Splitting/Boosting Satellite Signal

I needed to split the signal off my satellite dish to multiple bedrooms. Rather than using one of those cheapy 4-way splitters, I bought a powered signal booster... with 4 outputs. Problem is it doesn't work with the powered booster/splitter, but works fine with the non-powered...??? Does boasting the satellite signal before it enters the satelite compay's box create problems??? Or is it possible that I just got a bad booster? Thanks, Steve need to use a device called a multiswitch, not a signal booster. The reason is a little technical, but the first one is the frequency of the signal and the second is that the receivers send a signal back the dish to cause the LNB to switch polarity in order to tune to other channels. Without isolating the different voltage signals, the receivers fight each other. The multswitch correctly detects and sends the correct signal to each reciever. Something similair to this, although it will vary between DISH Network and DIRECTV and between the different reciever models. http://www.prosatellitesupply.com/dish_network_dp34_switch.htm You can try contacting your installer or provider to get the multiswitch. With a four receiver package, it would be in their best interest to help you. Just to make sure I understand, what exactly do you want to do? Are you wanting to use four recievers to watch four different programs, one for each TV? Are you trying to share a standard antenna with the four TVs? Are you trying to share to output of the reciever so that all the TVs will see the same program? I hope this helped! Thanks for the information. QUOTE Just to make sure I understand, what exactly do you want to do? I ran a single RG-6 coax off my dish and need to split it to 4 individual bed rooms. (each bedroom in my house is wired to a central point in the basement where my old cable service came in). Each room will have its own receiver, so every room can watch its own channel. Everything seems to work fine with the non-powered splitter.... not being an expert, I just thought it would be better to boast the signal at the same time I split it. So is ther even a need to boost the signal off the dish? Steve You need at least two cables from your dish into the multiswitch. One is for vertical and one is for horizontal transponders. The multiswitch selects the required cable as requested by the satellite receiver box. Your dish must have an LNB with dual outputs. here is a switch. The picture also has an over the air antenna connected in. http://www.appliedtel.com/Site/Shop/ProductView.aspx?prdID=230 In this day and age, you would want at least 4 coaxes from the dish, and likely plus an OTA antenna. Originally Posted by classicsat In this day and age, you would want at least 4 coaxes from the dish, and likely plus an OTA antenna. That all depends. With Dish, two RG6 lines to two twin tuners gives four individual channels. fred

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