Thanks to all who responded. I'm replying here to all, instead of
individual replies.

Carl Denk wrote:
> On 5/18/2011 11:53 AM, Bob Blick wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 May 2011 09:06 -0300, "Gerhard Fiedler" wrote:
>>> I have a satellite dish (SKY) and want to connect a small house on
>>> the property to it. The distance is about 50 m cable length. It
>>> would be convenient to route the satellite dish coax next to the
>>> mains supply, whether in the same conduit or a separate one (but
>>> that one would still be routed very close to the mains conduit).=20
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>>> Is this viable, both the length (50 m) and the fact that it is
>>> parallel to the mains supply?=20
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>> Electronically it should be OK.=20
>>=20
>> You could check your local electrical code regarding putting them in
>> the same conduit. My gut tells me it's not allowed, but I'm not an
>> electrician. Carl would probably know.
>=20
> I don't know, but doubt it would be allowable. One of the issues
> would be 600 volt insulation.=20

Putting them into a separate conduit is not a problem. I've already
considered this. (FWIW, this is in Brazil, so US codes wouldn't help :)

> Couple of thoughts:
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> 1: What's the money limit?

I want the most economical solution that works :)

> 2: Can the satellite receiver be mounted at the Dish? Our's has RF
> remotes, but I don't think the RF will go that far. The remote can be
> remoted either RF, infrared (substitute a laser), or onto the Coax
> with combiner/splitter.

Ours is an infrared remote.=20

> 3: I have seen somewhere TV signal RF remotes, and baluns for running=20
> over Cat-5.

AIUI, this and item 2 would point towards mounting the receiver close to
the dish, and then carry the TV signal from the receiver's output over
the 50 m to the target location. Is that less of a problem than carrying
the dish signal directly?

> Might try some of these, I would talk to their tech support:
>   http://www.cablestogo.com/
>   http://www.mcmelectronics.com/
> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/

Thanks for the links. I'll check them out, but a simple solution would
be my preference (which so far I see as placing the satellite receiver
at the target location).


Some have mentioned that some satellite receivers use the connection to
control the LNB. In this case, I don't think this is the case, or at
least it doesn't seem to be a problem. The thing is that we have two
receivers. One is currently not in use, but it could be used. I want to
connect this second receiver, to a location 50 m away. I figure that if
I can connect two receivers to the LNB (AFAIK the cable would simply be
split), the receivers can't do any individual configuration of the LNB,
or else they could be fighting each other.


It seems that there is a consensus that
- I should use separate conduits,
- I should use heavier cable than normal (CT125 or PF125),
- it could/should work :)

Thanks,
Gerhard
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