DirecTV

modsquad

Anybody have any experience "splitting " the signal after it comes from the dish? One of my cables is broken some where and it would be easier to run off another cable if possible. One TV is permanently on Fox News (although Fox5 is more interesting these days) and the other is RFD tv. I love the horse dressage and animal insemination shows.

sweet tea

if only they could somehow combine dressage with AI...THAT would be a sport!

boygabriel

I have directv. I don't quite understand your problem. I think it's beyond my tech skills.

modsquad

Boygabriel wrote: I have directv. I don't quite understand your problem. I think it's beyond my tech skills.

We do have something in common, Boygabriel!
Anyway the problem was that I have 5 dishes on the roof, each with a 100' cable running down the outside of the building. In the past I've gone to the roof and replaced the entire 100' cable at some risk to life and limb when they have worn out. This time however I went to Radioslock and bought one of those overpriced "gold plated" cable splitters and a 12' cable. I simply split the signal from one of the other 4 cables and so far so good, no lose of signal strength. If that makes sense.

sweet tea wrote: if only they could somehow combine dressage with AI...THAT would be a sport!

Yea, but you're missing the shows where they combine dressage with insemination! Talk about bestiality!

boygabriel

modsquad wrote: We do have something in common, Boygabriel!

Anyway, so you're running the split signals to different receivers in your house?

modsquad

Boygabriel wrote: [quote=modsquad]We do have something in common, Boygabriel!

Anyway, so you're running the split signals to different receivers in your house?

Yes, but after much angst I had to get a "mutiswitch". A simple splitter was unable to give enough signal strength to both boxes. I should of just replaced the 100 ' cable in hindsight. A multiswitch actually has to be plugged in in order to boost the signal although the new HD Directv can use a "passive" multiswitch requiring no power.