Correct TV aerial cable for this?

JustAnotherSaver

Trying to fathom out what is what here.

Looking at locations outside, the thicknesses of the cables, so on & so forth....

* The cable in to the top is the thickest cable. This runs through the air brick under the floor right up the face of the house & on to the roof. The only thing up there is the aerial.

* The cable connecting in to the bottom of the splitter is a thinner cable. One end connects as you see, the other looks like it comes out of the subfloor travelling up to the master bedroom above to an aerial cable. This plugs in to the back of the TV in that room, it allows us to watch freeview - in other words, everything on that end is fine.

* The cable coming out of the skirting is some sort of twin cabling. Following it outside it terminates at the Sky dish.
The other end looks like so...



Now i'm wanting to know if i can get a TV connection / picture in the living room (where that splitter is located).


I imagine like the thin cable on the bottom of the splitter, i just need another one to connect to the other side with the other end of that cable plugging in to the back of the TV.


Does everyone agree so far or have i said something wrong yet? I hope not as i've had enough not going right.

If all that sounds correct then all i'm really needing to know i suppose is what sort of cable am i looking to buy? What is it called? I'm sure it's not just 'TV cable'.

The TV will eventually be located at the other end of the room which would be around 7mtrs from that splitter, but with the snaking of the cable i'd need anything up to perhaps a 10mtr cable.

Thanks.

stator

That's just Coax cable, either satellite or Virgin Media. For Freeview you can use WF100 or similar. Reusing satellite coax for freeview is fine. The connectors are called F-connects if you want to buy some.

JustAnotherSaver

I'm not sure but I think maybe the 2nd photo threw you as to what I was asking? I got that impression.

I wasn't necessarily wanting to use that (the double one) cable to get a picture on the TV.

See the second connection at the bottom of the splitter? The cable in there is thinner than the one in the top which comes from the roof.

I was wanting a cable in to that second connection with the other end going in to the back of the TV in order to get a picture on the TV.

I was just wondering which cable I required to do that - what I should be searching for, because 'TV Cable' threw up a few results. I'd need something that would fit both ends (splitter connector & TV port).

stator

If the connectors on that Y splitter are the same as the sky cables then you need to buy some WF100 or other co-axial cable, put an F-connect on one end and on the other end put a standard TV plug (male). You'll need a stanley knife and wire strippers but you can make your own cable easily enough.

tonyh66

yes you can just connect a cable to the splitter to get a signal to your TV, the SKY cable is irrelevant to your enquiry. The type of cable and connectors you need have been mentioned above.

stator

If you really don't want to make your own cable you could buy any TV aerial cable and an F-connector -> TV plug adapter (male or female depending on your cable). Maplin would sell everything you need at a sky high price

Rubidium

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

I was wanting a cable in to that second connection with the other end going in to the back of the TV in order to get a picture on the TV.

I was just wondering which cable I required to do that - what I should be searching for, because 'TV Cable' threw up a few results. I'd need something that would fit both ends (splitter connector & TV port).

A suitable 10M length cable fitted with F connectors at each end here.

The MSE option would be to cut off the F connector at the TV end and fit a standard co-ax plug here.

Or you could buy an F connector to co-ax plug adapter if you prefer not to cut the cable to the correct length here.

Moto2

Just remember that you will end up with less than half the original signal power on each cable.
Shouldn't be an issue in a strong signal area but may be if the source is weak.

JustAnotherSaver

First off - i'd read that the cables with the moulded ends aren't so good?

Secondly - So one of these cables http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/homebase---satellite-f-connector-lead---10m-498853 will fit in to that splitter i just posted?

And the other end wont fit in to a TV so i would need to connect one of http://www.homebase.co.uk/en/homebaseuk/homebase---f-lead-to-coaxial-adaptors---pack-of-2-595454 these adapters on to the other end of it so that it connects in to the TV ...

is that correct?

Ruski

Yes - bleedin' cheap too if they have any in stock!

Moto2

Yeah, that'll work