Fitting sky+

**vtrsp1rob** · 20th August 2005

I have been offered a 2nd hand sky+ box and was wondering what's involved in fitting it in place of my standard sky digibox. I have read through the previous threads, and looked into the subscription on sky web site (..

..), but just wanted to verify what I need exactly. Is it just a new quad LNB, a length of CT63 cable, and upgrade my subs? Has anyone else done this themselves?

**gooner71** · 21st August 2005

Hi Its not too tough - you can get away with a dual lnb but quad is better really - fitting is easy - swap the new lnb with your old one - they should be the same fitting as long as you have a sky minidish!!

Run another cable from the dish to the back of your set top box!!

Let sky know you want a plus sub and you are away!!

Be careful not to move the dish when you swap the lnb over - they can be a bugger to realign without a meter!!

If you want a cheap lnb - look around at your local garage - if there are some pretty big locker looking things on the side they will be the place where sky drop kit for their engineers - if you catch an engineer you can probably get a quad for about 20 quid!!

oh - and dont scrimp on the cable - buy the best you can get - ct100 is a good one - - keeps the signal quality up and stops blocking up on the picture if you get the good stuff!!!

Anyway - if you need any more advice let me know!!!

**Kookai** · 22nd August 2005

Could anyone tell me if Sky+ would still work with just one Sat feed. But you couldn't record and watch a different channel?

As i live in a flat with a communal dish and just one sat feed.

**Ynox** · 25th August 2005

ebay for quad lnbs. Got a raven one (not great but it'll do) for �15.

**Goldberg** · 27th August 2005

Originally Posted by Kookai

Could anyone tell me if Sky+ would still work with just one Sat feed. But you couldn't record and watch a different channel?

As i live in a flat with a communal dish and just one sat feed.

Same here, have an engineer coming around today with normal sky and a Sky+ box just incase...

i'll report back.

**Goldberg** · 27th August 2005

Right just got Sky Installed. The guy couldnt do anything to get me sky plus

but he did say that someone in the office said that a mudulator splitter is coming out soon from the states. It will allow you to split the signal

Watch this space I think

**Ynox** · 27th August 2005

i think you can use some kind of stacker/destacker to do it.- would be talking a fair few �� though for it.

Failing that you could have sky+ but would only be able to record off a channel on the same transponder as the one you're on.