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| Originally Posted by Jools Due to a bit of replastering going on I've got the chance for 1 day only to run a TV co-ax and a satelite cable all the way from my loft to the ideal place in my living room - naturally, got to do it before the replastering.
I haven't got a satelite receiver, or even a dish, but I thought I could put the wiring in ready for me or whoever buys my house next year.
As a complete satelite numpty what spec of cable and fittings do I need. Is there any distance limit from the dish to the receiver? |
The best bet would be to use the alloy screened stuff for the satelite installation.Cant remember the number,...sc600,ft100 or summat?Some of the later Sky installations use a twin co-ax,(Sky plus/Multiroom).Run the cable to where you want the dish/tv to be positioned.If you are not going to fit a dish straight away,dont bother with the terminations.Just leave a couple of metres either end and tape the ends up to stop the ingress of water.
The position of the dish is critical,have a look down your street and see where other folks have them fitted.Some properties cannot recieve Sky as there is a building or summat blocking the signal.Also some Councils are a bit funny about dishes bolted to the side of older houses,....it may have to be a Cable installation.
For the best terrestial reception,take the aerial lead into the loft to a booster.(4,6,8 channel,depending on how many tv's are in the house)
Run a lead from the booster to each tv point.Do not take the lead from one tv point to another.It will work,....kinda,..but with each point added the sgnal will be weaker.Standard co-ax is just fine for this.
Oh yeah,you will need a 13a socket in the loft to power up the booster.