Herbert Graf wrote:

> On Wed, 2011-05-18 at 17:53 -0300, Gerhard Fiedler wrote:
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>>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.
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> I don't know exactly which service you are using, but usually for DBS
> type service two receivers will require 2 lines to the LNB, no way
> around that. You cannot "split" the cable.

Or he could build a 'stacked' system using these modules.
http://multimediasystems.co.uk/acatalog/Stacker_De-Stacker.html#aSTACKER_2d=
D35
Used with their recommended line amplifier, and he can get out to 65M.

R
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