Ok,dumb question,is sat dish cable same as aerial cable?

[rumpelstiltskin]

Decided to get rid of V+ box due to loads of technical issues.Was going to buy freeview HD recorder but was talked round to Freesat as it has more channels.So there just happens to be a redundant satellite dish on my wall,the cable coming into the house has a black outer coating and the innards look identical to normal aerial cable,is this correct?Is it the same as aerial cable?

[Daniel1]

rumpelstiltskin said:

Decided to get rid of V+ box due to loads of technical issues.Was going to buy freeview HD recorder but was talked round to Freesat as it has more channels.So there just happens to be a redundant satellite dish on my wall,the cable coming into the house has a black outer coating and the innards look identical to normal aerial cable,is this correct?Is it the same as aerial cable?

it is the same type of cable, but the quality of the cable varies widly. I would hazard a guess that if the cable comes from a dish already and assuming isnt damaged in anyway, that it is adequate. Dish alignment may need a tweak, but plug in a mates sky box and see if it works. :thumb:

[gbbird]

Yes it's coax cable - identical stuff

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[Plotloss]

gbbird said:

Yes it's coax cable - identical stuff

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Not neccessarily.

Yes, coaxial cable, whatever the quality has a conductor and a sheath running coaxially however what is between them varies wildly.

'Builders' coax is not in anyway comparable to CT100 grade (satellite) for instance.

[cjs]

If you're going for a Freesat+ box then you will need two co-ax cables and a twin LNB on the dish.

[rumpelstiltskin]

How easy is it to fit a twin lnb?

[rumpelstiltskin]

How easy is it to fit a twin lnb?

[cjs]

rumpelstiltskin said:

How easy is it to fit a twin lnb?

Just remove the old one and the new clips on, very easy, if you can get to the dish that is!

[strudel]

cjs said:

If you're going for a Freesat+ box then you will need two co-ax cables and a twin LNB on the dish.

A Freesat+ box will still record from one LNB connected only, our Humax does.

[rfisher]

Slightly OT but;

Can you connect a dish cable and a standard aerial cable together and only have 1 cable entering the house carrying both signals?

[Daniel1]

rfisher said:

Slightly OT but;

Can you connect a dish cable and a standard aerial cable together and only have 1 cable entering the house carrying both signals?

yes you can. How you get it from there to where you want it to go is another question. Contact a decent SKY installer because he'll need to discuss it with you.