Signal split

[satr]

I have installed a HH120 motor with a 48" inches dish and Invacom cuad LNBF, and a sadoun 21 disecq switch. The motor has only one output for the receiver. Can I use a spliter to conect another receiver to the motor? If yes which one do you recommend to me from the Sadoun inventory?

[wejones]

Originally Posted by satr

I have installed a HH120 motor with a 48" inches dish and Invacom cuad LNBF, and a sadoun 21 disecq switch. The motor has only one output for the receiver. Can I use a spliter to conect another receiver to the motor? If yes which one do you recommend to me from the Sadoun inventory?

A splitter wouldn't be my first choice, several issues that would cause problems. But depending upon exactly what you are trying to do, you might be able to use the feed thru with a DC-block, on whatever receiver you're using. You'd probably need to do all the position/polarity control with the first receiver after the motor though. Or, you could run a separate cable from the LNBF to the second receiver, which would give you polarity, and band control on both, but you'd only be able to control satellite position on main receiver. Some have reported being able to get control signals through the first receiver if it is off, however if you have enough control to turn it off, you might as well control the dish with it.

[rainman]

check out this page should show you some dfferent type of hookups.Multi-LNBF switch and satellite receivers setup

[satr]

There is no way to control the motor from a second receiver?
Excuse me I am newbie.

[wejones]

Originally Posted by satr

There is no way to control the motor from a second receiver?
Excuse me I am newbie.

Exactly what are you trying to accomplish? Ie obviously the dish can't be aimed at two sats at the same time, and if you have one coax, then only one sat, one polarity, one port on the lnbf can be viewed, no matter how many receivers you have. Multiple receivers can view different transponders if they are on the same sat, same port and same polarity.
If you don't need to use both receivers at the same time, you MIGHT (or might not) be able to get the motor command signals through from either receiver, but the bigger issue is the polarity voltage. It's pretty difficult to send voltage from both receivers without the potentially different voltages interacting with each other. Some have been able to do this, but you're risking damaging one of the receivers. It's much easier and safer to just have one receiver move the motor and set the polarity, and slave the other receiver off that one.

[satr]

What I am trying to do is for example If I have a receiver
in my living room and another in my bedroom how can I connect them to
the motor so that when I turn off the living room receiver and want to
watch TV in my bedroom, I can move the motor with my bedroom
receiver. Is it posible?

[elgemcdlf]

This would be best accomplished with an AB switch but not sure about parking the first receiver. You may find it best to park the first receiver on the sat you want to watch in the bedroom. When finished park the bedroom receiver on the same sat as when started. This way both receivers are in sync should that be a problem. Why not just setup a UHF remote for the receiver in the living room? Easily controlled from the bedroom. Run an AB switch on the output of the receiver.

[wejones]

Originally Posted by satr

What I am trying to do is for example If I have a receiver
in my living room and another in my bedroom how can I connect them to
the motor so that when I turn off the living room receiver and want to
watch TV in my bedroom, I can move the motor with my bedroom
receiver. Is it posible?

It might be possible, but I can't think of an easy way off hand. If the distances aren't too great, you might be better off using one receiver, and use one of those RS pyramid remote extenders to control that receiver remotely. Ie the output from the receiver goes to 2 different rooms. My receivers are in my basement, and I control them from either my living room or bedroom remotely. The quality at the living room is excellent since the distance is short, but to get to the bedroom, I had to use RF rather than A/V cables, so the quality isn't very good there. However I'm usually not awake long enough to care. But if you could locate the receiver so that it isn't too far from the 2 rooms, it might work with just one receiver.
An alternative might be an A/B switch of some kind, but you have to be careful with those, as they often short out the un-used port, which could burn out the off receiver if you accidently turn it on.
One person here connected a 2nd receiver through the passthru of the first, and said that it worked, as long as the first receiver was off, however that arrangement makes me nervous because you're applying voltage to the lnbf input of the OFF receiver, and you really don't know what it might do.

I'm sure other people will have suggestions.

[satr]

Thank you very much. I appreciate your support.