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Need to move the router. I'm fine with creating my own cat 6 cables but not sure about the other cable that is connected to the router via a wall outlet. It looks like a coax of some kind. The connector says cabelcon 3.9.

If it is just coax, I have some decent quality coax already, should I just purchase some of the connectors and make my own? Are special tools required?
 
I think the connectors are called 'F Type'
 
Yes, it is those crappy 'Type F' connectors that use the centre core of the coax as the pin.

You the foil-shielded satellite TV cable to make up and extension leads, you can also get type F / satellite TV connectors and couplers from places like Screwfix/Toolstation/etc in a hurry.
 
If you use the "screw on" connectors you just need wire cutters and a decent knife. Maybe some heatshrink, etc, for a nice finish.

But the crimp ones need the appropriate tool, though I think they are only £20-ish or so.
 
These the ones?

https://www.screwflix..com/p/labgea...rc=aw.ds#product_additional_details_container

Defo good just to use standard coaxial cable?
There are a few different sizes of F type connector that fit different types / diameters of coaxial cable. If you browse the different F type connectors on the Screwfix site the spec indicates the cable diameters they will fit
 
Screw on F connectors come in different sizes for different size...........
Just seen the new post above. Beaten to it by seconds!
 
There are a few different sizes of F type connector that fit different types / diameters of coaxial cable. If you browse the different F type connectors on the Screwfix site the spec indicates the cable diameters they will fit
And does it matter what diameter I use? Does the diameter have an impact on performance?
 
Not for a short extension. Digital signals need, above all, to be 'clean'. Signal strength doesn't matter anything like as much as it did with analogue signals, until it drops below a minimum level, when the signal will quickly become unusable.
 
Generally I would go for the CT100 style of cable, 6.8mm outside diameter.

But type F connectors are all a bit crappy, only designed for a few mating cycles which is OK for most domestic stuff that is installed and moved only a couple of time before being discarded.
 

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