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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Terryl" data-source="post: 1077524" data-attributes="member: 369937">No, a standard linear LNB switch will only route signals, it uses what ever DC voltage is coming from the #1 receiver, most linear LNB's (that I know of and have used) use a DC voltage to switch transponders, +13 volts DC will get you all the Vertical transponders on that satellite, +18 volts DC will get you all the Horizontal transponders on that satellite.So a multi receiver linear LNB switch will have two or more inputs, one for the +13V vertical transponders and one for the +18V Horizontal transponders, it then supplies the correct transponder polarity to what ever receiver voltage is present at the # 1, 2, 3 or 4 receiver port.So receiver # 1 can be on a V transponder and receiver #2 can be on a horizontal transponder.</blockquote>