Direct TV to Dish Network
We have a Park trailer, Salem Villa. It was prewired at factory for Satellite. We had Direct TV hook us up and had no problems using the factory hookups. Now we are changing to Dish Network. Can I ...
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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.
