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<blockquote data-quote="spiney" data-source="post: 153096" data-attributes="member: 192438">yes, ok ......I wasn't aware of gadgets such as the Alcad amp, being UK based, where Sky satellite multi-distribution would normally require multiswitches. However, if only 1 or 2 sat transponders are required, then then the single amp seems like a sensible solution, like Rolf says.Regarding the original problem, all I can say is that adding any type of amplifier to satellite i.f. distribution - that's anywhere between the dish and receiver - and then seeing the &quot;signal quality&quot; go up instead of down, strongly suggests that at least some cable sections are not satellite grade!If reception still not ok, I'd suggest systematic fault finding, where you first connect the sat receiver to antenna as close as possible to the dish, and then &quot;work back&quot; through the signal distribution system connecting at points progressively further away from dish -&nbsp; until you find the point at which signal quality suddenly drops very sharply and unexepctedly. That should be where the problem is, either a faulty amp or a section of non-sat cable.Note that Belden have a website (Google it), if you have type numbers of all the cables then you can check if they're sat types, amybe one isn't.There's many different types of coax cable, with various properties, just one section of the wrong type could cause a problem!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="spiney, post: 153096, member: 192438"] yes, ok ...... I wasn't aware of gadgets such as the Alcad amp, being UK based, where Sky satellite multi-distribution would normally require multiswitches. However, if only 1 or 2 sat transponders are required, then then the single amp seems like a sensible solution, like Rolf says. Regarding the original problem, all I can say is that adding any type of amplifier to satellite i.f. distribution - that's anywhere between the dish and receiver - and then seeing the "signal quality" go up instead of down, strongly suggests that at least some cable sections are not satellite grade! If reception still not ok, I'd suggest systematic fault finding, where you first connect the sat receiver to antenna as close as possible to the dish, and then "work back" through the signal distribution system connecting at points progressively further away from dish - until you find the point at which signal quality suddenly drops very sharply and unexepctedly. That should be where the problem is, either a faulty amp or a section of non-sat cable. Note that Belden have a website (Google it), if you have type numbers of all the cables then you can check if they're sat types, amybe one isn't. There's many different types of coax cable, with various properties, just one section of the wrong type could cause a problem! [/QUOTE]

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