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elandrn
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Sun May 01, 2005 4:01 pm Post subject:
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I'm not sure if I'm in the right place, I'm posting in diff. places.
I'm representing a private community (Condos) in Hamden, CT. We have 17 condos. The association want to install a Common dish for everyone. I'm wondering what's the best option? or where's the best place to start?
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TechGuru
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Mon May 02, 2005 8:08 am Post subject:
Re: Newbie - Dish for a Community |
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They can't keep you from having your own dish. See URL.
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html
thesatguy wrote:
| Quote: | The only option that makes any sense due to the fact nobody can ever agree
on anything, you need to install a common set of receive dishes for both
DISH and DIRECTV and then install a drop for each in each condo. That way
there won't be any complaints that the people can't get the channels they
happen to want.
There are commercial multiswitches that will give you 8 outputs with a feed
thru for an additional switch for 8 more outputs and so on.
So you select a central location where the dishes will be hidden from view
and can receive all the various satellites and then simply install the
required number of multiswitches. My guesss is that each condo will need at
least two drops at two different points in each unit so you run a line from
each set of dishes to the attic of each unit and install two four way
switches in each attic so each unit will have enough outputs.
Everybody is happy as they can choose either company or both companies.
"elandrn" <elandrn@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message
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I'm not sure if I'm in the right place, I'm posting in diff. places.
I'm representing a private community (Condos) in Hamden, CT. We have
17 condos. The association want to install a Common dish for
everyone. I'm wondering what's the best option? or where's the best
place to start?
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thesatguy
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Mon May 02, 2005 8:08 am Post subject:
Re: Newbie - Dish for a Community |
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The only option that makes any sense due to the fact nobody can ever agree
on anything, you need to install a common set of receive dishes for both
DISH and DIRECTV and then install a drop for each in each condo. That way
there won't be any complaints that the people can't get the channels they
happen to want.
There are commercial multiswitches that will give you 8 outputs with a feed
thru for an additional switch for 8 more outputs and so on.
So you select a central location where the dishes will be hidden from view
and can receive all the various satellites and then simply install the
required number of multiswitches. My guesss is that each condo will need at
least two drops at two different points in each unit so you run a line from
each set of dishes to the attic of each unit and install two four way
switches in each attic so each unit will have enough outputs.
Everybody is happy as they can choose either company or both companies.
"elandrn" <elandrn@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message
news:B-OdnSMU1oJsY-nfRVn_vg@giganews.com...
| Quote: | I'm not sure if I'm in the right place, I'm posting in diff. places.
I'm representing a private community (Condos) in Hamden, CT. We have
17 condos. The association want to install a Common dish for
everyone. I'm wondering what's the best option? or where's the best
place to start?
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thesatguy
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Mon May 02, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:
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Of course they can if you don't own the roof or walls of the condos and
thats the case in most condos.
So that ruling doesn't apply.
"TechGuru" <TechTvGuy@Earthlink.Net> wrote in message
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BoBaFett
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Tue May 03, 2005 4:53 am Post subject:
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That is irrelevant to the original post. He said the Association WANTS a
common dish so they can hide it (or them) from view. You could run
single drops outlets in each condo and use a patch panel at your head end.
Then each tenant tells you what they want Direct to Dish and you patch it to
them. It might avoid some pain in the ass calls later on when they are
plugging their DishNetwork in to a Direct TV cable.
"TechGuru" <TechTvGuy@Earthlink.Net> wrote in message
news:4275CFEF.B3DEA89C@Earthlink.Net...
| Quote: | They can't keep you from having your own dish. See URL.
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html
thesatguy wrote:
The only option that makes any sense due to the fact nobody can ever
agree
on anything, you need to install a common set of receive dishes for both
DISH and DIRECTV and then install a drop for each in each condo. That
way
there won't be any complaints that the people can't get the channels
they
happen to want.
There are commercial multiswitches that will give you 8 outputs with a
feed
thru for an additional switch for 8 more outputs and so on.
So you select a central location where the dishes will be hidden from
view
and can receive all the various satellites and then simply install the
required number of multiswitches. My guesss is that each condo will
need at
least two drops at two different points in each unit so you run a line
from
each set of dishes to the attic of each unit and install two four way
switches in each attic so each unit will have enough outputs.
Everybody is happy as they can choose either company or both companies.
"elandrn" <elandrn@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message
news:B-OdnSMU1oJsY-nfRVn_vg@giganews.com...
I'm not sure if I'm in the right place, I'm posting in diff. places.
I'm representing a private community (Condos) in Hamden, CT. We have
17 condos. The association want to install a Common dish for
everyone. I'm wondering what's the best option? or where's the best
place to start?
ed
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TechGuru
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Fri May 06, 2005 8:08 am Post subject:
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I've only lived in an apartment a few times and I've always made sure I got
one where the balcony/patio faces south. Put it on a stand, run the wire
under a window with a special flat adapter skyvision has and up and running
without modifying the apartment whatsoever.
thesatguy wrote:
| Quote: | Of course they can if you don't own the roof or walls of the condos and
thats the case in most condos.
So that ruling doesn't apply.
"TechGuru" <TechTvGuy@Earthlink.Net> wrote in message
news:4275CFEF.B3DEA89C@Earthlink.Net...
They can't keep you from having your own dish. See URL.
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html
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TechGuru
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Fri May 06, 2005 8:08 am Post subject:
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ok, but that would be a pain to keep up with considering DirecTV and Dish are
using so many different birds now and in the future.
BoBaFett wrote:
| Quote: | That is irrelevant to the original post. He said the Association WANTS a
common dish so they can hide it (or them) from view. You could run
single drops outlets in each condo and use a patch panel at your head end.
Then each tenant tells you what they want Direct to Dish and you patch it to
them. It might avoid some pain in the ass calls later on when they are
plugging their DishNetwork in to a Direct TV cable.
"TechGuru" <TechTvGuy@Earthlink.Net> wrote in message
news:4275CFEF.B3DEA89C@Earthlink.Net...
They can't keep you from having your own dish. See URL.
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html
thesatguy wrote:
The only option that makes any sense due to the fact nobody can ever
agree
on anything, you need to install a common set of receive dishes for both
DISH and DIRECTV and then install a drop for each in each condo. That
way
there won't be any complaints that the people can't get the channels
they
happen to want.
There are commercial multiswitches that will give you 8 outputs with a
feed
thru for an additional switch for 8 more outputs and so on.
So you select a central location where the dishes will be hidden from
view
and can receive all the various satellites and then simply install the
required number of multiswitches. My guesss is that each condo will
need at
least two drops at two different points in each unit so you run a line
from
each set of dishes to the attic of each unit and install two four way
switches in each attic so each unit will have enough outputs.
Everybody is happy as they can choose either company or both companies.
"elandrn" <elandrn@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message
news:B-OdnSMU1oJsY-nfRVn_vg@giganews.com...
I'm not sure if I'm in the right place, I'm posting in diff. places.
I'm representing a private community (Condos) in Hamden, CT. We have
17 condos. The association want to install a Common dish for
everyone. I'm wondering what's the best option? or where's the best
place to start?
ed
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