TV Aerial new install into Bedroom

[new2diy2012]

Hi guys,

I'm really getting into this forum now, been chugging on with DIY thanks to you all.

Right..

We currently have an aerial socket in the lounge, which we use for the downstairs lounge TV.

I've ventured up the loft, and the aerial is roof mounted, and comes through the roof down the wall to the lounge.

A you can see the aerial comes through the roof.

Next,

It goes down the wall to the lounge.

My thoughts are,

I cut this cable, and fit a box/splitter type thing with 3 ports(1 for lounge, 1 for bedroom, and 1 for another bedroom should we ever need it).
Then, connect the half of the wire that I cut into the main port on this box/splitter.
Then simply use the lounge wire and connect that up.
Then run another length of wire to the bedroom and the other bedroom.

Then, drill a hole in the corner of the room by coving to feed the wire to the TV.

Or if possible go down the cavity and pop out and fit an aerial socket on the bedroom wall.

If I am way out here, please do let me know.

Any help is truly appreciated.

Thanks

 

[EFLImpudence]

Yes. That's all fine for an RF aerial.

Don't do it for satellite cable(s)

 

[new2diy2012]

Yes. That's all fine for an RF aerial.

Don't do it for satellite cable(s)

Hi Thanks for that.

We don't have sky currently, nor plan to.
We have freesat and a dish on the side of the house, but the wire from that goes down the side of the wall, so that should not be an issue?

In terms of these box/splitter, what one would be suitable?
And from what I have read there is much better cable than the brown?

Cheers

 

[EFLImpudence]

If you have a good signal this will do:
deleted - bad reviews

And this:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/labgear-rg6-satellite-coaxial-cable-white-25m/28547


According to the reviews you'd better get this one:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/labgear-19132r-s-2-way-metal-t-splitter/44534

 

[ericmark]

If you use a passive splitter it will reduce the signal these

are passive i.e. it does not have any power to it. With an active device often called a booster you will not reduce the signal.

There are basic two types of booster one where power goes directly into the device the other which comes in two parts the power supply and the amplifier often referred to as a mast head amplifier although they don't have to go outside and these have the advantage you don't need a 13A socket in the loft. However it was a constant complaint with my mother TV would not work in her room because my dad had switched off the amplifier in his room they had a habit of turning everything off.

The booster/amplifier which plug in also come with too basic types. The standard and those which have a through port for use with a sky extension remote. I use these digi-eye units and instead of splitting the aerial wire I take the feed for the booster/amplifier from the RF2 output on the sky box. This means not only can I watch standard TV but also I can watch the channel sky is tuned to.

There are some very expensive amps which also combine and split signals so reducing the number of cables required.

 

[bernardgreen]

Labgear MSA263LP/S Remote Power Distribution Amp 6-Way

From Screwfix at £31

There is no need to install a power socket in the loft as power for the amplifier and splitter is sent as 12 volts up one of the co-ax leads from a small box behind one of the TVs. Power up and signal down on the same co-ax cable.

Has Separate inputs for UHF TV (470-862 MHz) and VHF / FM / DAB (47-300MHz) so both can be combined onto one cable to the rooms.

Other makes and suppliers are available.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

In terms of these box/splitter, what one would be suitable?

A 3-way passive splitter will get you 3 signals of such poor strength that they'll probably be useless. You'll almost certainly be better off with a distribution amplifier.

http://www.satcure.co.uk/accs/page11c.htm

And from what I have read there is much better cable than the brown?

Oh yes: http://www.aerialsandtv.com/cableandleads.html

Installation considerations here: http://www.wrightsaerials.tv/reference/index.shtml


This is a good forum with specialisation: http://www.avforums.com/forums/index.php

 

[new2diy2012]

Thanks for all the replies.

I've got a few questions:

1) It seems the Passive splitter COULD work, but will reduce my signal.
In the short term, I would only have 2 TV's connected, and it would be a long time before we even considered having a 3rd - So only 2 would be used + the main feed.

2) If I went for the Screwfix Labgear 6-Way thing
- From what you have said and reviews, the bit with the plug on goes behind a tv, probably the lounge tv and plugs into a socket.

The image here confuses me:

I understand this:
We have freesat, so understand the Dish + Receiver

Currently I have an aerial socket on the wall, then we use an aerial lead connected into the socket to the TV.
With this mains plug splitter - Do I plug the aerial wire we currently use into the tv, then into 1 of the points on the mains plug splitter?
Then another wire from the mains plug splitter into the aerial socket?

Then, upstairs in the loft cut of part of the wire, and plug that into the main box?
But where does the aerial lead from the rooftop aerial go?

I understand what I need to do when the box is in the loft, I can then run a wire from this into the bedroom that has no aerial socket currently.


Cheers

 

[ericmark]

Aerial into UHF and TV's into 1 to 8 outputs.

The amp will combine signals from a VHF (Radio) aerial and UHF (TV) aerial and the PSM114 I would assume is the band pass filter needed to split them again since your not connecting a VHF aerial you can forget about it.

The wiring shown will allow one to watch two programs one from sky and one from freeview and was used to power many old TV's from same freeview box. It's just one method of using it there are many more.

If you do take a signal from any digi-box then you need to ensure that the frequencies will not clash.

 

[bernardgreen]

The PSM114 is the power supply module which puts the 12 volt power supply for the amplifier onto the coax cable up to the amplifier. It also passes the signal from the amplifier onto the TV. It does not separate UHF and VHF but passes both out on the same socket.

 

[mattylad]

IT depends which passive splitter you get.

A resistive one will reduce your signal a heck of a lot more than an inductive one.