Posted 2 days ago

TV aerial cable question. Can I use this cable for a TV aerial and satellite?

amazon.co.uk/UGR…844

What does it mean by universal. I have this socket in my lounge does this cable allow me to try out and see if my TV aerial is connected and also the satellite plug?
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  1. KendallC's avatar
    Yes for the TV aerial but you may well find any satellite receiving equipment you have will use a different screw on type connector.

    If this is the case, you could use something like this in conjunction with the cable you linked to to connect to a satellite input socket.

    amazon.co.uk/Con…1-2 (edited)
    sleepingwonder's avatar
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    Thanks. Sorry would this be ok for me. Does this have both of what u mentioned

    diy.com/dep…prd
  2. AndyRoyd's avatar
    Somewhere around £6-£7 for a 1metre cable to check if a coax socket has a TV antenna signal with no obvious way of checking if a similar coax socket has a sat signal is kinda steep and clearly inadequate.

    If your local poundshop doesn't have suitable cables (highly unlikely) and/or coax/F-connector converters,
    it's probably beneficial to maximise your £6-£7 via
    one coax->Fconnector sat cable
    and
    one coax->coax TV antenna cable,
    so maybe consider:

    £3.83 for Amazon itself to shift you a male coax to male F-connector (sat) cable with lots of exciting breakproof gold-looking connectors at each end and premium copper cable:
    amazon.co.uk/exc…3J/
    and
    £2.37 for Amazon itself to shift you a male coax to male coax TV ant cable with more than ample 2metres length:
    amazon.co.uk/Pro…QW/
    although there's probably cheaper options if spending more than the 13 seconds I wasted on a search.

    Just check the connector genders (male/female) fit (sic) your requirements prior to any purchase,
    and modify options as necessary.

    To be honest:
    to bridge a 1 metre distance between wall socket and TV or box input you could almost use two pieces of wet string,
    although two individual and insulated wires would be safer.
    sleepingwonder's avatar
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    Thank you for your help!

    What do you mean by genders lol these cable need to fit in the back of this . lg.com/uk/…la/ (edited)
  3. SaturdayGigs's avatar
    Everything been answered on your other multiple posts about this?
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