Is this definitely a Sky cable?

Hen_Dawg · 23 Jun 2008 at 18:28

Hi,

Sorry for the lame question but just want to make sure as our new landlord thinks there's no Sky in my new flat (decorating now, moving in on Saturday). Looking at the roof at the other end of the apartment of 5 i see a digi dish and the living room has the wire below.
We're not in a VM area so could this be anything else?
Thanks

NightSt@lk3r · 23 Jun 2008 at 18:40

Plug a sky box in and find out, just because it is a coax cable with an F connector doesn't mean it is for Sky, could just be a standard TV aerial.

Hen_Dawg · 23 Jun 2008 at 19:20

Ah ok. That makes sense, prob a normal tv cable then. I was asking because i've already ordered sky before getting the final go-ahead from the management of the whole block. Our landlord is fine with it though.

lee32uk · 23 Jun 2008 at 20:20

If its threaded on the inside (F con) then its prob a sat cable.

NightSt@lk3r · 23 Jun 2008 at 20:53

lee32uk said:
If its threaded on the inside (F con) then its prob a sat cable.

Not necessarily, we use threaded F connectors for our TV aerial as well, its not uncommon.

Jez · 23 Jun 2008 at 21:05

I bet its a sat cable, how often do people terminate aerials with an F-connector? Ive certainly never seen it done in a domestic environment

Slogan · 23 Jun 2008 at 21:12

Wouldn't there be two if it was Sky?

Jez · 23 Jun 2008 at 21:15

Slogan said:
Wouldn't there be two if it was Sky?

No, why would you say that?

tom_e · 23 Jun 2008 at 21:17

Slogan said:
Wouldn't there be two if it was Sky?

Only if it was a new install designed for sky plus or hd i think

Tesla · 23 Jun 2008 at 23:02

Whenever I do commercial installs I always use f connectors to terminate but then also fit a belling-lee adaptor. Usually in the flats though I would fit wall plates instead.

ryder · 23 Jun 2008 at 23:09

Jez said:
I bet its a sat cable, how often do people terminate aerials with an F-connector? Ive certainly never seen it done in a domestic environment

Tesla said:
Whenever I do commercial installs I always use f connectors to terminate but then also fit a belling-lee adaptor.

Same with the engineers at my place of work, F connectors get used and then converted because it's a better fixing on the cable.

The only way to know for sure is to plug in a Sky box though.

Hen_Dawg · 24 Jun 2008 at 00:11

Thanks everyone.
Well the 3 bedrooms all have their own RF cable connections. The above cable is just in the living room.
I've put back the sky install date to wait for full permission anyway

Slogan · 24 Jun 2008 at 13:51

Jez said:
No, why would you say that?

Mine has two but blitz2163 has solved that mystery.