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hpdrver
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Oct 20, 2018

Direct TV question

I trying to install a swm kit to my Winegard T4 dome. I plan on mounting the swm 8 on the roof and connecting the two coax feeds from the dome to the swm8. I will now have two coax leads on the roof with one going to the living and the second one going to the bedroom.

The swm8 wire diagram shows one lead coming into the rv and being connected to a power inserter and a lead coming out of the inserter and going to a coax splitter which then feeds two receivers. I plan on using my H24 in the bedroom and the HR5400 receiver in the living.

Here is my question. Can I connect the coax going to the living to the inserter and then to my receiver without using the splitter. Can I then connect the coax from the bedroom directly to the swm8 to feed my h24 receiver. Thanks

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  • CA_Traveler's avatar
    CA_Traveler
    Explorer III
    Oct 20, 2018
    Why is running a new coax so hard? You have walls, cabinets, storage lockers, under the rig options, roof, etc. Or run from a splitter coax to the existing coax going to the bedroom receiver at the Winegard.
  • CA_Traveler's avatar
    CA_Traveler
    Explorer III
    Oct 20, 2018
    Not sure I implied adding another receiver. Configure the rig H24 for SWM run a coax to it from the splitter. The 2 receivers should now operate independently. My HR24 did.

    Try it what do you have to lose? Just run the coax inside to the H24. And now you can sell the carryout.

    SWM does not need the SWM8 to connect 2 SWM receivers. It only needs the SWM splitter. Look up generic SWM wiring diagrams.

    BTW When I had both SWM receivers I had 5 + 2 channel capability. Plus if I wanted the HR24 could view all of the HR44 recorded shows.
  • hpdrver's avatar
    hpdrver
    Explorer
    Oct 20, 2018
    I use the h24 now in the rv without swm. The object is to be able to use two receivers at the same time to watch different shows without adding another H24 receiver. My remotes are already rf. The swm8 kit came with a splitter to comply. With the Winegard swm wiring diagram. Any other ideas would be appreciated. Thanks
  • CA_Traveler's avatar
    CA_Traveler
    Explorer III
    Oct 20, 2018
    donn0128 wrote:
    You cannot use two coax with SWM. Thats why its called Single Wire Multiswitch. The LNB gets power from the power inserter. You need to feed the second TV from the SWM splitter.
    If you have a HR54- why not use a wireless Mini Genie and forget the additional wiring?
    X2

    Any you MUST use a SWM splitter not some TV splitter. Also you don't need the SWM8 box. Can't you configure your H24 for SWM? I did for my HR24. Plus I bought and configured the HR24 for a RF remote, hence no need for a receiver line of sight.
  • hpdrver's avatar
    hpdrver
    Explorer
    Oct 20, 2018
    In my stick house my Hr 5400 and all my 3 Mini and h24 receivers are wired by coax and are not wireless. Would I need to change out Mini to wireless and get a bridge. Too complicated. I cannot easily run coax to second receiver. Therefore it looks like I will have to locate both receivers together and use wireless hdmi to second tv. I use the h24 receiver with my carry out dish and did not want to swm it too.
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Oct 20, 2018
    You cannot use two coax with SWM. Thats why its called Single Wire Multiswitch. The LNB gets power from the power inserter. You need to feed the second TV from the SWM splitter.
    If you have a HR54- why not use a wireless Mini Genie and forget the additional wiring?

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