Splitting Sky Satelite Signal

[kofi2003uk]

Hi everyone,
hoping someone with satelite tv installation experience can guide/give me some advice on the below please.

Currently i have cancelled my sky contact and i have replaced sky Q box with Freesat box using the sky satelite dish. this is working fine with no issues.

My Plan-
i have 2 cables from the sky satelite dish in lounge, which allows me to record up to 4 programmes at same time on freesat box. My plan is to buy one of the splitters below( see picture please) in order to extend the satelite signal into my conservatory and buy another freesat box to use there.

Question 1- will this work to start with ?
Question 2- Note, i currently have 2 cables into the freesat box, enabling 4 recordings at same time.
Can i take one of the 2 satelite cables into the 2 way splitter below (see picture please), with one output going back into freesat box to continue with 4 recordings and then other output on a 5m cable to the conservatory to connect to another freesat to view tv in the conservatory?

Am hoping to avoid a new quad LNB and running a new cable all the way to the new freesat box in conservatory unless its the only way to do it correctly?

please let me know your thoughts and or advice.

many thanks

 

[Lower]

If you want more boxes you need a quad lnb. A splitter won’t work.

 

[kofi2003uk]

thank you for the quick response. much appreciated.

 

[Rodders53]

If you want more boxes you need a quad lnb. A splitter won’t work.

Wrong.

$ky Q LNB is wideband.
One cable has all the H frequencies the other all the V.

The splitter pictured (two will be needed one for H the other for V) will do the job required. It is directional power pass both ports so either receiver will work it.
Freesat 4k boxes need both polarisation cables to work properly and only freesat 4k and $ky boxes support wideband LNBs.

However the splitter introduces losses between 4 and 6 dB depending on the frequency. It may need a bigger Zone 2 dish and cables swapped for WF100 if the existing WF65 (or equivalent) loses too much.

There are other solutions but the passive splitter may well work OK.

@kofi2003uk Suck it and see. Those splitters are relatively inexpensive. Triax do a similar splitter https://cpc.farnell.com/triax/344002/tss-sat-2-way-satellite-splitter-5-2400mhz/dp/AP01021

 

[kofi2003uk]

thanks Rodders53. i will try this and see if it works. i dont think this causes any damage at all to equipment or cables so not much to lose. as you say, the kit isnt expensive anyway so most i lose is it doesnt work and i revert to my original set up with the one freesat box. thank you