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Reddit mentions of BAMF 8-Way Coax Cable Splitter Bi-Directional MoCA 5-2300MHz
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5-2300 MHz (2.3GHz) RF Bi-Directional Digital Coax/ Coaxial Cable Splitter for CATV and Satellite and great for MoCaInternal circuit board for better reliability/durability. Outside is weather resistant design for keeping elements outLow signal loss of only 11db on each output port improving performance and speedsAll Ports are Power passing for easy Satellite connectionHigh shielding structure lowers digital noise and improves signal quality, reducing packet loss for Modems, and for all other Devices
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Something like this. That link is for a powered/amplified version as it never hurts.
You can also use a regular 8 port splitter like this.
You can do it yourself.
Assuming none of your existing equipment supports MoCA, you can get a two-pack of adapters like one of these:
Edit: Note that MoCA 2.x is newer and faster than MoCA 1.x, but other than that they work the same, and are compatible with each other.
If one of the devices already supports MoCA (TiVO, some Verizon modems, etc), you can just get a single adapter instead of the two-pack.
You'll also need to get MoCA-rated splitters for your basement (or wherever the cable lines in your house run to). Either get one with as many outputs as your existing splitter and replace it completely, or get a smaller one and use it to split the signal from your main splitter into the cable for each room where you want to use MoCA. You want something like these, but there are many options with different port counts:
Finally, you need a Point-of-Entry filter to prevent your MoCA signal from leaking out to your neighbors through your cable connection. You put it on your cable line before your splitter(s) and it blocks the MoCA signal from passing through:
Edit: My setup is cabled as follows:
The cable tv / Internet line enters my home in the basement. I have the Point-of-Entry filter screwed onto the cable, and then into a MoCA splitter. Coax cables run from the splitter to various rooms in my house.
In the room with my modem and router, I have a cable from the wall jack to the "coax in" side of a MoCA adapter. I have a short cable from the "tv/stb" side of the MoCA adapter to my modem. There is an ethernet cable from the modem to the WAN port on my router (this gives my router its Internet connection), and then an ethernet cable from a LAN port on the router to the ethernet port on the MoCA adapter (this gives the MoCA network access to the Internet).
In the room with my TV, I have a cable from the wall jack to the "coax in" side of another MoCA adapter. I have don't actually use cable TV service (just Internet), but if I did, I would have a cable from the "tv/stb" side of the MoCA adapter to my TV. There is an ethernet cable from the MoCA adapter to my Roku to provide it with Internet access through the MoCA network.
I actually use this adapter: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CZ6WC3A by my TV rather than one of the smaller ones, because it has four ethernet ports instead of one. I bought it before MoCA 2.0 devices were available. If you only have one ethernet port on your adapter but need to connect multiple devices, you can get a small network switch instead. I was just trying to avoid extra boxes next to my TV.
ok so the deal is
look on one of your splitters and it will say -3.5db if its a 1 in 2 out splitter
that means you are losing 3.5db of signal .. theoretically that means you are losing 50% of your signal.
splitters that have more ports have a higher db loss... some are as bad as -11db on a 8port splitter like this
https://www.amazon.com/BAMF-8-Way-Splitter-Bi-Directional-5-2300MHz/dp/B01M34OZ2S/
so that splitter would really suck for antenna signals but for cabletv the cable company can adjust their amp outside to pump enough power to get to your home.. unfortunately for cable modems they need a return path so some of those 8 port splitters will have a single port that has much less gain and they hook your cable modem to that..
ok so thats splitters
coax cable also has attenuation problems... the longer the cable the weaker the signal until it is too weak to get to the other side. it is trying to push electrons / small amounts of electricity that the antenna picks up.. push it through the wire.. but it can't after a while.
Theoretical is 300 feet maximum but that is only with the strongest signals such as cable tv.. after 300 feet you need to use an amplifier in the run of coax.
100 feet of cable is supposedly -1 db loss but bad connectors really cause problems .. you need to use the waterproof connectors not the old crimp on type and you have to get that white center insulator all the way up flush after your crimp.
https://www.amazon.com/Coax-Crimper-Compression-Stripper-Connectors/dp/B06W5G64VQ
So in your situation you probably have weak to reasonable signals
and you are trying to push them through splitters and long lengths of coax and blah and loose connectors and ...
so what they make is a preamplifier.
https://www.amazon.com/Channel-Master-CM-7777-Antenna-Preamplifier/dp/B000GGKOG8/
this is when you take about 3 feet of coax off of the antenna.. shortest is best.. and then you attach an amplifier that takes your signals and pushes them through the long lengths of coax and through the splitters.
to power the preamplifier you need to use special power passing splitters ... you put the amp on the antenna.. you bring the coax into your house... you install what is called an Injector that shoots dc power up to the amp to power it... but only some splitters will allow power to pass through them so you have to get the ones that say power passing on all ports and the splitter has to be bidirectional ... like this one
https://www.amazon.com/CHANNEL-2532-2-Way-Splitter-Combiner/dp/B00006JPE1/
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so now you have that preamp boosting your fresh off the antenna signals 26db... use to be 30.. the ones i have are 30 but the new ones are 26 which is still good...
hopefully that is enough power to get to your rooms
However in my case it is not since I am 60+ miles out from the broadcast towers
So instead of splitting the coax with splitters I have to run a distribution amplifier.
so I have
Antenna - preamp - 50foot coax to the injector - distribution amp - single coax lines to each room
a distribution amp cuts out the need for splitters and it amps the signal a tiny bit more to get it through the coax to each room.
