High quality aerial cables

"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ...
In article ,
Graham. wrote:

I don't think I have ever seen an aerial patch-cable supplied with an
STB (using the term loosely to include VCRs and DVDRs here). Often there
will be a male-female "RF cable" intended to couple the RF modulator
and/or loopthrough signals to a downstream tuner.

Aerial wall outlets are often male these days, so you can use that
supplied lead. Have a look in a DIY store if you doubt me. Wickes sell
them.

Yes, I have seen them, but I think the ones I saw were for VHF/FM on a di or triplexed
plate.
Just a thought, perhaps that's why the OPs TV reception is crap?

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Graham.

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In article ,
Graham. wrote:
Aerial wall outlets are often male these days, so you can use that
supplied lead. Have a look in a DIY store if you doubt me. Wickes sell
them.

Yes, I have seen them, but I think the ones I saw were for VHF/FM on a
di or triplexed plate. Just a thought, perhaps that's why the OPs TV
reception is crap?

I've seen 'straight through' ones.

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*There are 3 kinds of people: those who can count & those who can't.

Dave Plowman London SW
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Graham. wrote:

I don't think I have ever seen an aerial patch-cable supplied with an
STB (using the term loosely to include VCRs and DVDRs here). Often there
will be a male-female "RF cable" intended to couple the RF modulator
and/or loopthrough signals to a downstream tuner.

Aerial wall outlets are often male these days,

In Germany and other places they use female for VHF and male for UHF.
For a brief period the UK industry was fitting such plates, and boy did
it cause confusion and call backs.

so you can use that
supplied lead.
You might have to carve away the plastic surround so the lead with fit
in the plug 'ole.

Bill

"Bill Wright" wrote in message
...
In Germany and other places they use female for VHF and male for UHF. For
a brief period the UK industry was fitting such plates, and boy did it
cause confusion and call backs.


Seem to be doing the opposite here now. I came across this at a friends
rented place the other week: http://www.tradeworks.tv/acatalog/Triax_.html

Paul

In article ,
Bill Wright wrote:
Aerial wall outlets are often male these days,

In Germany and other places they use female for VHF and male for UHF.
For a brief period the UK industry was fitting such plates, and boy did
it cause confusion and call backs.

I can see that. However, Wicks sell single outlet straight through one
gang flush size MK plates with a male. And a matching female one. Or did
on Easter Monday. Because I bought one.

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*You can't have everything, where would you put it?*

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Bill Wright wrote...

In Germany and other places they use female for VHF and male for UHF.
For a brief period the UK industry was fitting such plates, and boy did
it cause confusion and call backs.

Those are the type we have here... http://unsteadyken.posterous.com/
with the female radio outlet labelled FM+DAB.

My two FM tuners have male aerial inlets and as far as I can remember
all the previous ones were the same so it makes some sort of sense in
that, if they were connected up with the usual male/female patch leads
then it should not be possible to get it wrong, ie, plug telly into
radio outlet.

--
Ken O'Meara
http://www.btinternet.com/~unsteadyken/

Am 02.05.2011 02:48, schrieb Bill Wright:


In Germany and other places they use female for VHF and male for UHF.
For a brief period the UK industry was fitting such plates, and boy did
it cause confusion and call backs.

to be pedantic:

Here in Germany wallplates require(d) female fly-lead connector for Band
I/III/IV/V (in other words TV) and male for Band II (radio) - the
reverse of course at the equipment end. Prevented plugging the telly
into the Band II outlet.

Paulg0 wrote:
"Bill Wright" wrote in message
...
In Germany and other places they use female for VHF and male for UHF.
For a brief period the UK industry was fitting such plates, and boy
did it cause confusion and call backs.


Seem to be doing the opposite here now. I came across this at a friends
rented place the other week: http://www.tradeworks.tv/acatalog/Triax_.html

Paul


The picture shows female for VHF and male for UHF.

Bill

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Bill Wright wrote:
Aerial wall outlets are often male these days,

In Germany and other places they use female for VHF and male for UHF.
For a brief period the UK industry was fitting such plates, and boy did
it cause confusion and call backs.

I can see that. However, Wicks sell single outlet straight through one
gang flush size MK plates with a male. And a matching female one. Or did
on Easter Monday. Because I bought one.

Few years ago the electricians unknowingly fitted single male plates in
120 rooms in a new extension. The place already had 700 female plates in
existing rooms. Ever since there's been a problem with flyleads.

Taylors used to do TV/SAT diplexed outlets with two belling females.
This was in the very early days of sat IF distribution. We used these
plates on several jobs and ever since have had to go back every verse
end to connect people's satellite up for them. Bit of a disaster really.

Bill

Eddie King wrote:
Am 02.05.2011 02:48, schrieb Bill Wright:


In Germany and other places they use female for VHF and male for UHF.
For a brief period the UK industry was fitting such plates, and boy did
it cause confusion and call backs.

to be pedantic:

Here in Germany wallplates require(d) female fly-lead connector for Band
I/III/IV/V (in other words TV) and male for Band II (radio) - the
reverse of course at the equipment end. Prevented plugging the telly
into the Band II outlet.


Thanks for that clarification. What about DAB?

Bill