topic Re: What is the cable aerial wire called that fits sky plus box in Sky Q

What is the cable aerial wire called that fits sky plus box

paulbirks — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:30:57 GMT

Mum moved house and wanted to get her sky plus box working but don't think she brought the aerial cable with her. A normal TV aerial doesn't fit in the sky plus input socket. Can you get an adapter or do you need a special cable that fits in the box.

Thanks

Re: What is the cable aerial wire called that fits sky plus box

Annie+UK — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 18:33:16 GMT

Has she got a Sky dish as the cables come from the dish and NOT an aerial

Re: What is the cable aerial wire called that fits sky plus box

paulbirks — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:22:43 GMT

We have a cable from a socket for our sky q box it's different end piece to an aerial like it has a nut fastener and thin wire that goes in the socket in backof q box. I just want to know what it's called as I am sure you can buy them

Re: What is the cable aerial wire called that fits sky plus box

Annie+UK — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:24:16 GMT

I have moved your thread to a more appropriate forum

Re: What is the cable aerial wire called that fits sky plus box

PandJ2020 — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:26:29 GMT

Is there a dish on the wall outside?

No amount of cables will work if not.

Re: What is the cable aerial wire called that fits sky plus box

Chodley — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:29:44 GMT

@paulbirks wrote:
We have a cable from a socket for our sky q box it's different end piece to an aerial like it has a nut fastener and thin wire that goes in the socket in backof q box. I just want to know what it's called as I am sure you can buy them

F-plug on a coax sat cable (same

basic idea as an aerial cable but higher spec for the frequencies needed)

Has she moved in with you? If not, has she got a dish (sounds like you have a communal one)

Re: What is the cable aerial wire called that fits sky plus box

paulbirks — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:29:08 GMT

Yes there is a dish.

Re: What is the cable aerial wire called that fits sky plus box

nigea99 — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:29:54 GMT

@paulbirks wrote:

We have a cable from a socket for our sky q box it's different end piece to an aerial like it has a nut fastener and thin wire that goes in the socket in backof q box. I just want to know what it's called as I am sure you can buy them

hi @paulbirks

you can get them as Satellite fly leads - the connectors are F-Connectors

F Connectors

Re: What is the cable aerial wire called that fits sky plus box

Chodley — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:31:17 GMT

@paulbirks wrote:
Yes there is a dish.

Ok well that needs to be connected to whatever wall plate you run the cable from.

this, if it exists, will have f-plug sockets like the sky box.

or you need direct cable from the dish LNB to the box

Re: What is the cable aerial wire called that fits sky plus box

paulbirks — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:42:35 GMT

Yes that's what I wanted . Thanks

Re: What is the cable aerial wire called that fits sky plus box

oj01 — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 22:24:40 GMT

@paulbirks wrote:
Yes that's what I wanted . Thanks

Note that if the previous owners of the house had Sky Q then your mum's Sky+HD Box won't work as the LNB on the dish is different for the two systems.