BEV Home Signal Switching/Splitting/Cabling Discussion Thread

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If you have 2 lnb's on your dish, this means you are getting both 82 and 91. At that point, if you want to see both signals on each of your tv's you need an SW44. YOu run your 2 sat lines into it and then you can run up to 4 lines out of it. Meanig you can hook up upto 4 tv's and see all the channels on both sats.
 
Option #1: 4 HF splitters and 2 SW44's

Option #2 a SW44 and SW44A

Another suggestion, get a installer that knows how to do it...:rolleyes:
 
I'll agree with Ringmaster. I also live on the west coast and if you are having any weather difficulties, I've found any reception problems can be cleared up by using two satellite dishes.
 
The simplist and cheapest way is to use your spare SW21 to run another line into your house for your new receiver. You'll need two short RG6 cables to run from your LNBs to your spare SW21 and a longer RG6 to run into your house. Check out the 9200 installation thread for ideas. Possibly you can split a Dish Pro Plus line.
 
Can anyone confirm the multi-switch offered by Bell online for $149.99 is in fact a VideoPath SW44?

http://www.bell.ca/shop/en_CA_ON/PrsShpTvSna_Accessories_Landing.page
 
I hate to be the devil on your other shoulder here, but while you're waiting for your roof to thaw, you might want to give some more thought to that 9200 while you can still find them for sale.

I followed very close to the same route you did, and initially picked up a 6100 figuring I just wanted the HD and didn't need a PVR.

After a couple of months I couldn't resist having a look (I love a good gizmo) and picked up the 9200 kit. There's no going back now - the improved guide, the dual tuners and remotes, and the convenience of the PVR functions for both recording and live TV make this a whole new experience.

I will probably end up selling the 6100 as I'm completing some wiring changes to distribute the HD and SD signals from the 9200 throughout the house.

The 9200 is not inexpensive, but I think it's good value for what you're getting - including a complete new sat dish with the two dual LNB's, the SW44 switch you'll need, one each of RF and IR remotes, component and HDMI/DVI cables, etc.

You can even resell the redundant HD dish setup (along with your SW21's) to recoup some of the cost.

OK, I'll stop now ... :)
 
Believe me, I LOVE gadgets myself, when I bought my 6100 last summer, I almost bought a 9200 instead because of the LiveTV and recording capabilities but I wanted to get a standalone DVR as well so I figured, the 300$ im saving off the 9200 ill put towards my DVR, which I did...and good thing I did cause I payed 900$ for my DVR (over priced $ony, I know, but no other on the market at the time had all the features I was looking for, only the $ony did)...In the end, I miss out on the extra benefit of the 9200 but im not disapointed at all in my equipment choices. But trust me, ive thought about it ;)

For now ill stick with my 6100, but when I move in a few years, you betcha ill get the best equipment there will be at the time for my Home Theather room....right now its a Home Theater/Living Room :p ..Granted I just turned 24y/o and bought my first home last summer, ive got some people I know pretty envious of my setup even though its not up to par like some people here...(clear's throat..."57" :p ) But like he said, it takes time to acquire all the pieces...this is my first REAL HT, I used to have a 27" CRT TV with a Pioneer 373 DVD player and a Sharp 2.1 surround Stereo using an RCA VCR as a central hub, hehe, which I had all bought at 16y/o.

AK
 
My 91 lines are feeding a passive multi switch, 2 in and 4 out. 2 of those outs go to a 3100 and 3100 the other 2 outs go to my SW44 which also has 2 lines coming from my 82 lnb. i then have 2 PVR's 5900 and a 6100 HD coming out of the SW44. All works fine. Still room for one more receiver.
 
I contacted BEV about hooking up a fifth receiver, and I was told to install 4 - HF splitters (1GHz) 1x2 ahead of the two SW44's. They sent me a diagram from an instruction manual showing the connections.
 
Living up-Island a bit from Victoria, I concur - no huge issues with rain fade here. Only time I've lost signal since going to two dishes is in heavy snow....and even then, knocking the snow off the LNBs fixed it right away.
 
I have the dishpro quad, actually gave me better signal strength too. I would recommend a quad over a 44 switch as well. They are relatively cheap on eBay.
 
I don't think you can reverse the SW21. Check out the 9200 instalation thread in the 6100-9200 section. The first example might work for you, but read all of them.
 
maybe worth looking into switching to DishPro / DishProPlus LNBs? Bell doesn't sell them to my knowledge, but the 3100 and 6100 both support DishPro and I believe there are ways to run multiple receivers off a single coax line / splitter scenario...
 
You can get DishPro equipment to do the job with 2 wires but that would be a big expense. 3/8" masonry drills are a lot cheaper and blocks are relatively soft. I would run two extra RG6s into the house to feed the SW44.
 
My sw21 is keeping give me problem. I had original one with Bev last year and after a while (7 months) I can only get odd for 91. I then bought another one sw21 and used it untill last week when I did switch check only gave 91 odd and 82 odd. I can get each 91 or 82 full (even and odd ) if I just connect one. I am wondering if this means my sw21 is broken. I have to change sw21 twice a year (cost me $20 each). Is that normal (I am living in cold area Montreal) and how could I test it? Is any good quality sw21 on the market? Thanks.
 
I second that! I reiceved a diagram directly from BEV on how to setup 2 SW44s and 4 splitters. They originally wanted 3 GHz splitters but you can't find them anywhere. In the SW44 manual, it says the minimum frequency you need for the splitters. I'm just hunting for Coax cables now (small sizes..). I tried creating my own they they were crap (I don't have the right tools).
 
You can't get around running an extra cable back to the dish. All you need to do is run an RG6 cable from the 3100 to the second output on the 91 LNB. Add any more receivers and you will need a SW44. Leave the 6100 connections alone until you get a SW44.

DishPro equipment will cut the cables required in half. You must usually replace all the LNBs and switches plus possibly add extra DishPro splitters though. It can often be cheaper just to run new cables. New installations might work out cheaper using DishPro equipment.
 
Nope. I have seen other incarnations of the original T&B Snap-N-Seal connectors. As a matter of fact, I have seen them in the electrical section of Home Depot... Made by Ideal I believe...
 
I use a Perfect Vision Indoor/Outdoor 3x8 Multiswitch for 6 receivers (1x3200-dual, 3x3100, 1x2700). I am planning to add HDTV soon and found a Perfect Vision Indoor/Outdoor 5x8 HDTV Three Multiswitch for Oval Dishes but I don't know if it will work with BEV.
 
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