Direct TV to Dish Network

OP
Yes the installer will won't to install his own cables! which is BS as long as
your existing cable is RG6 tell him to leave things be and just use what's in the rig. Don't let them bully you into accepting their line that they need to be upgraded they don't.
Chuck

Dutch_12078 wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:

jhilley wrote:
You may need additional cables for Dishnetwork depending on the package you purchase. They use the same RG6 cable, but may require more of them.

yep, I am confused. my installer said that, the cable was bidirectional in that the signal from dish to receiver came in that wire and went back out to join up to the second receiver?
bumpy

All satellite, cable, Ethernet, telephone, and even fiber optic, cables are natively "bi-directional" barring the use of any blocking devices on the line. RG6 is the industry standard for satellite installations, although higher end installations, such as the Dish Hopper receiver, may require premium RG6 that's been rated for 3kHz use, versus the more common 2kHz RG6.

The Hopper guidelines say 3 GHz RG6 cable from the node to the Hopper.

Bumpyroad wrote:

TechWriter wrote:

Your house install with "backfeed" probably looks something like this (PDF).

If you moved your 625 to an RV, this backfeed setup wouldn't be necessary if you only have two TVs.

yep, sorta looks like it. is that single wire to the 625 a standard 6?
bumpy

I think the PDF in the link specifies 2K RG6.

Bumpyroad wrote:

jhilley wrote:
You may need additional cables for Dishnetwork depending on the package you purchase. They use the same RG6 cable, but may require more of them.

yep, I am confused. my installer said that, the cable was bidirectional in that the signal from dish to receiver came in that wire and went back out to join up to the second receiver?
bumpy

All satellite, cable, Ethernet, telephone, and even fiber optic, cables are natively "bi-directional" barring the use of any blocking devices on the line. RG6 is the industry standard for satellite installations, although higher end installations, such as the Dish Hopper receiver, may require premium RG6 that's been rated for 3kHz use, versus the more common 2kHz RG6.

TechWriter wrote:

Your house install with "backfeed" probably looks something like this (PDF).

If you moved your 625 to an RV, this backfeed setup wouldn't be necessary if you only have two TVs.

yep, sorta looks like it. is that single wire to the 625 a standard 6?
bumpy

Bumpyroad wrote:

TechWriter wrote:

Most DISH RV systems involve a single RG6 coax from a dish (portable or roof) and that single coax is connected to a single receiver. Some receivers have RF outputs that enable you to distribute the signal to other RV TVs using the coach's cabling.

There are, of course, more complicated setups depending on what you want.

Here are DISH RV TV examples.

couldn't find my 625 with 2 TVs on that link. my setup has one (1) wire RG6 coming into the house to the 625 receiver from a connector on the outside. my TV 1 is hooked up to the 625. a RG6 wire runs from that connector on the outside of the house up to the second TV. there is only the one feed wire to the 625, so I "assume" it is as the installer said, the signal (by magic) goes both way thru that one wire??????????????
bumpy

Your house install with "backfeed" probably looks something like this (PDF).

If you moved your 625 to an RV, this backfeed setup wouldn't be necessary if you only have two TVs.

TechWriter wrote:

Most DISH RV systems involve a single RG6 coax from a dish (portable or roof) and that single coax is connected to a single receiver. Some receivers have RF outputs that enable you to distribute the signal to other RV TVs using the coach's cabling.

There are, of course, more complicated setups depending on what you want.

Here are DISH RV TV examples.

couldn't find my 625 with 2 TVs on that link. my setup has one (1) wire RG6 coming into the house to the 625 receiver from a connector on the outside. my TV 1 is hooked up to the 625. a RG6 wire runs from that connector on the outside of the house up to the second TV. there is only the one feed wire to the 625, so I "assume" it is as the installer said, the signal (by magic) goes both way thru that one wire??????????????
bumpy

Bumpyroad wrote:

jhilley wrote:
You may need additional cables for Dishnetwork depending on the package you purchase. They use the same RG6 cable, but may require more of them.

yep, I am confused. my installer said that, the cable was bidirectional in that the signal from dish to receiver came in that wire and went back out to join up to the second receiver?
bumpy

Most DISH RV systems involve a single RG6 coax from a dish (portable or roof) and that single coax is connected to a single receiver. Some receivers have RF outputs that enable you to distribute the signal to other RV TVs using the coach's cabling.

There are, of course, more complicated setups depending on what you want.

Here are DISH RV TV examples.

jhilley wrote:
You may need additional cables for Dishnetwork depending on the package you purchase. They use the same RG6 cable, but may require more of them.

yep, I am confused. my installer said that, the cable was bidirectional in that the signal from dish to receiver came in that wire and went back out to join up to the second receiver?
bumpy

You may need additional cables for Dishnetwork depending on the package you purchase. They use the same RG6 cable, but may require more of them.