Which coaxial cable to use?

Hi all

I want to run some co-axial cable under the floorboards of the house from
the living room into the rear conservatory.
I intend to join the cable at the end in each room to tv wall sockets.
I am going to use a splitter from the rf2 of the sky+ box to send the signal
into the wall socket behind the tv, pick it up from the wall socket in the
conservatory and plug it into the back of the tv in the conservatory.
Thus giving me quality tv aerial reception and also the ability to use the
sky+ box via a magic eye in the conservatory.
Clever eh?

So what type of co-axial cable do you fellas would be long lasting and best
for this job.



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On Aug 7, 12:36*am, "One Cornetto" wrote:
Hi all

I want to run some co-axial cable under the floorboards of the house from
the living room into the rear conservatory.
I intend to join the cable at the end in each room to tv wall sockets.
I am going to use a splitter from the rf2 of the sky+ box to send the signal
into the wall socket behind the tv, pick it up from the wall socket in the
conservatory and plug it into the back of the tv in the conservatory.
Thus giving me quality tv aerial reception and also the ability to use the
sky+ box via *a magic eye in the conservatory.
Clever eh?

So what type of co-axial cable do you fellas would be long lasting and best
for this job.

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Assuming that the cable route is not underground or under water, any
CAI benchmark approved cable, or any CT100-type cable with a copper
foil and copper braid screen (not silver coloured foil).

Bill

Are you sure you want to do it this way though? You obviously have an
analogue set hanging around, but when that dies, what then, presumably, all
the tvs then purchased will have digital systems, not analogue.

Brian

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"One Cornetto" wrote in message
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Hi all

I want to run some co-axial cable under the floorboards of the house from
the living room into the rear conservatory.
I intend to join the cable at the end in each room to tv wall sockets.
I am going to use a splitter from the rf2 of the sky+ box to send the
signal into the wall socket behind the tv, pick it up from the wall socket
in the conservatory and plug it into the back of the tv in the
conservatory.
Thus giving me quality tv aerial reception and also the ability to use the
sky+ box via a magic eye in the conservatory.
Clever eh?

So what type of co-axial cable do you fellas would be long lasting and
best for this job.



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No I only have digital tv's and I live in the Granada region.

Yes I want the cable under the house attached to the underside of the
floorboards and nice wall sockets fitted so it looks spot on. Not keen on
all these cables up walls and over the roof etc as they are subject to the
elements whereas under the floorboards it's nice and dry all the time

So ct100 cable with no silver is the way to go, thanks fellas.

I take it with 2 wall sockets the rf2 signal output strength will still be
strong enough to work?


"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
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Are you sure you want to do it this way though? You obviously have an
analogue set hanging around, but when that dies, what then, presumably,
all the tvs then purchased will have digital systems, not analogue.

Brian

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"One Cornetto" wrote in message
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Hi all

I want to run some co-axial cable under the floorboards of the house from
the living room into the rear conservatory.
I intend to join the cable at the end in each room to tv wall sockets.
I am going to use a splitter from the rf2 of the sky+ box to send the
signal into the wall socket behind the tv, pick it up from the wall
socket in the conservatory and plug it into the back of the tv in the
conservatory.
Thus giving me quality tv aerial reception and also the ability to use
the sky+ box via a magic eye in the conservatory.
Clever eh?

So what type of co-axial cable do you fellas would be long lasting and
best for this job.



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In message , Purist Gold 180
wrote

So ct100 cable with no silver

and foam
http://www.wrightsaerials.tv/articles/coax-cable-quality.shtml

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On Sat, 7 Aug 2010 00:36:50 +0100, One Cornetto wrote:
Hi all

I want to run some co-axial cable under the floorboards of the house from
the living room into the rear conservatory.
I intend to join the cable at the end in each room to tv wall sockets.
I am going to use a splitter from the rf2 of the sky+ box to send the signal
into the wall socket behind the tv, pick it up from the wall socket in the
conservatory and plug it into the back of the tv in the conservatory.
Thus giving me quality tv aerial reception and also the ability to use the
sky+ box via a magic eye in the conservatory.
Clever eh?

So what type of co-axial cable do you fellas would be long lasting and best
for this job.

Have you considered laying a flexible conduit and then running the cable(s)
inside that? It might give you the ability to add more later, or to replace
existing cables if the need arises. Also, it'll add a little protection.


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Foam looks the business.
How much and where from?
Thanks.


"Alan" wrote in message
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In message , Purist Gold 180
wrote

So ct100 cable with no silver

and foam
http://www.wrightsaerials.tv/articles/coax-cable-quality.shtml

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On Aug 7, 10:02*am, "Purist Gold 180" wrote:
No I only have digital tv's and I live in the Granada region.

Yes I want the cable under the house attached to the underside of the
floorboards and nice wall sockets fitted so it looks spot on. Not keen on
all these cables up walls and over the roof etc as they are subject to the
elements whereas under the floorboards it's nice and dry all the time

So ct100 cable with no silver is the way to go, thanks fellas.

I take it with 2 wall sockets the rf2 signal output strength will still be
strong enough to work?

Not really. Marginal anyway. Box O/P 11dBmV, splitter loss 4dB,
wallplate loss x two 4dB, cable run loss circa 2dB, signal at rx
+1dBmV. Dodgy! Don't use a splitter, use a little mains powered one-in
two-out amplifier with gain of 8 to 12dB on each output. Proception,
Labgear, Vision, Antiference, Maxview. Avoid no-name ones.

Bill

In message , Purist Gold 180
wrote
Foam looks the business.
How much and where from?

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/CAPF100W.html


If you have a nearby outlet. It may be cheaper elsewhere
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"Purist Gold 180" wrote in message
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No I only have digital tv's and I live in the Granada region.

Yes I want the cable under the house attached to the underside of the
floorboards and nice wall sockets fitted so it looks spot on. Not keen on all
these cables up walls and over the roof etc as they are subject to the
elements whereas under the floorboards it's nice and dry all the time

So ct100 cable with no silver is the way to go, thanks fellas.

I take it with 2 wall sockets the rf2 signal output strength will still be
strong enough to work?

The RF2 output signal is analogue, but ignore the previous poster because
"digital" sets still include analogue tuners as well.
It is not clear whether you are trying to feed 2 sets with the RF2 output. You
mentioned a splitter, so I assume so. The RF2 output won't be strong enough to
work well if you split it.
If you wish to have a magic eye in two different rooms, you should buy a special
TVlink-enabled twin-output booster and connect it to RF2, then feed the two
outputs from this to the respective rooms.
If, on the other hand, you wish to have a magic eye in only one room, connect
the coaxial cable for this room directly to RF2 (with or without wall plates),
and then use RF1 to feed any non-magic-eye rooms.


jamie.
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