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Hi Guys:
I split my Satellite feed between BMI box and a DTN machine without any ill
effects. Same satellite, same dish. 1 cable, 2 feeds. Signal strength is
still adequate.
Randy Murphree
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> From: A.J. Carisse <carisse@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Omega List <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: BMI feed ?
> Date: Sunday, February 22, 1998 10:17 PM
>
> Allan L. Kaminsky wrote:
>
> > The receiver powers the LNB at the dish by sending DC up the coax. The
> > splitter is an RF transformer. This will probably short the DC to
ground
> > and prevent anything from working.
>
> Hmm... I've never used BMI's KuBand setup (I run my own large dish with
BMI's cable
> box), and if it is true that the receiver does send DC through the coax,
this is
> going to be a problem. Standard receivers use separate wiring to power
the dish
> motor and LNB, and I never imagined that this could even be done through
the coax
> feed (which normally aren't designed for these sort of things).
Obviously, if
> you're running 2 receivers, one has to be the master and one the slave.
With
> standard satellite equipment, this isn't a problem, but if there isn't
separate DC
> wiring, at the very least you're going to need special equipment to
split, if it's
> even possible at all.
>
> Regards and Good Trading,
> A.J.
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