Thread: Multiple Receivers (SW44 or SW64)

Kobel000, the answers to your questions can be found in the thread below. Be sure to read from the beginning and I think you will find information and illustrations on the many options available.

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=26721

-Mike

I have 3 recievers all running from one dish with 2 lbn's.
You need all 4 inputs hooked up on a sw44.

OR, if you want to spend some money, to save putting in a couple cheap cables, you could BUY a DishPro DP dual LNB, and a DishPro DP34 switch.
Then you'd have both polarities from both satelites on 2 cables from the switch. And it might open up customer support issues with bell.
Except the 2700 might not be compatable with DishPro, so you might have to replace it with a newer model.

the easiest way is to run another cable into the house.

Yes, that happened to me during one installation. Just one strand from the outer shielding was contacting the center wire. That's all it takes to ground the signal. Completely kills it.

I still find that the easiest way to connect two or more IRDs to one dish is to remove the Bell LNBs, replace with a DishPro twin LNB and run two RG6 into the house. Connect the RG6 to a DP34 switch (3 SATS in 4 IRDS out and 3 pass through to another daisy chained DP34.

The prices? DishPro twin LNB $20 US and the DP34 is $20 total is roughly $50 after shipping off those auction sites and you only need two RG6 from the dish to the switch.