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Help: I have just done a rewire on my house and I put cables RG59 for sat .

homeworker
homeworker Posts: 84 Forumite
in TV MoneySaving
Hi, Calling anyone who knows satellites and aerials.

I just a rewire to my house and put RG59 cables, thinking that they are cables for satellite but I;m not too sure now. Can anyone help!
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  • juliescot
    juliescot Posts: 1,433 Forumite
    homeworker wrote: »
    Hi, Calling anyone who knows satellites and aerials.

    I just a rewire to my house and put RG59 cables, thinking that they are cables for satellite but I;m not too sure now. Can anyone help!


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RG-59

    Is this the cable coming from the LNB or for something else?

    Have you tried it yet - it should work, but is probably not ideal
  • homeworker
    homeworker Posts: 84 Forumite
    The cable are coming from sockets. I dont understand there are conflicting websites . Some say they do work and some say they dont.
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  • juliescot
    juliescot Posts: 1,433 Forumite
    homeworker wrote: »
    The cable are coming from sockets. I dont understand there are conflicting websites . Some say they do work and some say they dont.


    Coming from sockets - to where?
  • juliescot
    juliescot Posts: 1,433 Forumite
    espresso wrote: »
    Irrelevant as it's the wrong spec cable for satellite use!

    True - but it may work after a fashion and I was just trying to figure out where the cabling was.
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RG-59
  • homeworker
    homeworker Posts: 84 Forumite
    Thanks but I just had a satellite company quote me on having an lnb fitted and he said the cables are fine. The only time the cables become an issuse is if they are going over a long distance. I went onto the maplin site and they have a discription of the cable as used for satellite use!
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  • Moneymaker
    Moneymaker Posts: 1,984 Forumite
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    It's not double-screened so it will radiate interference. Don't be surprised if your picture quality is poor. (Don't believe Maplin. They sell unshielded sockets "suitable for satellite TV" as well as "LNB splitters" that can't possibly work.)
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    Indeed, Maplin are akin to Currys in the knowledge stakes.
  • homeworker
    homeworker Posts: 84 Forumite
    Done a google and most electricals website said that the cable is for satellite use!! I purchased from Edmundson who said it was satellites! The satellite company who came in told me there would be a slight loss but should be fine!


    Unless I try it out than I dont know.
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