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Hi guys, I've never done any aerial installs or an data cabling before so bare with....

I have a customer who lives in a block of flats, she has 1 aerial socket in the lounge but she also wants 1 in her bedroom, directly above the lounge. Am I able to just extend the socket in the lounge by adding a splitter in running a new cable?

What about an AV sender, are they any good?

Thanks!
 
type of splitter is your choice, personally if its going to be put out the way and left to gather dust i would use f type connectors / splitters. you get less problems with them in my experience as some of the co-axial connectors i have had recently have been ---- poor. with the screw bit on f types it also helps as its screwed in and less likely to come loose and loose signal
 
Agree, Gavin...but he's sending some coax 10 feet up, so if he has a reasonable signal...
but yes, F type are far superior.
 
Hi guys, I've never done any aerial installs or an data cabling before so bare with....

I have a customer who lives in a block of flats, she has 1 aerial socket in the lounge but she also wants 1 in her bedroom, directly above the lounge. Am I able to just extend the socket in the lounge by adding a splitter in running a new cable?

What about an AV sender, are they any good?

Thanks!

A splitter will add about 4dB loss. So first you need to measure the signal strength to see if it can stand that. ( You do have a signal meter and do know what level you need don't you?)
Basically aerial installations should be done by aerial installers, not sparks, who generally know little about the subject.

AV senders connect to a device such as a DVD player to enable its output to be seen elsewhere. They do no add an extra aerial socket.
 

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