Adding a Third Receiver

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A useful tutorial that answered my questions:
http://www.hometech.com/learn/dss.html


"James Albertson" <caljimcal@sprynet.com> wrote
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> I have a dual LNB DirecTV dish with a Hughes
> receiver on each of the two lines.
>
> (1) To add a third receiver can I just use a
> 2GHz splitter on one of the lines, or is it
more
> complicated than that?
>
> (2) If I do use a splitter, which kind? Some
say
> "power passive on all ports," others show a
> diode on each of the out ports, and still
others
> show a diode on one out port and a capacitor
on
> the other.
>
> (3) If I need to add an in-line amplifier
> between the dish and the splitter, does this
> affect the choice of splitter?
>
> Any info (including a tutorial for dummies)
> would be welcome.
>
>