Satellite broadcast signal receiving system
First Claim
1. A broadcast signal receiving system comprising a plurality of outdoor receiving units for receiving a plurality of broadcast signals, and converting them into intermediate frequency signals in a common frequency band, an indoor unit having an input for receiving said intermediate frequency signals from a selected one of said outdoor units, switching means, a plurality of coaxial cables each coupling a respective outdoor unit to said switching means, means for connecting the input of said indoor unit to said switching means, said switching means selectively coupling one of said outdoor units through its associated coaxial cable to the input of said indoor unit via said connecting means, a power supply coupled to the switching means for supplying operating power to said one outdoor unit through the associated coaxial cable, said switching means including conduction path means coupled through said coaxial cables to said outdoor units to supply said operating power thereto through the associated coaxial cables and additional conduction path means for feeding respective ones of said intermediate frequency signals from the associated outdoor units to said indoor unit through said coaxial cables and connecting means, said switching means selectively applying operating power to said one of said plurality of outdoor units, which selective power application enables a respective one of said additional conduction path means to close in order to feed said selected, respective intermediate frequency signal from the selectively powered outdoor unit to said indoor unit.
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Abstract
A satellite broadcast signal receiving system for receiving a plurality of signals of individual transmission bands, which are mutually different in frequency and/or polarization angle, transmitted through an artificial satellite, wherein the signals picked up by an antenna or antennas are first applied to a plurality of outdoor units each corresponding to one transmission band and comprising a convertor for converting the incoming signal into an IF signal, and the converted IF signals are then applied through a change-over switch to a common indoor unit including a demodulator to be demodulated for application to a conventional television set or the like.
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- 1. A broadcast signal receiving system comprising a plurality of outdoor receiving units for receiving a plurality of broadcast signals, and converting them into intermediate frequency signals in a common frequency band, an indoor unit having an input for receiving said intermediate frequency signals from a selected one of said outdoor units, switching means, a plurality of coaxial cables each coupling a respective outdoor unit to said switching means, means for connecting the input of said indoor unit to said switching means, said switching means selectively coupling one of said outdoor units through its associated coaxial cable to the input of said indoor unit via said connecting means, a power supply coupled to the switching means for supplying operating power to said one outdoor unit through the associated coaxial cable, said switching means including conduction path means coupled through said coaxial cables to said outdoor units to supply said operating power thereto through the associated coaxial cables and additional conduction path means for feeding respective ones of said intermediate frequency signals from the associated outdoor units to said indoor unit through said coaxial cables and connecting means, said switching means selectively applying operating power to said one of said plurality of outdoor units, which selective power application enables a respective one of said additional conduction path means to close in order to feed said selected, respective intermediate frequency signal from the selectively powered outdoor unit to said indoor unit.
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