3 signals to 1 coaxial cable then back to 3 signals HELP

Ward · Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 3

Hello. First I'll mention my current set up as it is now in my home.
We are moving soon and the setup will be a bit different.

I have a Dish Network VIP622 DVR receiver. This receiver has 3 hdtv
tuners inside. 2 for the Dish satellite signal and another for an off
air antenna. The Dish signals are brought to the receiver on one
coaxial cable where they are separated into two coaxial cables that
connect to tuner 1 and tuner 2. My off-air antenna comes to the
receiver on its own coaxial cable where it connects to the off-air
antenna tuner.

In my new home, we will be placing our receiver in the finished
basement. There is only 1 coaxial jack there. I have easy access to
the distribution point where all of the coaxial cables for the home
are located.

My question is this. Can I combine all three sources (2 from the Dish
and 1 from the off-air antenna) onto one coaxial cable, send them to
the jack where the receiver will be, then separate the three signals
from the single cable back into 3 separate coaxial cables?

Right now I see with our current setup that two signals are combined
onto one coaxial cable, then separated back into 2 signals. I'd
simply be combining 3 signals onto one coaxial cable, then back into 3
signals again at the receiver.

I'm only asking this question because it is going to be difficult if
not impossible to get a new single coaxial cable to the desired
location for the off-air signal.

I hope this makes sense.

Thanks,

Ward

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Ward · Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 3

On Feb 11, 6:09 am, "Obscured by Clouds" wrote:
> "Ward" wrote in message
>
> @e4g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > Hello. First I'll mention my current set up as it is now in my home.
> > We are moving soon and the setup will be a bit different.
>
> > I have a Dish Network VIP622 DVR receiver. This receiver has 3 hdtv
> > tuners inside. 2 for the Dish satellite signal and another for an off
> > air antenna. The Dish signals are brought to the receiver on one
> > coaxial cable where they are separated into two coaxial cables that
> > connect to tuner 1 and tuner 2. My off-air antenna comes to the
> > receiver on its own coaxial cable where it connects to the off-air
> > antenna tuner.
>
> > In my new home, we will be placing our receiver in the finished
> > basement. There is only 1 coaxial jack there. I have easy access to
> > the distribution point where all of the coaxial cables for the home
> > are located.
>
> > My question is this. Can I combine all three sources (2 from the Dish
> > and 1 from the off-air antenna) onto one coaxial cable, send them to
> > the jack where the receiver will be, then separate the three signals
> > from the single cable back into 3 separate coaxial cables?
>
> No, you need 3 seperate coax cables if you want to run both tuners plus your
> antenna. Otherwise pick just one. Each cable has it's own signal so you
> can't combine them.
>
> You could switch to DirecTV which does not need the 3rd coax cable to
> receive your locals in HD, but with only 1 cable you would only have 1
> tuner. That's only a problem if you like to record something while watching
> something else.

I don't believe this is totally true. As I mentioned, from Dish
network, I am already getting both tuner signals via one cable that is
then separated at the receiver point with a "separator". I guess I'd
only be adding one more signal from the off-air antenna to this mix.
Just wondering if it's possible.

Thank you.

Obscured by Clouds · Joined: 07 Jan 2008 Posts: 12

"Ward" wrote in message @e4g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> Hello. First I'll mention my current set up as it is now in my home.
> We are moving soon and the setup will be a bit different.
>
> I have a Dish Network VIP622 DVR receiver. This receiver has 3 hdtv
> tuners inside. 2 for the Dish satellite signal and another for an off
> air antenna. The Dish signals are brought to the receiver on one
> coaxial cable where they are separated into two coaxial cables that
> connect to tuner 1 and tuner 2. My off-air antenna comes to the
> receiver on its own coaxial cable where it connects to the off-air
> antenna tuner.
>
> In my new home, we will be placing our receiver in the finished
> basement. There is only 1 coaxial jack there. I have easy access to
> the distribution point where all of the coaxial cables for the home
> are located.
>
> My question is this. Can I combine all three sources (2 from the Dish
> and 1 from the off-air antenna) onto one coaxial cable, send them to
> the jack where the receiver will be, then separate the three signals
> from the single cable back into 3 separate coaxial cables?

No, you need 3 seperate coax cables if you want to run both tuners plus your
antenna. Otherwise pick just one. Each cable has it's own signal so you
can't combine them.

You could switch to DirecTV which does not need the 3rd coax cable to
receive your locals in HD, but with only 1 cable you would only have 1
tuner. That's only a problem if you like to record something while watching
something else.

Obscured by Clouds · Joined: 07 Jan 2008 Posts: 12

"Ward" wrote in message @d70g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> You could switch to DirecTV which does not need the 3rd coax cable to
>> receive your locals in HD, but with only 1 cable you would only have 1
>> tuner. That's only a problem if you like to record something while
>> watching
>> something else.
>
> I don't believe this is totally true. As I mentioned, from Dish
> network, I am already getting both tuner signals via one cable that is
> then separated at the receiver point with a "separator".

I don't understand how that could work unless the new Dish receivers are
totally different, or your 8 way switch is right behind your receivers.
My suggestion is to ask your Dish installer when he comes to install it to
see if that's possible.