Anyone come up with 1 building antenna for satellite TV?

I live in a large condo assoc of 500 in NJ covering 47 acres. One problem has been satellite TV. By law we have to allow people to place one if available. The townhomes can place inside their patio area while condos can place in a flowerpot somwhere on their deck. Some condos are not situated to be able to use it.
What I'm looking for is a company that can place multiple use dishes on each end of the buildings and internally wire to them from each unit. The wiring is there, but I haven't been able to find workable dishes. Tried going to Dish Network and Direct TV but they weren't interested.
I'm trying to eliminate all the individual dishes and be able to use one mounted on each end.
Anyone have a solution?

MarkM2,

The following is a link to the FCC law, http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html You'll think everything is hunky dory until you get to the following quote:

"Q: If I live in a condominium or an apartment building, does this rule apply to me?

A: The rule applies to antenna users who live in a multiple dwelling unit building, such as a condominium or apartment building, if the antenna user has an exclusive use area in which to install the antenna. "Exclusive use" means an area of the property that only you, and persons you permit, may enter and use to the exclusion of other residents. For example, your condominium or apartment may include a balcony, terrace, deck or patio that only you can use, and the rule applies to these areas. The rule does not apply to common areas, such as the roof, the hallways, the walkways or the exterior walls of a condominium or apartment building. Restrictions on antennas installed in these common areas are not covered by the Commission's rule. For example, the rule would not apply to restrictions that prevent drilling through the exterior wall of a condominium or rental unit and thus restrictions may prohibit installation that requires such drilling."

The LAW permits the condo association from restricting the owners from placing multiple use dishes on each end of the buildings and internally wiring to them from each unit. The reasons are 1) Your condo assoc. has developed what is called Exclusive Use Areas, being the flowerpot on the deck, or inside the patio area, 2) The exterior walls are owned by the condo association and as stated above restrictions may prohibit installation that requires such drilling (internally wiring to them from each unit).

GeraldT1

MarkM2,

It sounds to me like you are looking to reduce the number of (insert adjective here) dishes on the roofs of your complex.

From a techincal standpoint, you are looking for a product called a "multiswitch." It takes the "feed" from a standard 18" satellite dish and allows you to "split" the signal. Now these multiswitch are available at all kinds of price points and feature levels depending on what your needs are. You can look at sample prices and available products at:

http://www.hometech.com/video/dssmulti.html#MULTI

Upon installation, you wouldn't end up a "satellite provider" but simply an "antenna provider." Residents would still have to subscribe as normal, you would simply be providing an HOA approved dish for their use. At that point, however you are now providing an infrastructure and will have to manage and maintain it, especially if residents are expected to no longer use individual dishes.

It's up to your association to determine if the annoyance of the multiple dishes is worth the cost of installation and maintenance(including connecting new subscribers) of such multiswitches.