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On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 12:50 PM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> 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. > > -----Original Message----- From: Ken Hohhof > Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 10:42 AM > To: [email protected] > 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? > 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 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 the dish location, and there is already fiber > run back to the house with multiple spare strands. 'People' I've talked > to, say this is too far for a coax run. Searching online, it looks like > there are some fiber options. Dish network branded or a company called > 'Dawnco', but the equipment is about the same price in the $6000+ range > for a 4lnb setup. Anyone come across a cheaper way to do it? 80 year > old-Non-technical users, so need to maintain the DISH STB, no fancy > streaming solutions. The dish today is about 250' away from the house > on coax, and it will drop out in the slightest rain because of the > signal loss over the coax. > > > > -- Carl Peterson *PORT NETWORKS* 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707
