Sky Q with Freesat
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brianb

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447 posts

160 months

Monday 21st November 2016
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Apparently this is possible with a Sky Hybrid LMB, the problem is I want to add freesat to 4 or 5 places around the house,

Getting he cable in isn't an issue due to an ongoing renovation however ideally I'd like to connect everything's direct to the LMB rather than use a "splitter"

Anyone know if this is realistic with the Hybrid LMB?

gizlaroc

17,251 posts

248 months

Monday 21st November 2016
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Hybrid has 6 connectors that can be used as wideband for Q and narrow band for your Freesat.



bristolracer

5,897 posts

173 months

Tuesday 22nd November 2016
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If you need more than 4 feeds from the dish then take the 4 cables from the quad side of the lnb and connect them to one of these.( it's a 4 in 8 out switch, bigger ones are available)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Optima-Mains-Powered-MS5...

Note, this multiswitch is compatible with quad lnbs and Quattro lnbs not all are,

The sky q cabling can go straight to the sky q box

You will need two cables to each recording box and a single for each standard box
You can also plug an aerial into the multiswitch but you would need a diplexed or triplexed faceplate at the socket.

brianb

Original Poster:

447 posts

160 months

Tuesday 22nd November 2016
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Thanks for the advice

6 connections should be fine if that's the case, 2 for sky q with the other 4 to the places we had in mind, the TVs all have built in freesat with a single f connector