I run a 8port distribution amp
https://www.amazon.com/Channel-Master-Distribution-Amplifier-Antenna/dp/B002M1EPL0
the fewer the ports the stronger the distribution amp is going to be but i need more than 4 ports out.. i don't have that many TVs but I did wire rooms that don't have TVs because why not.. also i tried a 4 port to try to get a bit more signal and there was not much improvement so 8port is what I need.. 3 bedrooms, basement, kitchen, living room and the house is all wired.. some day i will setup my DVR again and put it on an unused port
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so thats the deal man .. heh
it would be good if you could provide your www.rabbitears.info search results as I could tell you the best situation..
but you do need to limit your use of splitters and I would guess a preamp is really in your future
go do this
https://www.rabbitears.info/searchmap.php
then put the link here
Only one split right from the mainline (one for modem, one for tvs) then all the moca goes to this splitter. So I think it should handle it.
BAMF 8-Way Coax Cable Splitter Bi-Directional MoCA 5-2300MHz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M34OZ2S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_kNtlIMJkksD4d
The “splitter” with the orange label is the hub and will need to stay, but you can replace the other one. It is moca only so it doesn’t need to be anything special, just buy one with the highest upper end frequency you can find for a decent price with the number of ports you need. I believe moca 2.0 goes up to around 1500-1750 MHz.
16 - MagiDeal 16 Way Vertical Splitter Coaxial 5-2400 MHz HDTV Digital TV Coax https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079KSD1ZY/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_Iqq5BbV8BXKKX
8 - BAMF 8-Way Coax Cable Splitter Bi-Directional MoCA 5-2300MHz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M34OZ2S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_6rq5BbNHNZCS5
Terminate the unused ports with - Mumaxun 10pcs F Type 75 Ohm Terminator Coax Cap for Coaxial Networks Cable TV https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CPSX285/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_3tq5BbF3KTQ67
I have purchased a similar splitter from Amazon but it is 8-way and hopping it will not degrade the signal. I will terminate the unused ports.
Not quite sure what your solution is...
I will write up a simple something on what I will be doing and you let me know....
I will have two dedicated lines into the basement...
Line 1 = OTA antenna which will go into an HD Homerun Connect device which will go into a MOCA 2.0 adapter out to an 8-way splitter.
Line2 = Comcast Cable from street into 8-way splitter
8-way splitter - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M34OZ2S:
cable in = Comcast line with filter - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M4ODQTS
out #1 = Coax Cable from MOCA adapter for the OTA antenna - https://www.amazon.com/Actiontec-Bonded-Ethernet-Adapter-ECB6200K02/dp/B013J7O3X0/
out #2 = Office with 2-way splitter (modem, router, moca adapter)
out #3 = living room with moca adapter, router (AP mode) and TV
out #4-8 = bedrooms #1-5
2-way splitter - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0113JAN8K/
cable in = 8-way splitter out #2
out #1 = modem which cat5e to a router (Asus RT-AC68U) then to MOCA Adapter
out #2 = Moca Adapter
I hope this helps draw up my picture. I do have a NAS in the office which hosts plex for the HD homerun and stuffz.
I know this can work, but if there is a better way let me know (I rather have modem in office than in the basement before the 8-way splitter).
As others have said - I'd suggest buying a cheap coax crimping kit, taking your source and converting it to coax, hitting a splitter and have fun as you channel (pun intended) the spirit of Nam June Paik.
People will tell you your coax will start to degrade after splits, but I have done similar installations and never had a problem.
> I could go from cable company coax -> modem -> router -> LAN -> the motorola device -> MoCA hub
Are you intending to keep the coax from the cable company and your MoCA network separate? That is fine but normally people want to use the same coax for both which is why the adapter has a passthrough.
> https://www.amazon.com/BAMF-8-Way-Splitter-Bi-Directional-5-2300MHz/dp/B01M34OZ2S
That is fine but you should only split as many times as you need to but not more. If you are not going to have 8 connections get a smaller splitter.
> from there I can add up to 16 motorola adapters around the house at the destinations?
16 total, the initial one counts so 15 more.
Oh ok, so like the motorola moca adapter. (https://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Adapter-Ethernet-Bonded-MM1000/dp/B077Y3SQXR)
I could go from cable company coax -> modem -> router -> LAN ---ethernet--> the motorola device --coax---> MoCA hub (https://www.amazon.com/BAMF-8-Way-Splitter-Bi-Directional-5-2300MHz/dp/B01M34OZ2S)
from there I can add up to 16 motorola adapters around the house at the destinations?