl, good explaination.....looks like I'll be drilling another hole.

[Terryl]

They make twin coax cable, all you have to do is enlarge the existing hole a bit (you can get a wall feed through for 2 coaxes to seal the wall) this way you don’t need a second hole.