ᐅ Satellite System – Buying Guide and Installation

Created on: 8 Jun 2019 12:51
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SenorRaul7
Hi. I have no knowledge about satellite dishes and electrical work, so I will have a professional install the dish soon.
Right now, I am in the process of ordering the "materials." The dish will be mounted on the roof. We have already received the special roof tile from the construction company. The antenna cables will be routed and connected in the attic and then distributed to the rooms from there.

I had chosen the following dish:
DUR-line Select 85cm/90cm (33in/35in) Anthracite Satellite Dish - 3 x Test + Very Good + Aluminum Satellite Reflector

Along with this LNB + multiband switch:
DUR-line Ultra Quattro LNB - only for multiswitch, black - with LTE filter

DUR-line MS 5/8 Blue eco power-saving multiswitch - for 8 satellite users/TVs - no power supply needed - 0 Watt standby multiswitch [Digital, HDTV, FullHD, 4K, UHD]

Questions:

1. If I understand the dish description and questions in the reviews correctly, no roof mast or rafter mount is included. So I would need those separately, right? How about this one:
PremiumX Basic X120-48 Satellite TV rafter mount with 120cm (47in) galvanized steel mast, rafter bracket for satellite antenna satellite dish | Cable entry mast cap 10 coax cables

2. And I would also need cable and a grounding block, correct?

50m (164ft) PremiumX Deluxe PRO coaxial cable BLACK 135dB 5-fold shielded, pure copper satellite antenna cable 50m (164ft) 135dB 10x F connectors gold-plated 8.0mm (0.31in)

DUR-line grounding block DEB 9-way made of high-quality cast - shielding > 90 dB - SAT/cable/FM/DVB-T

3. Do people still need an antenna for radio reception nowadays? Doesn’t everything run mostly over the internet now? If yes, what type of antenna should I get and what else should I consider?
untergasse437 Oct 2019 08:44
I have already had excellent experiences with Selfsat antennas several times. I find them much more visually appealing and easy to install. They are also available as Unicable.
Golfi9011 Oct 2019 20:41
I think I’m on the right track... What a tedious job... My fingers from typing are already hurting!

Kathrein ER 1512 distributor with many coaxial cables on wooden board
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danixf
11 Oct 2019 20:43
Very neat, but is there a reason why you’re rewiring it separately? You can also go directly from the LNB and the outlets straight to the EXR.
Golfi9011 Oct 2019 20:47
The entire system will be connected to the equipotential bonding...

Schematic illustration of lightning protection grounding, equipotential bonding at the house, and roof antenna.
Golfi9013 Oct 2019 13:37
As far as completed.
Only the 16mm cable from the equipotential bonding at the distribution block remains to be connected and extended up to the antenna mast.

Large metal distribution block EMR 1512 with many white coaxial cables on a wooden board.
Mycraft13 Oct 2019 14:38
Haha, I know that feeling. I had to do the whole thing twice myself because it turned out that the initially delivered multiswitch was defective.

The replacement had a different form factor, meaning the cable lengths didn’t fit.

But it looks good.