Re: Sky Dish and NTL cable

["Alan Cockerton" <alancc@xxxxxxx>]

If you want the gear in the loft and scart connections between then Keiths
Kat5 gear should d  the trick.

Alancc
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian G. Reynolds <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 11:06 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Sky Dish and NTL cable


> Thanks, I will use a new single piece of cable as a matter of course
for
the
> reasons you say plus more connections could lead t  more t  go faulty.
>
> As for distribution I have the cable coming int  the living room and
int
> some box thing then out int  the NTL box, from there it is scart t 
the TV
> and VCR. I assume scart is the way t  go? so some sort of distribution
> system needs sourcing, as I just said in a reply t  Kenneth Watt. Any
> suggestions gratefully received.
>
> Thanks,
>
> B.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Alan Cockerton [mailto:alancc@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 01 July 2001 19:45
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Sky Dish and NTL cable
> >
> >
> > I don't think anyone else has replied t  Brians post so I will
have a
go.
> >
> > You can move the cable t  the new position then reconnect it, if
> > you have t
> > extend it you would get the best results if you replace the whole
> > length as
> > any joint will increase signal loss.
> >
> > The meter used was to measure the signal strength and allow the
fitters
t
> > align the dish, the longer the cable run the more signal loss you
> > will get,
> > maybe someone knows how far you can go without the signal
dropping out.
> >
> > To get the signal t  the TV and VCR, if you are only using the
UHF
> > connection run your Ariel signal t  the sky box then t  your
distribution
> > amp or straight down t  the TV and VCR, if you use a scart or
phono
> > connection then maybe Keiths Kat5 units would help.
> >
> > Alancc
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Brian G. Reynolds <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx>
> > To: UKHA Group <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 1:01 PM
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Sky Dish and NTL cable
> >
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I used t  subscribe t  SKY and still have the kit installed,
I am now
> > > starting t  build Node0 in my loft conversion, what I wish t
> > know is, if
> > I
> > > move the Sky cable from my living room to my Node0 is it
just a
> > matter of
> > > moving the cable, assembling a new cable or is there more t 
it?
> > >
> > > What I was wondering when the fitters install this stuff
they connect
a
> > > meter of some sort ont  the cable presumably checking the
> > signal strength?
> > > but has the cable length got anything t  do with it?
> > >
> > > Next question has t  be how d  I then get the signal from
Node0 t  the
> > > VCR/TV's.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > B.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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