Tv aerial external splitter

Medz

Hello,

Is anyone able to identify from this photo if the black box dangling from the front of my new home is an external tv aerial cable splitter? 

I’m hoping that someone can to avoid my having to borrow a ladder to check. Also hopefully I might not have to buy a new splitter. 

Thanks for your kind advice. 

Best wishes. 

Browntoa

Most splitters are powered via the aerial lead indoors . Was there something plugged into an aerial and a mains socket indoors somewhere ?

Medz

Hi there. No there isn’t. 

ElephantBoy57

Looks more like something to do with your telephone line or broadband. It looks ok, just fallen down, do you think its broken?

clive0510

I got one like that on the outside back wall. its a telephone junction box. its been there ages, and I think over the years new stuff has been fitted, and the junction box doesnt actually do anything now. so maybe thats the same in your case, I dont know.

Medz

Thanks for your replies.  I had hoped that it was a splitter. I wanted to install a second tv aerial connection. I’ll have to buy a new splitter and find a YouTube video of how to install one  

Best wishes to you all. 

Medz

Ps Are all outdoor aerial splitters the same in terms of signal quality?  The signal to my tv currently is excellent.  Ideally I would like that picture quality not to be degraded in my effort to get Freeview to my second tv. 

Is there a particular make/model of splitter you would recommend to buy/avoid?

Thanks again. 

stator

It certainly looks like a masthead amplifier or splitter

Why do you want to replace it? Why not just secure it to the wall again?

Medz

stator said:

It certainly looks like a masthead amplifier or splitter

Why do you want to replace it? Why not just secure it to the wall again?

Hi. There was a feeling from other folk on this thread that actually it is concerned with the phone line and not the aerial. I’m just trying to ascertain whether I need to buy a splitter or not without borrowing a ladder and going up to check lol

clive0510

they sell a wide range of splitters/signal boosters etc on amazon. I don't have one but I did recently have a new high gain aerial fitted which gives me first class reception.

troffasky

Hi. There was a feeling from other folk on this thread that actually it is concerned with the phone line and not the aerial. I’m just trying to ascertain whether I need to buy a splitter or not without borrowing a ladder and going up to check lol

Phone cable and aerial cable don't look the same and won't take the same path. Follow where your phone cable goes from the drop wire. Does it go in to this box?

Edit: having looked at the picture again, I would agree with the suggestion that it's a filter on the phone line, given the relative diameters of the two cables.