Is coax bi?

[MasterAbacus]

Right guys.... this one came up earlier today in conversation....


Is Coax Bi directional?

Can you send a signal from one device one way and a signal from another the other, using splitters at either end... and at the same time???

I anticipate some intereesting replies

[Over Carl]

Hmm, interesting. I can't claim to know much on the subject, but thinking about it, surely you could pump something at one frequency one way and another the other way? Also thinking differently with a digital system surely you could time the two signals so they take turns? Interested to see what those who know more have to say.

Edit: Of course there must be ways otherwise you wouldn't get more than one channel out of cable tv.

[TwoPlAnKs]

As long as they are modulated to different frequencies it would be fine - ie. different channels on the TV.

People do this to send a Sky second output signal back into their existing network of aerial wires.

[plug1]

What do you think a cable modem does ?

[stimpy]

Old t-piece 10mbit networking used coax, that was obviously bi.

[Geko]

Nibbs on here sends his Sky RF2 up the same cable his TV signal comes down, I believe.

[Nibb]

Nibbs on here sends his Sky RF2 up the same cable his TV signal comes down, I believe.

Indeed I do.

[DejaVu]

So that's settled then, Coax & Nibb swings both ways! Good to know.

[Nibb]

So that's settled then, Coax & Nibb swings both ways! Good to know.

Any port in a storm m8!

[c0axial]

Helllooooo Sailor ...

[MasterAbacus]

Nibbs on here sends his Sky RF2 up the same cable his TV signal comes down, I believe.

Thats exactly what im planning on doing....

Nibbs, did you get a "Magic Eye" to work too?