On 07/16/05 03:51 ET, zytrex said...
Really..... so then I could take the two cables
leading to my D*Tivo and with a 2x4, split them
into four cables?
They aren't really split. One cable is assigned to handle half the transponders, the other cable handles the other half of the transponders. The signals for these two groups of transponders are sent down with different polarity...this is getting complicated. Let's just say that you can take the two leads and by putting them into a multiswitch, get out as many receiver signals as that multiswitch can handle.
Actually, hmm. The multiswitch that our dish leads
to is a 3x4 (one input is for cable). Would an
additional 2x4 used at the D*Tivo care that the
3x4 feeding it mixed in the cable signal?
No. It would ignore the cable signal, in fact, not let it pass. You would want to put a diplexer in one of the lines and separate out the cable signal before that line went into the 2x4 switch.
Incidentally, it is slightly better to have a larger multiswitch at the central location than to add a second multiswitch further downstream, but try it your way and if the signal quality stays high, don't worry about it. It is a LOT easier to add a multiswitch as you describe it than to add another two cable runs from the central location!
