Numpty freesat cable question…

[nofuse22]

Have moved into a new house and have found the cable below routed through a false wall to where a tv ought to go. Appears to be connected to the external satellite dish.

However I can’t connect it to the freesat box. Seems to be a bizarre hybrid cable. Looks male but doesn’t have the right ending for screwing onto the box

Any ideas?

[miniman]

That’s a standard co-ax aerial connector. You need an f-type connector on it.

e.g. https://www.wickes.co.uk/Ross-F-Type-Satellite-Con...

[nofuse22]

Brilliant! Many thanks

[dickymint]

miniman said:

That’s a standard co-ax aerial connector. You need an f-type connector on it.

e.g. https://www.wickes.co.uk/Ross-F-Type-Satellite-Con...

But that wont work without a satellite dish on the other end of it

[jet_noise]

Co-ax to F type converters/adaptors are also available

[TonyRPH]

I'd be surprised if that was connected to a dish, although it could be part of a bodge.

In any case, you need to be sure before fitting an F-Type connector to it, as the LNB on a satellite dish requires power (12v from memory) which is sent up the same cable - and if there is a standard TV aerial on the other end of that cable, it will short out the 12v supply, possible causing damage to your FreeSat box.