Advice wanted on setting up new satellite box

mwddrwg

Hi all,

I have a Sky dish with Sky+ which has two outputs from the LNB connected to our main Sky HD box. All very straightforward, but I want to set up a new receiver box arrangement in the spare room at the other end of the house.

Am I right in thinking that the LNB has another two spare outputs so that I could run another cable from this along the outside of the house to the other box? If so, do I need to use a Sky box given the way the dish is pointing or will any Freesat box do the same job?

Thanks for any answers to confirm the above

Crinkmeister

You need to check if you have a quad LNB. If so, you will have two spare outputs. A Freesat box will work.

Avoriaz

Yes, Freeview comes from the same group of satellites at 28.2 degrees east as Sky.

The same dish works with both.

If you have a quad or octo LNB you will have spare outlets.

If you only have a duo LNB you will need to get a quad or octo LNB plus in either case cabling, cable clips and F connectors. They are not particularly expensive.

It is an easy DIY job (I've done it myself) or you might have to pay £50 or so plus materials for an installer.

If your second box is also Sky on a multiroom basis, Sky should arrange and pay for everything. If Freeview, as your post suggests, then that is down to you.