What I sent is there newer system.  Supposed to be much cheaper but only 
supports up to eight receivers.



> On Aug 30, 2016, at 2:14 PM, Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote:
> 
> In talking with Engineering at Zonu, they said that they need to be between 
> the LNB and the multiswtich, not between the multiswitch and the receivers 
> (what their drawing shows, maybe because it's Dish and not Directv)  he 
> ballparked $8000-$10000 for equipment.
> 
>> On 8/30/2016 1:01 PM, Nate Burke wrote:
>> Thank you!  Any idea on Cost?  
>> 
>>> On 8/30/2016 12:41 PM, Carl Peterson wrote:
>>> http://www.opticalzonu.com/jseries/swm-fiber-link/
>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 12:50 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> 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: 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?
>>>> 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.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> 
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>>> 
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>>> 
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