Antenna signal & wiring gurus

[Electric Amish]

I have a situation that I don't understand. I thought is should work, but it doesn't for some reason. Anyway....

I currently have a DirectTV Satellite and a regular TV antenna. I have their respective signals fed into a Diplexer on the roof. I then have another Diplexer on the back of my TV to split the signal back out. This setup works great.

I thought I could just stick a splitter on the Diplexed line and make another run to my bedroom to another Diplexer there. This doesn't work. It hoses my original setup. My Satellite says there is a short in the line or something else is wrong when I stick in the splitter. I take the splitter out and then it works.

What's up? Why doesn't this work? I don't understand it.

TIA

amish

 

[Beau]

Have you tried splitting each line at the source, then diplexing, running and un-diplexing each?

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: Beau6183
Have you tried splitting each line at the source, then diplexing, running and un-diplexing each?

That's a better response.

No I haven't. That would constitute punching another hole through the wall. :|

I just don't understand why I can't split a diplexed signal.

amish

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

i have no idea but can't wait to read what the gurus say.

 

[Electric Amish]

ttt