Using Sky Sat dish for free to view

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gabby

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#13142 24-Apr-2007 12:09

According to Freeviewnz this can be done, but there a technical glitch with using the 2 boxes off the dish but they have a diagram remedying it.

Anyone going to try?

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#68290 24-Apr-2007 12:21

The diagram does not quite remedy it, it simply is a work around. The solution is to wait, come early next month Sky is meant to move to Hpol, so both services will be on the same polarity, problem solved.

The workaround that FreeView show for will work under the present transponder polarity situation, however you can only use one of the boxs (Sky or FreeView) at any one time.

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#68294 24-Apr-2007 13:06

Another alternative is to use the TV1 and TV2 feeds on freq. 12671 which is a vertical polarity feed on the free to air box, then both boxes work if you are viewing 1 or 2 on the free to air box.

My views (except when I am looking out their windows) are not those of my employer.

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#68295 24-Apr-2007 13:12

So does that mean, when you have it on vertical it changes the voltage output to the LNB? from 18v to 12v?

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#68302 24-Apr-2007 13:37

Yes. See this thread for more details on H vs V polarity: http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?ForumId=34&TopicId=12986

My views (except when I am looking out their windows) are not those of my employer.