Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property)

2016-08-31 Thread Mike Hammett
2 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property) What's the IF frequency/range between the dish & the STB? No amp that can handle that? bp On 8/30/2016 9:21 AM, Nate Burke wrote: > I've run into a situation where I need to install a TV dish abo

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property)

2016-08-31 Thread Bill Prince
What's the IF frequency/range between the dish & the STB? No amp that can handle that? bp On 8/30/2016 9:21 AM, Nate Burke wrote: I've run into a situation where I need to install a TV dish about 700' away from where the TV will go because of heavy tree coverage. There is power and indoor sp

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property)

2016-08-30 Thread Carl Peterson
;>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 12:50 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: >>>>> No idea why that would not work as long as you have the proper bandwidth. >>>>> However I think there may be some two way LNB switching on the coax. >>>>> >>>>>

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property)

2016-08-30 Thread Carl Peterson
there may be some two way LNB switching on the coax. >>>> >>>> -Original Message- From: Ken Hohhof >>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 10:42 AM >>>> To: af@afmug.com >>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property)

2016-08-30 Thread Jason McKemie
p >> >> Or is the issue that you don't want to extend the coax? >> >> >> -Original Message- From: Nate Burke >> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 11:21 AM >> To: Animal Farm >> Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private prop

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property)

2016-08-30 Thread Nate Burke
bandwidth. However I think there may be some two way LNB switching on the coax. -Original Message- From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 10:42 AM To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property)

2016-08-30 Thread Dennis Burgess
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 12:42 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property) http://www.opticalzonu.com/jseries/swm-fiber-link/ On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 12:50 PM, Chuck McCown mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> wrote: No idea why that would not work

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property)

2016-08-30 Thread Nate Burke
bandwidth. However I think there may be some two way LNB switching on the coax. -Original Message- From: Ken Hohhof Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 10:42 AM To: af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property)

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property)

2016-08-30 Thread Chuck McCown
There ya go! From: Carl Peterson Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 11:41 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property) http://www.opticalzonu.com/jseries/swm-fiber-link/ On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 12:50 PM, Chuck McCown wrote: No idea why that

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property)

2016-08-30 Thread Carl Peterson
-- From: Ken Hohhof > Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 10:42 AM > To: af@afmug.com > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property) > > I have no experience with this, but couldn't you use a signal amplifier out > by the dish, powered over the coax? >

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property)

2016-08-30 Thread Chuck McCown
Nate Burke Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 11:21 AM To: Animal Farm Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property) I've run into a situation where I need to install a TV dish about 700' away from where the TV will go because of heavy tree coverage. There is power and

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property)

2016-08-30 Thread That One Guy /sarcasm
oax? > http://www.solidsignal.com/satellite-signal-amplifier-th.asp > > Or is the issue that you don't want to extend the coax? > > > -Original Message- From: Nate Burke > Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 11:21 AM > To: Animal Farm > Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv o

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property)

2016-08-30 Thread Ken Hohhof
t: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 11:21 AM To: Animal Farm Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property) I've run into a situation where I need to install a TV dish about 700' away from where the TV will go because of heavy tree coverage. There is power and indoor space at th

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property)

2016-08-30 Thread Chuck McCown
, 2016 10:28 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property) figure out the IF frequency between the LNB and the STB and figure out what cable they are using now (rg6, rg59, etc) and figure out what the current loss is over that cable, at that distance, at

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property)

2016-08-30 Thread George Skorup
Are there trees all around? If it's western arc, maybe you can get away with converting to eastern arc. That was the problem I used to have with Directv. But that got shit-canned and went to Dish, east is wide open for me. We upgraded to the Hopper3 a couple months ago. 16 tuners is awesome. :)

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property)

2016-08-30 Thread TJ Trout
figure out the IF frequency between the LNB and the STB and figure out what cable they are using now (rg6, rg59, etc) and figure out what the current loss is over that cable, at that distance, at that IF frequency. THEN just find another 75ohm coax that will work with the same or less signal loss a

[AFMUG] OT: Extending Dishtv over Fiber (Private property)

2016-08-30 Thread Nate Burke
I've run into a situation where I need to install a TV dish about 700' away from where the TV will go because of heavy tree coverage. There is power and indoor space at the dish location, and there is already fiber run back to the house with multiple spare strands. 'People' I've talked to, say