Advice Needed

[Shadow81Uk]

I am new to this so I am trying to find some advice/assistance with a purchase I wish to make

What i need to know is will this (model type and typed link below) be compatible to receive my subscribed sly HD & 3D channels as well as being able to offer other FTA channels from other satellites on multiple receivers???

Multiswitch 17 IN / 4 OUT TERRA MS1751, Cascadable ...
Multiswitch 17 IN / 4 OUT TERRA MS1751, Cascadable | eBay

I am going to use 4 lnbs (including the original sky HD/3D lnb) on a Triax multiblock which will be mounted on a Triax 110cm solid satellite dish. It might sound bizarre but I am going to be using a SUPERIOR DRAGONSAT DARK MOTOR METAL GEAR DiSEqC 1.2 / 1.3 USALS from the main receiver only and going to use the sly lnb as the central lnb. The only thing holding me up is I don't know if this multi-switch is capable of being 3D and Hd ready and I cant get an educated answer from the seller. I have tried to search the model type and number but to no avail yet. Please help.

Thank you in advance

[ramjet]

I dont think the switch affects the channels you can receive

but if you are feeding one box from the switch then you want a 2 in 1 out , or 4 in 1 out , or 8 in 1 out

I have an 8 way feeding one box with about 5 or 6 lnb feeds into it , I also have the usual 4 in 1 out diseqc switches too, feeding other boxes from single or twin or quad lnb,s

[happy_highlander]

Why are you putting a multi lnb bracket on motorised dish????? It won't work. As soon as you move the dish with the motor only the central lnb will line up with a sat.

[Shadow81Uk]

I was looking at 28.2 E and using a motor to primarily keep to this satellite from the receiver and after finding it then hopefully not having to move it from it's position (sort of like a fixed dish) then using the other lnb's for different signals from other satellites. I am assuming that if I ever did change the motors position using the central lnb by the receiver then when I moved the dish back to its original setting that the remaining 3 lnb's would be in the correct position as the motor would take it back to pretty much exact location that it once was.

The question that was my main concern is would the switch that I mentioned in my first post be HD&3D compatible? do the switches carry the exact output as they receive input so therefore it does not make any difference as to the type they are as they all automatically do this or is it only certain switches that can pass Sly HD&3D content through them?

[happy_highlander]

They will pass through whatever is input the problem you are likely to run up against is that the box will have to be set to diseqc 1.2/1.3 or usals for motor but switch will run on diseqc 1.0 or 1.1 the other problem you will face is that a triax multi lnb holder doesn't have a Central lnb holder.

[ramjet]

I have never known a switch yet that does not pass 3d and HD signals through it , all mine do

as for your system , you would be better off having a fixed dish on 28.2e and have the motor to give you other satellites as one feed into the switch

in my case my motor is on lnb input 1 or A and I have 28.2e on 3 (or C) from a sly dish and 30w on 4 (or D) from a zone 2 dish , on a 4 way diseqc switch with 2 (or B) unused for the moment (4 in , 1 out)

[Shadow81Uk]

my receiver is going to be the main/master receiver... The sky lnb is a "NEW GENUINE SKY OCTO LNB SKY HD / FREESAT HD , 8 OUTPUTS 4 MULTIROOM" NEW GENUINE SKY OCTO LNB SKY HD / FREESAT HD , 8 OUTPUTS 4 MULTIROOM , | eBay 6 of the outputs are going to be attached to the "Multiswitch 17 IN / 4 OUT TERRA MS1751, Cascadable" Multiswitch 17 IN / 4 OUT TERRA MS1751, Cascadable | eBay and from the remaining 2 outputs I was going to put 1 of them to the "SUPERIOR DRAGONSAT DARK MOTOR METAL GEAR DiSEqC 1.2 / 1.3 USALS" http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141088250020?.ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid= p3984.m1436.l2649 . From the motor I was going to go either direct the master receiver downstairs or to a "2in 1out switch" (hopefully then on the master receiver I could have 1 feed from the switch and one feed from the motor) on the "TRIAX TD MULTIBLOCK MULTI LNB HOLDER" TRIAX TD MULTIBLOCK MULTI LNB HOLDER | eBay I was going to try and have the main lnb as central as possible and after that one is suitably aligned try and situate the remaining lnbs accordingly. All other receivers would only receive a feed from the switch as it also has a terrestrial input. In theory it sounds like a good plan for the "Triax TD110 Satellite Dish" Triax TD110 Satellite Dish | eBay . however if it can be accomplished is yet to be seen .

[digicon]

The official $ly Octo LNB will not work with that switch, The switch will only take Quattro LNB's

[Shadow81Uk]

If I was able to get hold of a Quattro lnb and replace the octo lnb...in theory could this set-up work?

[happy_highlander]

Nope quattro only has four outputs so your four short. Why are you using a multiswitch. Are you intending on sending the signal to 4 receivers ??? if yes the cheapest and easiest way to set it up is with 4, 4 way (4 in 1 out) diseqc 1.0 switches and set them in the same manner as ramjet has only you would be using all 4 inputs. You can pick up a good stable 4 way technomate diseqc switch for about a fiver and it will work with your existing octo lnb.

[digicon]

Nope quattro only has four outputs so your four short. Why are you using a multiswitch. Are you intending on sending the signal to 4 receivers ??? if yes the cheapest and easiest way to set it up is with 4, 4 way (4 in 1 out) diseqc 1.0 switches and set them in the same manner as ramjet has only you would be using all 4 inputs. You can pick up a good stable 4 way technomate diseqc switch for about a fiver and it will work with your existing octo lnb.

Thats the idea of a Quattro LNB these are designed for Multiswitches so in theory your end feeds are only defined by how many output's your Multiswitch has, Normally in 4,8,12,16,24,32,48 etc...

[Shadow81Uk]

As I suggested in one of my earlier posts, I am looking at using a 17/4 multiswitch= 16 lnb inputs and 1 terrestrial input and 4 out puts so in theory I would have 4 lnb's and a hi-gain areal signal to each receiver and because I am only using single line feeds and it was not manditory to use all the lnb ports I was going to us 1 of the remaining 4 from the octo lnb... 4 feed into multiswitch and then 1 to the motor. I am beginning to think I may need 1 fixed dish and 1 motorised 1. best find out what the council rules are as they can be only funny

[happy_highlander]

you should be safe with any dish under 1m as that appears to be the size most councils start to ask for planning permission. Thing is if it's not on the front of your house and you neighbours are ok or don't know the planning regs for sat dishes who is going to know the difference between a 90cm triax dish or a 110cm triax when it's 15 or so feet above their heads . I have a standard sly dish and a td88 on the back wall of my house (mid terrace)

[Shadow81Uk]

don't know if I will get satellite signal at the back of the house as most of the dishes on the street are at the front aiming forwards so if I had one on the rear house wall it would be facing direct into the wall. the disadvantage I have is it is the houses have high pitched roof's at least 2m high (I can stand in loft at the center with plent of headroom and I am 5*11") also each semi-detached set are set slightly back so I could not clear to get a decent signal as we are talking less than a 15ft gap between the houses

[ramjet]

that is why you use dishpointer and put the dish on various parts of your house and see what sats you can get

its pointless trying to do anything until you are aware of what goes where and what (if any) blockages may be in the way